Karo Akpokiere
Karo Akpokiere — lagos, Nigeria, Nigeria
About
I love to draw and I am deeply interested in how these drawings can be applied to different surfaces as a way to make them accessible and visible facilitating connections with and inspiring people in the process.
- Experience:
- 4 years
- Education:
- Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
- Awards:
- 2011. 4th Place Mokhalab Kromatic Shadow Edition Competition
2008 Artist of the year. Future awards Nigeria
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Resumé
I love to draw and I am deeply interested in how these drawings can be applied to different surfaces as a way to make them accessible and visible facilitating connections with and inspiring people in the process.
The drawings I make are created using traditional and/or digital processes and are indicative of my desire to combine different 'cultural' elements in other to create art that is universally appealing and reflective of my interests in textile motifs, the graffiti aesthetic, t-shirt graphics, sneakers, advertising, character design and geometry.
www.seekproject.com
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Selected Exhibitions
26/365: An exhibition of Illustrated letters
Lagos, Nigeria 10-24 September 2011
Dreaming Hazel Dooney
Latrboe Contemporary Art Gallery
Morwell, Victoria, Australia 10-24 September 2011
Smart Car Festival England
10th September 2011
African & African- Caribbean Design Diaspora 2011 Festival
The Bargehouse, London
9-25 September 2011
Illustrated Letters Exhibition
Copenhagen, Denmark 3 June - 10 June 2011
Smart Car Urban Stage drive-through Art Gallery
London, England 3 May - 16 May 2011
The Green Summary Exhibition
Center for Contemporary Art, Lagos , Nigeria
20 December 2010 - 21 January 2011
7sins International Graphic Design Contest Travelling Exhibition 2010
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 18 - 29 june 2010
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 13 - 26 august 2010
Madrid 12 - 20 of November 2010
The Toe Fluff Show
Swindon, England 30 July - 11 August 2010
1st Annual Creative Careers Fair
Lagos, Nigeria 15 - 16 July 2010
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Selected Offline Publications
2011: Lagos Life, London Living by Bobo Omotayo.
2011: Ijusi Magazine South Africa #26: Afrika Typografika issue.
2011: The Publishers Club Collaborative Zine #1
2011: The Tote Bag Book by Jitesh Patel. Laurence King Publishing.
2011: Shift Japan Calendar.
2010: Center for Contemporary, Lagos Art Newsletter #10: Art, Fashion and Identity.
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Selected Online Publications
2011: Krown media interview part 1: http://goo.gl/nCz41 & part 2 : http://goo.gl/gjijT
2011: Switched on Naija interview: http://goo.gl/Fgfjm
2011: Idn World Magazine Pick of the Month July: http://goo.gl/990y5
2011: Another Africa feature: http://goo.gl/vsIZR
2011: Illustrated Pages feature: http://t.co/pD9Go4R
2011: The Animage feature: http://goo.gl/DwlaJ
2011: Artsprojekt Artist Proof Interview: http://goo.gl/JaplT
2011: Intrigued Hype Feature: http://goo.gl/nNsne
2011: Zouch Magazine Feature: http://goo.gl/Ne114
2010: Kyokusen-yokocho interview : http://goo.gl/IURqv
2010: Illustration Rally Interview : http://goo.gl/1AFo2
2010: Shift Japan 2011 Calendar Feature : http://goo.gl/o8xoZ
2009: Design Nigeria Interview : http://goo.gl/sqeVt
2009: New Sugar issue #7 Interview: http://goo.gl/uJMMZ
2009: Style Pantry Feature: http://goo.gl/LkRk5
2009: African Thought Leaders feature. Design Magazine South Africa #13. http://goo.gl/l5fEU
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PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS
October 2010: Participant
Center for Contemporary Art Lagos/Triangle Artists Trust workshop
April 21-23, 2010: Participant
Pinar Yolacan Art Photography Workshop. Center for Contmporary Art, Lagos Art, Fashion and Identity Workshop Series.
November 2008 - March 7, 2009 : Participant
Creative Lives. Lagos Business School/British Council sponsored course on Entrepreneurship skills for creative people
May 2008:Participant
New rules of marketing. British Council Management express course.
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FACILITATED WORKSHOPS
Sept 2011 : Art workshop Facilitator
26/365: Illustrated Letters Art Workshop
Goethe-Institut, Lagos, Nigeria.
Sept 2011 : Art workshop Facilitator
Art workshop for CATE(Children and the environment) at the Garden City Literary Festival, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The workshop was for Primary school children.
Dec 2010 : Art workshop Facilitator
Art workshop for CATE(Children and the environment) at the Garden City Literary Festival, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The workshop was for Primary school children.
Sept 2009: Art workshop Facilitator
Art workshop for CATE(Children and the environment) at the Garden City Literary Festival, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The workshop was for Primary school children.
Oct 2008 -Nov 2008: Art workshop Facilitator
British Council/African Artist Foundation Graffiti workshop.
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SELECTED DESIGN EXPERIENCE
July 2008 - date : Graphic Designer
The SeekProject. Self- initiated/comissioned art and design projects.
Jan 2008 - July 2008: Graphic Designer
Brandwarriors Ltd. Corporate identity design and advertising design.
Feb 2007 - December 2008: Graphic Designer
Soulsight Nigeria. Corporate identity design and advertising design.
