Chiamaka‘s Biography

Esinulo Chiamaka Praise is a comtemporary Nigerian artist from Imo state. She lives and works in Lagos.

Chiamaka exhibited artistic abilities from a very early age and pursued her passion by furthering her education in the arts. She is a graduate of Fine and Applied Arts (painting) at Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

Her painting “Power Tussle” was featured on the cover page of Mbari Issue VI Magazine 2020. Another of her paintings “Black Kink” was featured in Polemicalzine (an online magazine) for Black History Month in 2021. She was also one of the finalists at the LIMCAF (Life In My City Art Festival) Exhibition themed: “Fix it” 2023.

Chiamaka is inspired by how human existence compliments time. This she depicts through her style. Her works try to define the essence of life with figurative expressions by exploring complimentary and harmonious colours to create mood in her works. She fuses the African heritage and its cultural diversities into her works through the use of patterns on
the costume of her subjects.