Chantel Okwesa

Chantel Okwesa (b.2001) is a London-based painter. Linda Nochlin says that gesture stands as a direct link to the psyche of the artist. Chantel's interested in the idea of painting as translation, how it can be used to explore both the physical and emotional. Where does that meaning lie and how can we access it? She graduated from Goldsmiths University with a degree in Fine Art. After graduating, she was awarded the Lewisham Arthouse Graduate Studio Award and Residency, which led to her solo show Abstract Diaries.

Chantel studied BA Fine Art at Goldsmiths university of London

After graduating, she was awarded the Lewisham Arthouse Graduate Studio Award and Residency, which led to her solo show Abstract Diaries.
Selected Exhibitions: 'Abstract Diaries', Lewisham Art House, London, 2024; 'The Graduate Art show', The Woolf Gallery, London, 2024; 'Inside Job, Staff Biennale', Tate Modern, London, 2024; 'Anonymous Drawings', Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin, 2024; 'Colour Drench', Sqft Spaces, London, 2025; Awards: Lewisham Art House Graduate Award, 2024; The Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg Exchange Programme, 2024