Education
In 1989 Victor received his Bachelor of Fine Art degree (Bachelor of Fine Arts), Obafemi Awowolo University, Ife, Nigeria, where he first explored the aesthetic philosophies of Nsibidi.
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Victor Ekpuk
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Ekpuk came to prominence through his paintings and drawings, which reflect indigenous African philosophies of the Nsibidi and uli art forms. Ekpuk’s work frequently explores the human condition of identity in society. lieutenant draws upon a wider spectrum of meaning that is rooted in African and global contemporary art discourses.
Its economy of lines and encoded meanings led him to further explore drawing as writing, and to the invention of Ekpuk’s own Glyphs.
Ekpuk’s work have been featured at venues including: Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, Illinois. The Fowler Museum, Los Los Angeles
Museum of Art and Design (MAD), New York City. Newark Museum, New Jersey.
The World Bank, Washington District of Columbia.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, Washington District of Columbia. New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City. Johannesburg Biennial, South Africa.
2015: Portraits: A solo exhibition by Victor Ekpuk, Sulger-Buel Lovell Gallery, Surrey Row, London (29 September – 24 October) 2014: Auto-Graphics: Recent Drawings by Victor Ekpuk, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (24 January – 27 July) 2013: Reminiscences and Current Musings, Morton Fine Art, Washington District of Columbia, United States of America (13 September – 8 October) 2013: Drawing Memories, Turchin Center for Art, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, United States of America 2011: Drawing Metaphors, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America 2009: Of Lincolnshire and Life, The Richard F. Brush Gallery, University of Saint Lawrence, Canton, New York 2009: Victor Ekpuk, Long View Gallery, Washington District of Columbia, United States of America 2008: Open Studio, Thami Mnyele Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2006: Drawing From Within, Galerie 23, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2005: Storylines: Drawings of Victor Ekpuk, Montgomery College, College Park, Maryland, United States of America 2004: Transport/Script: The Art of Victor Ekpuk, Brandeis University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America 1998: Songs, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, California, United States of America. (Sponsored by The Rockefeller Foundation, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-ASCHBERG Bursaries for Artists and 18th Street Arts Complex International Circle) 1995: Windsongs, French Cultural Center, Lagos, Nigeria.
