Nnenna Okore

Nigeria/USA | Sculpture, Installation

Works made from organic materials, exploring themes of environmental degradation and regeneration.

Exhibitions

Twist and Turns

2013 - October Gallery, London, UK

A solo exhibition featuring Okore’s sculptural works made from recycled materials. The exhibition explored themes of environmental sustainability, traditional African craft techniques, and the transformation of everyday objects into art.

Nnenna Okore: Sheer Audacity

2016 - Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, Illinois, USA

A solo exhibition where Okore presented large-scale installations that reflect on the resilience of African communities, using materials such as fabric, paper, and rope to create intricate, textured works that engage with issues of identity and memory.

Materiality

2015 - The Gallery of African Art (GAFRA), London, UK

Group exhibition where Okore’s work was featured among other contemporary African artists, focusing on the use of materials and texture to explore cultural narratives and environmental concerns.

Weaving Global Narratives

2018 - Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, USA

A group exhibition that included Okore’s sculptural works, examining the role of traditional craft in contemporary art, and how artists use materials to tell stories about culture, environment, and globalization.

Metamorphoses

2012 - David Krut Projects, New York, USA

A solo exhibition that showcased Okore’s work in transforming found and discarded materials into organic forms, exploring themes of change, decay, and renewal, while drawing on traditional African weaving and crafting techniques.

The Poetry of Materiality

2019 - Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, USA

A solo exhibition where Okore explored the expressive potential of materials, using her signature approach of manipulating natural and recycled materials to create intricate, abstract forms that evoke the textures and patterns of the natural world.

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