At Omoma Art, we sell limited edition art prints and original art of promising, emerging artists who are relatively under-recognized, and already established African artists. We connect our clients to African virtual artists selected by our team of experienced curators and appraisal experts.
EGHOSA RAYMOND AKENBOR
Born in 1982, Eghosa Raymond Akenbor is a painter, experimental artist, and art educator based in Benin City, Nigeria. He graduated from Auchi Polytechnic, Nigeria, with a diploma in Painting and General Art. He holds a post-graduate degree in education from the National Teacher’s Institute, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Living and schooling in the historically acclaimed state, he cultivated a desire for discovery and creation. He fell in love with the impressionist art style, African culture, and its works. His early works incorporated African features in terms of size and shape and fused fashion motifs. Working as a fashion designer, he moved to the art of painting clothing’s and eventually ventured into mixed media art and collage making after being inspired by Victor Ekpo in 2015. After years of exploring various art techniques and mediums. He enjoys working with figures with pointillism techniques and African symbols on a plain background. Today, Eghosa’s paintings depict the tender beauty of the African culture in acrylic, carefully gathered from his imagination, immediate environment, and inspired works- poetry, ancient sculptures, music, and fashion magazines-rooted deeply in cultural aesthetics. He aims to tell stories and strike meaningful conversations from his figures to celebrate and uplift the African roots and draw attention to his work.
Eghosa has participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide and has his works in several publications. Some include; No Name Collective Visual Art Magazine, UK; December 2020 issue. Music cover art for a rap artist- Prince Wiser. Music project - mass-uh munny. USA. 2019. 2021, Welding Cultures Exhibition, London and others
