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Chimezie Chika

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is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. A runner-up for the J. F. Powers Prize for Fiction (2024), Chika was a 2021 Fellow of the Ebedi International Writers’ residency in Iseyin, Nigeria. He currently resides in Nigeria.

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Chimezie Chika

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is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. A runner-up for the J. F. Powers Prize for Fiction (2024), Chika was a 2021 Fellow of the Ebedi International Writers’ residency in Iseyin, Nigeria. He currently resides in Nigeria.

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CHIMEZIE CHIKA

MARCH 22 2026

The True Source of Ladi Kwali's Genius

CHIMEZIE CHIKA•MARCH 22 2026

The True Source of Ladi Kwali's Genius

For decades, the potter on Nigeria’s twenty-naira note was considered the product of British colonial art instruction, but this viewpoint denied a crucial truth: that Ladi Kwali’s art came from a Gbagyi worldview in which clay, labour and the female body were sacred, inseparable and hers alone.

The True Source of Ladi Kwali's Genius

CHIMEZIE CHIKA•MARCH 22 2026

The True Source of Ladi Kwali's Genius

For decades, the potter on Nigeria’s twenty-naira note was considered the product of British colonial art instruction, but this viewpoint denied a crucial truth: that Ladi Kwali’s art came from a Gbagyi worldview in which clay, labour and the female body were sacred, inseparable and hers alone.

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CHIMEZIE CHIKA

JANUARY 26 2025

Jelili Atiku’s Dance of Justice and Sacrifice

CHIMEZIE CHIKA•JANUARY 26 2025

Jelili Atiku’s Dance of Justice and Sacrifice

Though Atiku’s art confronts external issues, it is more an art that demands inwardness, reflection, and contemplation of what we are, what we want, and what we want our world to be.

Jelili Atiku’s Dance of Justice and Sacrifice

CHIMEZIE CHIKA•JANUARY 26 2025

Jelili Atiku’s Dance of Justice and Sacrifice

Though Atiku’s art confronts external issues, it is more an art that demands inwardness, reflection, and contemplation of what we are, what we want, and what we want our world to be.

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CHIMEZIE CHIKA

AUGUST 16 2024

‘Writing Is a Process of Thinking and Thinking Is Living’

CHIMEZIE CHIKA•AUGUST 16 2024

‘Writing Is a Process of Thinking and Thinking Is Living’

Nigerian writer, Chimezie Chika, believes that fidelity to the quality of work is what makes an artist or artwork timeless: ‘I think art has a lot to do with quality—and I mean quality as substance: the quality of colour, the quality of light, the quality of strokes, the quality of mood, the quality

‘Writing Is a Process of Thinking and Thinking Is Living’

CHIMEZIE CHIKA•AUGUST 16 2024

‘Writing Is a Process of Thinking and Thinking Is Living’

Nigerian writer, Chimezie Chika, believes that fidelity to the quality of work is what makes an artist or artwork timeless: ‘I think art has a lot to do with quality—and I mean quality as substance: the quality of colour, the quality of light, the quality of strokes, the quality of mood, the quality

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CHIMEZIE CHIKA

MAY 19 2024

Ndidi Dike’s Thesis on the Nigerian Condition

CHIMEZIE CHIKA•MAY 19 2024

Ndidi Dike’s Thesis on the Nigerian Condition

‘Nigeria Imaginary’, the theme of the Nigeria Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, is a daring call to not just imagine Nigeria as a restored entity but to also dream its future into reality.

Ndidi Dike’s Thesis on the Nigerian Condition

CHIMEZIE CHIKA•MAY 19 2024

Ndidi Dike’s Thesis on the Nigerian Condition

‘Nigeria Imaginary’, the theme of the Nigeria Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, is a daring call to not just imagine Nigeria as a restored entity but to also dream its future into reality.

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CHIMEZIE CHIKA

JULY 17 2023

Ben Enwonwu’s Indelible Mark on African Art

CHIMEZIE CHIKA•JULY 17 2023

Ben Enwonwu’s Indelible Mark on African Art

Ben Enwonwu’s impact on post-colonial African Art was nothing short of revolutionary. His life and work were a bridge between traditional conceptions of African art, and contemporary interpretations of what it means to be an African artist within a global community.

Ben Enwonwu’s Indelible Mark on African Art

CHIMEZIE CHIKA•JULY 17 2023

Ben Enwonwu’s Indelible Mark on African Art

Ben Enwonwu’s impact on post-colonial African Art was nothing short of revolutionary. His life and work were a bridge between traditional conceptions of African art, and contemporary interpretations of what it means to be an African artist within a global community.