Uche Uzorka

Place: Delta State

Born: 1974

Biography:

Uche Uzorka is a Nigerian artist. In 2011, he and Chike Obeagu won first place in Nigeria's National Art Competition. Uzorka fuses various media in his work to examine the processes of urban street culture. He was born in Delta State, Nigeria, in 1974 and graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 2001, with a major in painting. In exploring urban street cultural processes, Uzorka's approach encompasses painting, collage, charcoal, and ink drawing. His first solo show, Uche Uzorka: The Organic, was displayed in October 2012 at the Goethe-Institut Nigeria in collaboration with the African Artists' Foundation.