Explore the rich world of African art, featuring Nigerian art masters and contemporary trends. Discover inspiring stories, hidden gems, and innovative expressions of African culture.
Explore the rich world of African art, featuring Nigerian art masters and contemporary trends. Discover inspiring stories, hidden gems, and innovative expressions of African culture.
Explore the rich world of African art, featuring Nigerian art masters and contemporary trends. Discover inspiring stories, hidden gems, and innovative expressions of African culture.
GERALD CHUKWUMA
BIOGRAPHY
Gerald Chukwuma is a Nigerian visual artist, sculptor and painter.
Early life and education
Chukwuma was born in 1973 in Lagos State, Nigeria. He attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he studied Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine and applied arts, he graduated in 2003. He has joined other Nigerian veteran artists in several exhibitions like Ebenezer Akinola, George Edozie and Olusegun Adejumo.
Exhibitions
Selected solo exhibitions
2017: Standing Ovation, Gallery 1957, Accra
2019: Wrinkles, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London
2020: Ikwokirikwo: The Dance of Spirits, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin[8][9]
2021: Eclipse of the Scrolls, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery (London Bridge), London
Selected group exhibitions
2021: Travels with Herodotus-A Journey through African Cultures, Galleria Bianconi, Milano
2020: Enter Art Fair, with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Copenhagen Untitled art San Francisco, with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, San Francisco
2016: People’s Paradise, Temple Muse, Lagos
2006: With a Human Face, Pan African University, Lagos