Education

2019
University of Virginia; B.A Studio Art

2022
New York Academy of Art; MFA Painting

Bibliography

Hamblin, Brianna. “Local Artist Publishes Coloring Book to Empower Women.” CBS19 - Content - News, 28 July 2018, 10:39pm, www.cbs19news.com/content/news/Nigerian-woman-publishes-coloring-book-to-empower-women-of-color-489437901.html.

UVA, V Magazine. “Uzo Njoku- V Magazine.” Issuu, 8 May 2017, issuu.com/v-magazine-uva/docs/v_mag_sp17_final__no_bleed_/30.

Lee, Hojung. “The Unstoppable Uzo.” HackCville, 1 Feb. 2018, hackcville.com/pioneer/2018/02/03/the-unstoppable-uzo/.

O’Hare, Erin. “Drawing attention: Uzo Njoku’s The Bluestocking Society colors outside the lines”, 22 Aug. 2018, http://www.c-ville.com/drawing-attention-uzo-njokus-bluestocking-society-colors-outside-lines/#.W6P29uj26uU

 

Exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2017

Azị Kịtaa: Youth of Nowadays, Barracks Road, Charlottesville, VA

2017

Azi Kitaa: Youth of Nowadays, Fine and Country West Africa, Ikoyi, Lagos

2018
Yellow Fever: America, Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Universalist, Charlottesville, VA

2018
Summer Bliss, New Dominion Bookshop, Charlottesville, VA

Selected Group Exhibitions
2017

Black Renaissance: For The Culture, Congress Heights Art & Culture Center, Washington, DC

2019

AXA Art Prize, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY


 

Publications

Njoku, Uzo. The Bluestocking Society: a Coloring Book. UzoArt LLC, 2018. ISBN 9780692146248

Related Experience

Fralin Museum, Charlottesville VA, curatorial intern(2017)


Grumbacher, Charlottesville, VA, art instructor(2017-Present)