Ibim Cookey
Nigerian artist exploring the history, culture, and resilience of the Niger Delta through portraiture and mixed media.
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Exhibitions
Explore selected pieces from exhibitions across Africa, Europe, and the Americas
Artworks
Selected works spanning mixed media portraiture, graphite studies, and botanically-inspired series
Architectural Works & Projects
Trained as an architect at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka — spatial thinking at the heart of every work
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About the Artist
Ibim Cookey is a Nigerian artist trained as an architect at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His work is centered on the history, culture, environment, and people of the Niger Delta.
Through portraiture, drawing, and mixed media, he explores themes of memory, identity, displacement, and resilience. His coffee-stained backgrounds serve as visual and symbolic reflections of land, labour, trade, and extraction.
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University of Nigeria, Nsukka