Chidi Ebere

Ekemmiri is a contemporary Igbo artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, and relief sculpture, rooted in storytelling and cultural reflection. His work explores themes of heritage, environment, and identity, drawing inspiration from both Igbo traditions and broader West African life—especially communities connected to rivers and trade.

Working in acrylic and oilsticks on canvas, as well as wood and mixed media for sculpture, Ekemmiri brings expressive texture and symbolic clarity to his subjects. Whether painting or carving, his figures—often fishermen, market women, or rural workers—are presented with strength and quiet dignity, bridging the ordinary and the archetypal.

Ekemmiri’s works have been shown in local exhibitions and community art programs, where they serve as cultural narratives and visual archives of lived experience. Through form, material, and gesture, his art fosters dialogue between tradition and transformation in a rapidly changing cultural landscape.