Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy MBE
Contact Information
Education and Awards
MBE on Her Majesty's Birthday Honours
D Lit Honorary Doctor of Letters, University East Anglia
BA Honors Hornsey College of Art, London, UK
Work Experience
I started painting professionally in 1988 and have exhibited widely. My work is in both public and private collections, including that of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Workshops, Talks and Residencies
Talk to the Cambridge Union
Workshops with many Schools, Colleges and Universities in Nigeria, Moçambique, and England.
Residencies at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, England Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown, Scotland
Artist's Statement
Making a work of art has, all my life, been a very pleasurable experience whether it is in 2D or 3D, so making art for a living is like living a dream. Each new canvas, clay or plate that I work with, I aim to make better art than all that I had done before. My work is all encompassing, looking at African issues and at the role of women, taking pleasure in the everyday things in life like a sunset or a poppy in bloom. I work with feelings at both ends of the spectrum and my aspiration is to translate these feelings to the wider audience.
Selected Exhibitions
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2009
Journeys, Air Gallery, London, England
2009
Residency Works, Glenfiddich Gallery, Dufftown, Scotland
2007
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich. An unprecedented exhibition alongside The Sainsbury’s ‘World Art Collection’
Land, Sea and Sunset, Solo exhibition at Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Paintings and studies of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II are used by seven countries to commemorate the Queen’s 80th birthday
Ancestral Footsteps, Hall Segur, UNESCO, Paris, France
2005
Ancestral Footstep, Solo exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London, UK
The Institute of Commonwealth Studies; long term loan of 20 works
2004
Seeing in Colours, Solo exhibition, The Gallery in Cork Street, London, UK
2003
Celebrate, an exhibition for the Commonwealth at the Heads of Government Meeting, Abuja, Nigeria in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen.
The Lowry Gallery, Salford; Exhibition of The Queen’s portrait and the studies for it
2002
Portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II unveiled at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House, London, UK
Seven solo exhibitions across the UK running parallel with a touring exhibition of the Queen’s portrait and all the studies
2001
Masks and Masquerades, Solo exhibition, Royal Commonwealth Society, London, UK
Presented a Paper ‘Africa Past, Present & Future’ at the University of Connecticut, USA
2000
Africa Past, Present and Future, Solo Exhibition, Didi Museum, Lagos, Nigeria
'Africa Past, Present and Future' at Trinity College, Cambridge University, UK. Solo exhibition
1998
A Woman of Colour, Solo Exhibition, The Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
Ndu Ozo Series, Solo Exhibition, Westbourne Gallery, London, UK
Selected Commissions
- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria
- His Excellency Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Secretary General of the Commonwealth
- Cllr Derek Wood, Lord Mayor of Norwich
- Dr Christopher Kolade, Nigeria’s High Commissioner to London
- Mrs Margaret Neckles, President of Senate, Grenada
- Mr Geoffrey Wattling, President of Norwich City Football Club
- Mr David Hampshire, CEO Diageo plc
- Kris Akabusi MBE, TV personality, Olympic athlete and Motivational Speaker
Selected Collections
- HM Queen Elizabeth II at St James’s House, London, UK
- The Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House, London, UK
- The State President’s Residence, Abuja, Nigeria
- The Nigeria High Commission, London, UK
- Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
Publications
‘Chinwe Roy’ Black Profiles a. Verna Wilkins p. Tamarind Books; ISBN 1-870516-59-1
‘Celebrate!’ Nigerian Art for The Commonwealth p. SheeranLock; ISBN 1-900123-90-8
‘A Perspective on “African Art” a. Chinwe Roy Connecticut University; ISBN 0-915884-15-1
‘Problems facing Africa's Contemporary Artists’, paper presented to the Council of Europe at the Palais de Luxembourg, Paris, France
Bibliography
TV and Radio interviews, articles written world wide following the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. A selection of the interviews and publications are detailed below:-
- BBC Radio Chinwe Interview
- All the major UK TV Channels including:- BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and BBC World Radio 4:- Midweek CNN
UK Newspapers and Magazines:- Major newspapers, magazines and other publications
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