Uche Okpa-Iroha
Uche Okpa-Iroha (bɛ daa dɔɣi o la Enugu yuuni 1972) ka o nyɛ Nigeria nuuni tuunbaŋda ŋun zaŋ anfooninima yaabu niŋ o tuma.
| Uche Okpa-Iroha | |
|---|---|
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Enugu (en)  , Silimin gɔli January 2, 1972 (run 52) | |
| O ya Tiŋgbaŋ | Nigeria |
| Education | |
| Shikuru shɛli o ni chaŋ | Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (en) (2011 - 2012) |
| Tuma | |
| Tuma | artist (en) |
| Tuma shee | Amsterdam (mul) |
| Nira zaŋti | Collective Black Box (en) |
O nyɛla ŋun pahi nam Blackbox Collective and Invisible Borders Trans-African Organisation yuuni 2013, ŋuna n-nam The Nlele Institute, ka nyɛ di daretq Director.
O nyɛla ŋun di Seydou Keita Prize anfooninima yaabu pina buyi, ka lahi di Jean-Paul Blachere prize. O nyɛla ŋun be Lagos saha ŋɔ.[1]
Selected exhibitions
mali niŋ- 2018 * The Plantation Boy: Omnibus Circus Exhibition, Hotel de Sauroy, Les Marais, Paris, France
- 2018 * The Plantation Boy: The 23rd edition of MIART, the International Fair of Modern and Contemporary Art in Milan
- 2018 * The Plantation Boy: Paris Photo, Grand Palais, Paris, France[2]
- 2017 * Urban Cadence: Street Scenes from Lagos and Johannesburg, Gund Gallery, Gambier Ohio, USA
- 2017 * Afriques Capitales, La Villette, Paris France
- 2016 * Tear My Bra, Les Rencontres De La Photographie, Arles, France.
- 2016 * Dey Your Lane: Lagos Variations, BOZAR, Centre For Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium.
- 2015 * 10th Bamako Encounters, African Photography Biennale, Mali
- 2015 * La Biennale di Venezia, 56th International Art Exhibition: All The World's Futures (Invisible Borders Group Exhibition), Italy.
- 2015 * Sights and Sounds: Nigeria at the Jewish Museum, New York, USA.
- 2015 * Finissage Videonale.15 Videonale In Lagos: Changing City – Shifting Spaces, Kunstmuseum, Bonn, Germany.
- 2014 * Sounds of Silence, CODA Museum, Apeldoom, The Netherlands
- 2014 * Phantasms of The Non-City | Lagos Photo Festival, FNB JoBurg Artfair, South Africa.
- 2014 * International Artist Initiated Exhibition at David Dale Gallery, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Scotland.
- 2014 * Nigerian Centenary Photography Exhibition at the Bonhams, London, England.
- 2014 * Africa II - Devearts, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
- 2014 * The Plantation Boy, 1st International Biennale of contemporary arts, Cartagena, Colombia
- 2013 * Art Connect Films, The Plantation Boy, Tiwani Contemporary, London, England
- 2013 * GO-SLOW: Diaries of Personal and Collective Stagnation in Lagos, Skoto Gallery, New York, USA.
- 2012 * Tumble In The Sugar Grass, Galerie Sanaa, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 2012 * Ungovernables (Invisible Borders), New Museum, New York, USA.
- 2011 * Rijksakademie Open Studios, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[3]
- 2011 * Les Nuits de Pierrevert Festival of Photography, Pierrevert, France.
- 2010 * Under Bridge life: Exhibition of Bamako Encounters, Mali.
- 2010 * Under bridge life: Exhibition of Bamako Encounters, Johannes Burg, South Africa.
- 2010 * Under Bridge Life: Exhibition of Bamako Encounters, Brussels, Belgium.
- 2010 * Under Bridge Life: Exhibition of Bamako Encounters, Antwerp, Belgium.
- 2010 * 8th Bamako Encounters, Biennale of African Photography, Mali.
- 2010 * Uprooting the Gaze: Foreign Places, Familiar Patterns. Brighton Photo Fringe, Brighton, Great Britain.
- 2008 * Energy of the City, A CORA Exhibition, Lagos. Nigeria.
- 2008 * Loving Lagos, Exhibition, Berlin, Germany.
- 2008 * First Photo Africa Contest, Exhibition, Tarifa, Spain.
- 2008 * Paris-Lagos Exchange Project, Workshop and Exhibition, Lagos, Nigeria.
Group exhibitions
mali niŋ- 2014 * Sounds of Silence, CODA Museum, Apeldoom, The Netherlands.[4]
- 2010 * The Idea of Africa (re-invented) #1 (Invisible Borders), Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland.
- 2010 * 10th Havana Biennial (Black Box Photography Collective Group Exhibition), Havana, Cuba.
- 2010 * Nocturnal Vibrations (Black Box Photography Collective) at the Goethe Institut, Lagos, Nigeria.
Awards and honours
mali niŋ2022 — Callanan Excellence in Teaching Award (formerly Center Teaching Award) [5]
2015 — Seydou Keita Prize — Best Photography Creation (The Plantation Boy)[6]
2010 — Prix Pictet “Growth” in 2010 (Nomination) [7]
2009 — Seydou Keita Prize — Best Photography Creation (Under the Bridge Life)
2009 — Jean-Paul Blachere Foundation Prize
Kundivihira
mali niŋ- ↑ 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair.
- ↑ ART FAIRS:Paris Photo 2018, Part II.
- ↑ Uche Okpa-Iroha (NG) | Resident.
- ↑ 2014-15 / CODA MUSEUM - group show - Netherlands.
- ↑ Teaching Award (en-US).
- ↑ UHAKHEME, OZOLUA. "2015 Bamako Biennale Again, Nigeria rules the continent". The Nation. https://thenationonlineng.net/2015-bamako-biennale-again-nigeria-rules-the-continent/.
- ↑ Archived copy.
External links
mali niŋ- Tafeta Art Gallery - Uche Okpa-Iroha as the Plantation Boy Uche Okpa-Iroha as The Plantation Boy | TAFETA | Artsy Archived 2019-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Grand prix Bamako, Uche Okpa-Iroha Recadre Indentite Africaine Grand prix de Bamako: Uche Okpa-Iroha recadre l’identité africaine - RFI
- In Conversation with Art Africa Magazine 10th Bamako Encounters: Snapped in Conversation with Uche Okpa-Iroha
- PHMuseum - Artist Info: Uche Okpa-Iroha Uche Okpa-iroha | Stories
- Artsy - Uche Okpa-Iroha Uche Okpa-Iroha - 53 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy
- ArtXLagos Spotlight - Uche Okpa-Iroha Spotlight: Uche Okpa Iroha Archived 2019-06-17 at the Wayback Machine