Victor Ehikhamenor Nigerian

This commemorative exhibition of sixteen carefully curated artworks from the Wigwe Collectioncelebrates the spirit, ethos, passion, and exceptional eye of one of Africa’s most inspiring and dynamic art collectors. Each...

Victor Ehikhamenor’s unique calligraphic style of black and white symbolic images presents a fresh perspective on contemporary African art. His style is influenced by the drawings he grew up with on the walls of sacred spaces in Udomi-Uwessan, Edo State, Nigeria. Over the years, we have seen his bold symbols encased in doors and window frames as in his Entrances and Exits series, or literally bouncing “off and through” vibrant, multi-layered, colorful paintings.