Chinedu Victor

Chinedu Victor Uyaelunmo is an artist based in Los Angeles. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, his first encounter with
art came at about three years old when he found himself struck by the paintings of a neighbor's
grandfather. He started to draw in his free time, and by the time he was seven, Victor began to recognize his
own talent for drawing characters and superheroes at school.
Victor moved to the United States at age 14 on a sports scholarship and continued drawing, either in a
sketchbook or on an iPad. The thought of painting, which wasn't so feasible to him as a kid, started to
culminate. But he never found the time or will to actually pursue it. After an injury that took him out of a
year in basketball, he took up digital art, still pushing away painting, and refined his sketching skills.
After graduating high school, he started playing basketball in college. While on an athletic scholarship, he
discovered that a fellow Nigerian student, who was an athlete like him, painted. Stunned by the ability to
multi-task between playing sports and painting, Victor decided to pick up a paintbrush. The accumulation of
injuries caused him to leave basketball, and his focus shifted to an entirely new medium.
His newfound passion quickly filled th...

Master of Fine Arts, Painting
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2022–2023

2026 – Memories of an Undocumented Past, DFN Projects

2025 – New York Academy of Art and Powerhouse Arts exhibition, Let Freedom Bring…
2025 – New Voice First Edition, Boomer Gallery, London

2023 – Eye to Eye by Johnathan Travis, New York, NY
2023 – Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2023 – The Present, The Living Gallery, New York, NY

2022 – The Beautiful, Brief Existence, Baltimore County Arts Guild, MD
2022 – Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY