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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Portraiture, charcoal drawing, pencil rendering, visual storytelling, composition, workshop facilitation, community arts engagement, exhibition planning.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Faces of Memory
Manchester Craft and Design Centre, Manchester, UK
2024
Shadows We Carry
Db Art Gallery, Accra, Ghana
2023
Silent Portraits
Mbari Cultural Centre, Owerri, Nigeria
2022
Between the Lines
Imo State Council for Arts and Culture, Owerri, Nigeria
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Soul in Motion Exhibition
Espacio Gallery, London, UK
2023
Chale Wote Street Art Festival
Accra, Ghana
2021
Annual Art Exhibition
Art Forest Gallery, Owerri, Nigeria
2021
Emerging Artists Showcase
Imo State University Gallery, Owerri, Nigeria
2019
Fireflies: New Artists from the East
Rockview Hotel Convention Centre, Owerri, Nigeria
SELECTED COMMISSIONS & PROJECTS
2024
Portrait Commission for Private Collector
Accra, Ghana
2021
Community Arts Workshop Collaboration
Imo State Council for Arts and Culture, Owerri, Nigeria
SELECTED LECTURES, WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS
2025
Presentation: Decoding the Ghanaian Art Market(A Data-Driven Approach to Artist Segmentation, Pricing, and Sales Strategy)
University of Greater Manchester, UK
2024
Presentation: A Comparative Analysis of Ai-generated Painting and Traditional Art Form (Evaluating Artistic
Authenticity)
University of Greater Manchester, UK
2024
Artist Talk: Drawing the Quiet Self
Db Art Gallery, Accra, Ghana
2023
Workshop Facilitator: Charcoal Portrait Basics
Imo State University Art Studios, Owerri, Nigeria
2022
Panel Discussion: Emerging Art Practices in Imo
Owerri Arts Circle, Owerri, Nigeria
SELECTED PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
THE GUARDIAN NIGERIA : Interview on identity, silence and charcoal in Faceless Presence
CRUSADE GUIDE NEWS ONLINE : Feature article “Munachi Uzoigwe’s ‘Guardian of Stillness’
Expands Charcoal Portraiture Beyond the Human Form”
BUSINESSDAY NIGERIA : Feature article on Kenneth Uzoigwe’s practice
THISDAY NEWSPAPER : Article titled “Charcoal Artist, Uzoigwe, Unveils ‘Guardian of Stillness’”
INDEPENDENT NIGERIA : Feature on Between Us: The Quiet Connections in Munachi Uzoigwe’s
Charcoal Portraits
THE SUN NIGERIA : Feature on the debut of She Knows
GHANA VOICE REPORT : Article titled “Kenneth Uzoigwe Uses Charcoal and Fragmentation to
Explore Identity”
HENI NEWS : Featured artist profile page
SPORTSDAY INTERNATIONAL : Article on Connections in the Shadow charcoal portrait series
ARTISTCLOSEUP : Artist profile on practice and charcoal portraiture
UK ARTISTS ONLINE : Artist profile page