Largely self-taught, Mr. Ehikhamenor caught the art bug while still a child in his Uwessan village where the mud walls of his large family and neighbours provided him his first canvas.
in this piece celebrates himHis round face is cherubic as walks and works the room, meandering through the crowd of people who have turned up in large numbers on the opening day of his latest solo exhibition at rele. The exhibition is proceeding under the theme – Day Dream Esoterica.
He was impressed by the aesthetic designs women left on their mud walls and would many years later, as he gained knowledge of uli and nsibidi, evolve an aesthetic all his own. But it was his 2009 exhibition “Mirrors and Mirages” at Terra Kulture Gallery that signaled his final return and signposted his emergence as a contemporary artist of note in Nigeria.
But it is not all about making art and closing deals. As the years roll by, Victor Ehikhamenor has also begun to cast an eye on his legacy and this has manifested in two ways, giving back and speaking out.
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