Works
  • Victor Ekpuk, Still I rise, 2023
    Victor Ekpuk
    Still I rise, 2023
    litograph on paper (10/30)
    30 x 22 in
    76.2 x 55.9 cm
    Victor Ekpuk, Still I rise, 2023
    $ 3,000.00
  • Victor Ekpuk, Earth Mother , 2021-2022
    Victor Ekpuk
    Earth Mother , 2021-2022
    Collage textile, pastel and acrylic on paper
    30 x 20 in
    76.2 x 50.8 cm
    Victor Ekpuk, Earth Mother , 2021-2022
    $ 16,700.00
  • Victor Ekpuk, Ibibio girl 2, 2021
    Victor Ekpuk
    Ibibio girl 2, 2021
    Collage textile, pastel and acrylic on paper
    30 x 20 in
    76.2 x 50.8 cm
    Victor Ekpuk, Ibibio girl 2, 2021
    $ 16,700.00
  • Victor Ekpuk, Royals and Goddesses II, 2019
    Victor Ekpuk
    Royals and Goddesses II, 2019
    Acrylic on canvas
    60 x 48 in
    152.4 x 121.9 cm
    Victor Ekpuk, Royals and Goddesses II, 2019
    $ 31,000.00
  • Victor Ekpuk, Mask Series 1, 2018
    Victor Ekpuk
    Mask Series 1, 2018
    Acrylic on canvas
    24 x 18 in
    61 x 45.7 cm
    Victor Ekpuk, Mask Series 1, 2018
    Sold
  • Victor Ekpuk, Mask Series 2, 2018
    Victor Ekpuk
    Mask Series 2, 2018
    Acrylic on canvas
    24 x 18 in
    61 x 45.7 cm
    Victor Ekpuk, Mask Series 2, 2018
    Sold
  • Victor Ekpuk, Hip Sista, 2017
    Victor Ekpuk
    Hip Sista, 2017
    Serigraph on paper
    30 x 22 in
    76.2 x 55.9 cm
    Victor Ekpuk, Hip Sista, 2017
    $ 2,500.00
  • Victor Ekpuk, Head 4, 2015
    Victor Ekpuk
    Head 4, 2015
    Acrylic on panel
    45 x 48 in
    114.3 x 121.9 cm
    Victor Ekpuk, Head 4, 2015
    $ 25,700.00
  • Victor Ekpuk, Cockcrow at Dawn, 2006
    Victor Ekpuk
    Cockcrow at Dawn, 2006
    Lithograph on paper
    29 x 22 in
    73.7 x 55.9 cm
    Victor Ekpuk, Cockcrow at Dawn, 2006
    Sold
  • Victor Ekpuk, The dancer, 2006
    Victor Ekpuk
    The dancer, 2006
    Lithograph on paper
    24 x 18 in
    61 x 45.7 cm
    Victor Ekpuk, The dancer, 2006
    $ 2,350.00
Biography

Victor Ekpuk is a Nigerian-American artist based in Washington D.C. He is internationally known for his paintings, drawings, and sculptures, which reimagine the ancient Nigerian communication system, Nsibidi, to create his own unique language of abstraction. Ekpuk’s work engages with a diverse spectrum of meaning, often mining historical narratives, the contemporary African diaspora, and humanity’s connection to the sacred.

 

Ekpuk’s three decade long career has resulted in prestigious national and international exhibitions, including, Dakar Biennial, Senegal; Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris; Museum of Arts and Design, NYC; Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C.; Somerset House, London; New Museum of Contemporary Art, NYC; and the 12th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba.

 

Ekpuk’s work is included in numerous collections including the Bank ABC International Headquarters in the Kingdom of Bahrain; Elizabeth Miller Sculpture Center; Hood Museum; Kiran Nadar Museum of Art; Krannert Art Museum; Newark Museum; Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; The World Bank; United States Art in Embassies Art Collection; and Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.

 

In recent years, Ekpuk has focused on large-scale murals, installations, and public art projects. In 2017, he completed a 30 x 18 foot centerpiece mural for the North Carolina Museum of Art. Memphis Brooks Museum then commissioned Ekpuk to create a 58 foot mural titled Essence of Memphis. In 2019, he completed a 20 foot metal sculpture Hope and Dream Under Glory commissioned by the Washington D.C. city government and housed at Boone Elementary School in Southeast Washington, D.C. Also in 2019, he installed The Face, a 17 foot landmark sculpture commissioned by Bank ABC (Arab Bank Corporation) at its world headquarters in The Kingdom of Bahrain.

 

Ekpuk is a Smithsonian Fellow and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Obafemi Awolowo University. He has been commissioned by The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Art to design trophies awarded to recipients of the museum’s first African Art Awards, as well as by Random House Publishers to illustrate new covers for Chinua Achebe, Africa’s most celebrated author.

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