Iniovorua Pius

INIOVORUA PIUS OWHORHO is a contemporary Nigeria artist a painter who hail from Delta state. He studied Painting in Auchi polytechnic.He is an Artist who across mediums he uses Acrylic, pen and markers to explore themes like Emotions, Cultural heritage, Spiritualities and human experience as it relates to human psychological development for better future.

ARTIST STATEMENT
I creates a visual dialogue between emotions, spirituality and cultural heritage with the use of vibrant colours i paint figures and sculptural symbols to tell stories of the past civilization of the African people that is lost through time and globalization. I also paint human experiences, Spiritual liberation, and cultural awareness of the African people. I use Acrylic paint to create a pattern similar to that of the African ways of making prints on fabrics in the Ancient era which is the "tie and die and adire eleko". The technique is a process of dabbing done in the background of my works and most times on the figures themselves that is I try to recreate that same pattern of printing into paintings on a canvas to remind and document us of our African heritage.

I studied at federal polytechnic Auchi, Edo State of Nigeria were i obtained Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in 2018. and Higher National Diploma (HND) in 2022.

EXHIBITIONS:
2018 -, Life in My City
2021 - The Effects of Covid-19 on Artworks Auchi 2022 - The Contemporaneity of the sacred, Rome, Italy
2022 - Levi unit (ii) Afrikrown, Abuja
2024 - The BeninArtfair(TBAF) Benin Edo State..
2025 - UNTEAMED, Benin city, Edo State.
2026 - The name we never called ourselves, quintessences gallery, VI, Lagos