Artist Spotlight

NAME: CHRISTOPHER UCHEFUNA OKEKE NATIONALITY; NIGERIAN BIRTH: APRIL 30TH, 1933 DEATH; JANUARY 6TH, 2016 Uche Okeke was born on April 30, 1933, in Nimo, Anambra State, Nigeria. His parents were Isaac Okonkwo Okeke and Monica Mgboye Okeke.  He is one of the most important figures in modern African art. He worked as a painter, sculptor,…

Yusuf Grillo was a renowned Nigerian painter, art educator, and one of the most influential figures in modern Nigerian art. He was born in the Brazilian ‘’Aguda’’ Quarters of Lagos island,(Isale Eko) an area settled in the 19th century by Afro-Brazilian returnees (freed slaves from Brazil) into a family of Afro-Brazilian descent. His early exposure…