Ekene Emeka Maduka

Ekene Emeka-Maduka (born 1996) is a Canadian-Nigerian contemporary artist, whose work draws on her Nigerian heritage and is known for its use of self-portraiture.

Biography Emeka-Maduka was born in Nigeria in 1996, to her interior designer mother and architect father. She was raised in Kano, Nigeria. Emeka-Maduka has said that her experience living in Nigeria has a major influence on her work. Another recurring element of her work is the eye contact her subjects hold with the viewer of her paintings. She is based in Winnipeg, Canada.

Selected exhibitions

Solo exhibitions What is A Dream - Mirror Mirror Online Gallery (2020).

Walk Back Home - La Maison des Artistes Visuels Francophones, Winnipeg, Canada (2020).

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London, UK (2020).

Group exhibitions Gather - Flux Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada (2018).

Liminality in Infinite space - African Artists Foundation, Lagos (2020).

There, Here, Nowhere: Dwelling At The Edge Of The World - Kanbi Contemporary & The Koppel Project, curated by Adeola Arthur Ayoola, London (2020).

Awards Dean Collection Grant - 2018.