I am a Nigerian American teaching artist, teaching 3D Foundations at Chicago Arts High School. I received my BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and have exhibited work in spaces such as The New Orleans African American Museum and The Mountain and Sea Art Museum in Beijing.
My goals are to build worlds through my creative work as well as supporting marginalized groups through community building and mutual aid. I use soft materials to convey tough feelings, as a form of my world building. My practice is all about creating a microcosm reflecting a space that only I can create, while I find the magical realism in the world. Within my installations, I've been using windows as an emotional bridge to another reality. Growing up sick, I found myself looking out the window, reflecting on how chronic illness and disability shape my practice. It's the pining and longing of a sick kid, crafting my own spaces to share with others. I'm not here to tell you how to feel, though I’m sharing my emotions and giving you a peek into my world of illness as well as inter-generational trauma through a queered lense. I enjoy playing with space, time, and a sense of what could be, where or when are you going, or are you coming?
