Samuel Nnorom Nigerian, b. 1990

Born in 1990, Isiukwuato, Abia state, Nigeria. Living and working in Nigeria.

Samuel holds a B. Aed (sculpture major) from the University of Jos and currently concluding an MA in sculpture from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Samuel won the National Art Competition organized by the National Gallery of Art in 2010 and 2012. He also won prizes in the 2016, 2017 and 2019 editions of the Life in My City Art Festival. He was the first prize recipient (leatherwork category) of the Icreate Africa 2019. Nnorom has received invitations to important workshops and group exhibitions, including the international art workshop by IICD at the United States Embassy, Abuja (2019), Young Contemporary 2021, published in an international magazine the UK (zine, issue 11, artist responding to issues) 2021, Cassirer Welz Award, Bag factory and Strauss & co South Africa 2021 and recipient of 2022 Royal Over-Sea League and Art House Residency London, Guest Artist Space award, Residency and fellowship by Shonibare Art Foundation 2022 and several others. He belongs to the New Nsukka School of Art and he is currently exploring Okirika clothes and Ankara fabric using bubble techniques as sculptural media while interrogating human experiences that relate to sociopolitical and economic issues.