Uzo Njoku

Artist Exchange, Exhibiting Artist

Uzo Njoku (b. 1996) is a versatile visual artist well known for her mesmerizing motifs used in her pattern making. The artist utilizes her hypnotizing pattern making in her apparel production and a vast array of products which she daringly creates. Her colorful paintings which majorly depict melanin figures in different forms portray them in various contexts of beauty all while incorporating her beautiful patterns in the paintings to create contrast and depth.

Njoku was born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to the United States at the age of 7. She received a B.A in Studio Art from the University of Virginia and is currently an MFA Candidate at the New York Academy of Art.

Instagram: @uzo.art

Bio courtesy of artist.

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