Odinakachi Okoroafor
Odinakachi Okoroafor (b. 1989, Abia, Nigeria) is a mixed media artist who lives and works in Enugu, Nigeria. Using imagery from his childhood and community as point of departure, Okoroafor examines the Black figure through the lenses of daily life and social and political struggle. Barcode lines feature prominently in his compositions, appearing as clusters that comprise the figures of his painting’s featured subjects. Akin to scars physical and symbolic, these automated lines confront complex histories of the body as a commodity, both historically and in present-day contexts.
Okoroafor has recently exhibited at BLACK VOICES: Friend of My Mind, Ross-Sutton Gallery, New York (2021) and Next of KIN, Thought Pyramid Art Centre Ikoyi., Lagos (2020). Okoroafor was among the featured artists for the 2018 UNESCO X BBUZZart Project and was the second runner up in the Spanish Visual Arts Competition in 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
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Odinakachi OkoroaforAdamant, 2021Acrylic on canvas63 x 56 in
160 x 142.2 cm -
Odinakachi OkoroaforBush Girls II, 2021Acrylic on canvas64 x 55 in
162.6 x 139.7 cm -
Odinakachi OkoroaforChizoba, 2021Acrylic on canvas64 x 54 in
162.6 x 137.2 cm -
Odinakachi OkoroaforLean on Me II, 2021Acrylic on canvas62 x 57 in
157.5 x 144.8 cm -
Odinakachi OkoroaforFlowery Couch II, 2021Acrylic on canvas61 x 55 in
154.9 x 139.7 cm -
Odinakachi OkoroaforBush Girls VII, 2021Acrylic on canvas64 x 54 in
162.6 x 137.2 cm -
Odinakachi OkoroaforChineto at the Beach, 2021Acrylic on canvas64 x 57 in
162.6 x 144.8 cm -
Odinakachi OkoroaforNwanyi Ajadu, 2021Acrylic on canvas64 x 58 in
162.6 x 147.3 cm -
Odinakachi OkoroaforNgozika, 2021Acrylic on canvas63 x 54 in
160 x 137.2 cm -
Odinakachi OkoroaforPurple Gown, 2021Acrylic on canvas63 x 58 in
160 x 147.3 cm -
Odinakachi OkoroaforNjideka, 2021Acrylic on canvas65 x 59 in
165.1 x 149.9 cm
