MICHAEL IGWE
b. 1994, NigeriaMichael Igwe (b. 1994 in Lagos, Nigeria) lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria. He received his Fine Art BA at the University of Benin in Benin, Nigeria. Igwe is an experimental artist working primarily with painting. By treating art as a critical exploration of the personal, Michael Igwe’s practice informs images with a complex narrative that engages the agency of inner life and the fluid nature of human experience and memory.
In 2020, Igwe was selected as one of the recipients of The Tilga Fund for the Arts grant. His recent solo exhibitions took place at Rele Gallery, Los Angeles (2022). Selected group exhibitions include Strouk Gallery, Paris, (2022), Superzoom Gallery, Paris (2022), Rele Gallery, Lagos (2021), and Zanzibar, Hapa Hapa Now, and Zanzibar (2019).
Text courtesy KÖNIG GALERIE
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