Michael Igwe (b. 1994, Lagos, Nigeria) works primarily with painting. His approach to the body and form is one of devotion to the fluidity and expanse of inner life. Through his practice, Igwe paints a cartography of experiences so extensive in their range that they transcend particularity, often in reference to the nonlinear Iko-Nke Annang.
He pursues primal gestures that contemplate, conjure, and engender in each image the conditions that constitute selfhood. Each of his paintings is a clear meditation on form and subjectivity. Michael received his BFA degree from the University of Benin, Nigeria in 2018 and was a recipient of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture fellowship, 2023. Later this fall, Igwe heads to Columbia school of the arts for his mfa degree.