Art, Design & Fashion
Landmark
Uche Okeke
1933 – 2016
Natural Synthesis, and the founding of the Nsukka School
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Nigeria Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
He wrote the Natural Synthesis manifesto at twenty-seven and turned it into a curriculum that shaped Nigerian art for fifty years — reviving uli, the Igbo painting tradition, as a modern language.
Uche Okeke led the Zaria Art Society and wrote the Natural Synthesis manifesto in 1960.
Joining the University of Nigeria at Nsukka in 1971, he built its principles into the curriculum, turning a student rebellion into an educational programme that shaped several generations of Nigerian artists.
Joining the University of Nigeria at Nsukka in 1971, he built its principles into the curriculum, turning a student rebellion into an educational programme that shaped several generations of Nigerian artists.
- Uche Okeke Legacy — The birth of the Nsukka art school
- MOMAA — The Nsukka School: El Anatsui and the second generation
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