Artist Name: Innocent Chikezie

Category: Artist

Date Of Birth: 10-04-1976

Experience: 3 to above

Qualification:Master's

About Artisan: Innocent Chikezie is a quintessential artist from Nigeria who harnesses the beauty of colors to create dazzling brilliance of artworks that portray the graceful and native ambience of the African culture. 

Using his artistic dexterity together with a keen ability for blending colors to produce a delightful splash of hues, he recreates the dynamic of rural life against a backdrop of indigenous African landscape. .

But, it wasnt until he left Nigeria for the UK, where he suffered from culture shock and chronic nostalgia, that he began to find succor in traditional paintings that embodied the essence of his native land.

He earned a Master of Fine Art degree from the School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University,
 
United Kingdom.

Chikezies works have been featured in an exhibition in the Nottingham City Council and twice in the Nottingham newspaper. He has also been interviewed by the BBC Nottingham radio, after which some UK magazine companies began publishing his paintings in their catalogues after securing a Copyright.

His paintings are animated with strong expressions that show a profound appreciation of his ancestral roots and are greatly influenced by a deep desire to export the cultural identity of African beauty and lifestyle in immersive sceneries that are expertly captured on canvas using acrylics and oil.

Currently residing in Nigeria, Chikezies artwork has been featured in a lot of exhibition and art galleries as the benchmark for indigenous native artworks.

He is also the first place winner and the second place winner of the 2023 and 2024 respectively of the American art awards in the Impressionism Category.

His dream is to showcase the elegance of African heritage in art exhibitions around the world.
Born 1976 in Abia State Nigeria

EDUCATION
2001 - IMT Enugu, Nigeria, fine Art , painting HND
2007 -. Nottingham Trent University, England, Fine Art MASTERS DEGREE

EXHIBITIONS
2024 Echoes of Legacy Moriri Gallery PH
2024 Edinburgh Art Fair Scotland
2024 Family courage , moriri gallery port harcourt, Nigeria
2023 Art as an asset class, Atlanta USA
2022 Art as an asset class, Miami Beach , USA
2022, Clearing the Air Moriri gallery port Harcourt Nigeria
2021, Memorable Glimpse V.I. Lagos, Nigeria
2020. Native ambience, Ogeyi Place port Harcourt , Nigeria
2019. Tomorrow the sun will shine Marley and Blue Cafe , port Harcourt Nigeria
2018 New Frames SnA port Harcourt
2017 New Frames SNA port Harcourt
2009, Being Here Now Nottingham UK
2008 Family Vibration , Nottingham , Uk
2008. One Love , Nottingham , UK
2007, The Feast Nottingham Trent University, UK
2002. Best of IMT V.I. Lagos

AWARDS
2024 - American Art Awards 2nd place impressionism category
2023- American Art Award 1st place impressionism category
2008 - Hyson Green community art competition Nottingham 2nd place overall.
2007- Master of Art Award , Nottingham Trent University, UK

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
portrait society of America PSA
Supporting All Artists SAA
society of Nigerian Artists SNA

Mission Statement: To be a passionate artist who is consistent with my practice to continue to showcase my African heritage around the world

Training: MA fine Art

Skills: Painting

Certification: MA fine Art

Email: innocentchikezie2014@gmail.com

Phone: 07036896974

Country: Nigeria

State: Rivers State

City Name: Port Harcourt

Zip Code: 500101

Unionization:Union

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