Victor Ekpuk Nigeria, b. 1964
Victor Ekpuk is a Nigerian-American artist whose practice is rooted in drawing as a fundamental mode of expression, extending into painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture, installation, and public art.
Taking the ancient Nigerian script Nsibidi as a point of departure, he has developed a distinct abstract visual language that operates between writing and image. His work reimagines graphic sign systems as fluid, evolving forms capable of conveying layered meanings across cultural contexts.
Ekpuk trained at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. In the 1990s, Ekpuk served as an illustrator for The Daily Times Nigeria. His works have been exhibited at leading institutions internationally, including Krannert Art Museum, The Fowler Museum, Museum of Art and Design (NY); Newark Museum; The World Bank, Smithsonian Institution, New Museum of Contemporary Art (NY), and the Johannesburg Biennial, South Africa. His work is in the permanent collections of Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Art, Newark Museum, The World Bank, University of Maryland University College, Hood Museum, United States Art in Embassies Art Collection and the Fidelity Investment Art Collection. Ekpuk lives and works in Washington, D.C.
