Emmanuel Okoro

Emmanuel Okoro is a figurative sculptor who has worked and exhibited professionally since 1994. He trained at Wimbledon College of Art, UAL, and works in cast bronze and bronze resin, finished in verdigris patinas he has developed over three decades. His work draws on the figurative traditions of Benin and the Niger Delta, and on the stillness and dignity of the human form. He has exhibited at the Affordable Art Fair every year since its first edition in 1999, and his work has been shown at the Hayward Gallery (Africa Remix, 2005), the National Museum Lagos (2012), Tower 42 in London (2015) and the Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden (2021). His work is also represented by Rise Art and Folly & Muse.