Dennis Onofua

DENNIS ONOFUA (B. 1993) is A Multi-faceted, figurative, and abstract expressionist, who is exploring into contemporary and modern art. He studies at Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo state, specializing in painting. In his Practice, Since 2018 Professionally, Line, color, and form have been the connecting components of his aesthetic production. For Onofua, his figures are representatives of the human condition; simultaneously delicate, disconnected, and disfigured, but also diverse and full of depth. Through this systematic approach to mark-making, Dennis manages to find this balance of authenticity in his portraits, thus effectively communicating how we exist as humans with a nuanced thoughtfulness. Playfully exploring techniques of abstraction and figuration, he often finds inspiration from the human anatomy. He has multidisciplinary dispositions in his dealings and consistency, exhibited in local and international galleries. He is a full-time based practicing studio artist in Lagos, Nigeria.