Destiny Painting

Houston TX and Manhattan NYC based artist Chu Okoli is an accomplished and world-renowned visual artist trained in classical drawing and painting. Taking inspiration also from his background as a sculptor, installation artist, designer, writer, innovator, and visionary - he forged a new style in painting using concentric circles as a filter through which he sees the universe and the world around him. Inspired by the cyclical nature of life and his passion for astronomy, his works tell stories that explore the cyclical balance, symmetry and the energy which radiates consistently across time and space. He creates his circles by free-hand, with precision and fluidity throughout his visual narratives. His groundbreaking style has won him numerous grants, awards, and acclaim across the art world, including the Prestigious Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation NY Grant for Accomplished Painters 2018, and the Medici Medal Award in Painting at the International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Florence Italy 2015. He was also a Resident at the School of Visual Arts, NY International Artist Residency 2024. He has exhibited at eminent art fairs such as Art Basel Miami from 2022 - 2024. He also exhibited at the Coral Gable Museum in Miami Florida, the ArtExpo New York, and the Contemporary Art Fair Santa Fe NM. His works reside in public and private collections; and at both his studios in Manhattan, New York City and Sawyer Yards Heights, Houston Texas.