Victor Ekpuk

Victor Ekpuk (dem born am 1964) be Nigerian-born artist wey dey base insyd Washington, DC. Ekpuk cam make popular through ein paintings den drawings, wey reflect indigenous African philosophies of de Nsibidi den Uli art forms."NIGERIA. Nigerian artist Victor Ekpuk lands in Virginia", Artmap, 9 September 2011.

 Ein Work 
Ekpuk ein work frequently dey explore de human condition of identity insyd society."Victor Ekpuk: I am trying to create contemporary sacred objects", AfricaServer, 13 March 2008. Edey draw upon sam wider spectrum of meaning wey dey root insyd African den global contemporary art discourses.Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, "Memory is central to Victor Ekpuk's artistic practice. It encompasses the received, appropriated, lived, and imagined", Contemporary And, 2013.Jessica Bailey, "Victor Ekpuk", Akala, 2010. Insyd 1989 Victor get ein Bachelor of Fine Art degree (BFA) for Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria, wer he first explore de aesthetic philosophies of Nsibidi."Victor Ekpuk – artist", Seeds and Fruit, 24 September 2009. Ein economy of lines den encoded meanings lead am make he further explore drawing as writing, den say he go invent Ekpuk ein own Glyphs. Insyd 2017 issue of Diaspora Quarterly, Visual Collaborative cited Ekpuk ein work for de heritage of Africa art top. Insyd 1991, Ekpuk join de Daily Times Nigeria (DTN), sam government-controlled media outlet. Ekpuk join DTN as sam illustrator between June 17, 1991, den October 29, 1997, at de Daily Times of Nigeria, wey na he be responsible for developing visual material for columns insyd de Daily Times den ein related publications. Despite de tense political climate, wey dey arise from authoritarian military rule insyd Nigeria, Ekpuk deliver chaw thought-provoking satirical designs wey traverse de political terrain insyd de country. Ein unique style consist of political cartooning den ein own unique Nsibidi inspired illustration. A notable example of illustrations from Ekpuk ein time plus DTN be from The New Agenda: Behind Abacha’s Game-Plan, an article wey dey cover de bloodless coup d'état wey remove Ibrahim Babangida from ein seat as military head of state.

 Ein Collections 
Ein artworks dey insyd private den public collections, such as Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Art, Newark Museum, De World Bank, University of Maryland University College, Hood Museum, United States Art insyd Embassies Art Collection den de Fidelity Investment Art Collection.
 Ein Exhibitions 
Ekpuk ein work feature for venues wey dey include: Krannert Art Museum,"Auto-Graphics: Recent Drawings by Victor Ekpuk", Krannert Art Gallery, 2014. Champaign, Illinois; De Fowler Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Art den Design (MAD), New York City; Newark Museum, New Jersey; De World Bank, Washington DC; Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, Washington DC; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City; Johannesburg Biennial, South Africa.

 2017: Treasures of Islam Insyd Africa From Timbuktu go Zanzibar, Institut Du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
 2017: Dese Moments", Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC
 2016: "Drawing Memory", Sixfold Symmetry, Pattern insyd Art den Science, Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
 2015: Portraits: A solo exhibition by Victor Ekpuk, Sulger-Buel Lovell Gallery, Surrey Row, London (29 September – 24 October)"Portraits: A solo exhibition by Victor Ekpuk", Artslink.
 2014: Auto-Graphics: Recent Drawings by Victor Ekpuk, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (24 January – 27 July)
 2013: Reminiscences den Current Musings, Morton Fine Art, Washington DC, USA (13 September – 8 October)
 2013: Drawing Memories, Turchin Center for Art, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, USA
 2011: Drawing Metaphors, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
 2009: Of Lines den Life, De Richard F. Brush Gallery, University of St. Lawrence, Canton, New York
 2009: Victor Ekpuk, Long View Gallery, Washington DC, USA
 2008: Open Studio, Thami Mnyele Foundation, Amsterdam, de NetherlandsDaphne Pappers, "Victor Ekpuk resident at the Thami Mnyele Foundation", The Power of Culture, February 2008.
 2006: Drawing From Within, Galerie 23, Amsterdam, de Netherlands
 2005: Storylines: Drawings of Victor Ekpuk, Montgomery College, College Park, Maryland, USA
 2004: Trans/Script: De Art of Victor Ekpuk, Brandeis University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
 1998: Songs, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, California, USA. (Sponsor by De Rockefeller Foundation, UNESCO-ASCHBERG Bursaries for Artists den 18th Street Arts Complex International Circle)
 1995: Windsongs, French Cultural Center, Lagos, Nigeria

 References 
Category:Living people
Category:1964 births
Category:Nigerian artists

 External links 

 Victor Ekpuk (Official studio website)
 "Victor Ekpuk A picture worth a thousand words"
Category:1964 births
Category:Human
Category:Nigerian people
Category:American people of Nigerian descent
Category:Nigerian artists
Category:American contemporary painters
Category:Obafemi Awolowo University alumni
Category:Artists wey komot Washington, D.C.
Category:Painters wey komot Washington, D.C.