IN THE STUDIO WITH EMMANUEL UNAJI
We are so excited to welcome artist Emmanuel Unaji
Meet Emmanuel Unaji
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Emmanuel Unaji (b.1994) is a British-born Nigerian multidisciplinary artist & co-founder of the award-winning design company, Unaji & Co. He studied fashion design and graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Kingston University (2021).
Bold and unconventional, Emmanuel’s unique style is to mechanically deconstruct icons to reverse engineer the unconscious bias applied to portraiture.
His signature portraits combining collage, drawing, and painting have gained widespread recognition in the creative industries and have been featured in household institutions including Le Carreau du Temple Paris, The Royal Exchange, Tate Britain, Adidas Flagship Store, London Fashion Week, and The Freemasons Hall. Coined as ‘new talent to watch’ by several publications and brands such as Forbes, British GQ and Adidas, Unaji explores the socio-economic movement of the African body, sculpting his own space, at the intersection of fashion, luxury, street, and fine art.
He has participated in several exhibitions and fairs such as Things left Unsaid, Lagos (2023), Letitia Wright x Flannels, Immersive Exhibition, W1Curates, London (2022), AKAA Paris 22, International Art & Design Fair, Fashion Illustration, Acid Gallery, Lille, France (2020), Superstar Showcase, Adidas Originals x Creative Debuts, Oxford Circus, London (2020), Roubaix, France (2021) and Acid Gallery x Serié Noire, Lille Centre, France. Notable collections include SAO Capital Group, Cassava Technologies, The Adegola Colection, Africa First, Broilliet Collection, MTV, Magistrates Association and more.
You can discover more of Emmanuel’s art at:
IG: @emmanuel__unaji
Stay tuned for upcoming workshop dates with Emmanuel.