Onyeka Igwe
Onyeka Igwe is an artist and researcher working between cinema and installation. Onyeka’s video works have been screened at Camden Arts Centre, Dak’art OFF (Senegal) and Dhaka Art Summit (Bangladesh) and at film festivals internationally including European Media Arts Festival (Germany), London Film Festival, Media City Film Festival (Canada) and the Smithsonian African American film festival (USA). Solo exhibitions include The High Line, (New York), LUX (London) and Jerwood Arts (London). She was awarded the Foundwork Artist Prize (2021) and the Berwick New Cinema Award (2019).
Portrait of Onyeka Igwe. Photo by Yasmin Akim
Video: Onyeka Igwe Jarman Award 2022 Interview
Video: The Miracle on George Green (2022), excerpt
Video: the names have changed including my own and truths have been altered (2019), excerpt
Onyeka Igwe, the names have changed including my own and truths have been altered (2019), video still. Courtesy of the artist
Onyeka Igwe, the names have changed including my own and truths have been altered (2019), video still. Courtesy of the artist
Video: A So-Called Archive (2020), trailer
Video: Onyeka Igwe, Specialised Technique (2018), trailer
Onyeka Igwe, Specialised Technique (2018), film still. Supported through The FLAMIN Fellowship. Courtesy of the artist
Onyeka Igwe, Specialised Technique (2018), film still. Supported through The FLAMIN Fellowship. Courtesy of the artist
Onyeka Igwe, We Need New Names (2015), video still. Courtesy of the artist
