Nneka Uzoigwe-Davies
Born in 1990, Nneka Uzoigwe trained at London Fine Art Studios and now paints from her studio in south-west London.
“I wanted the paintings to feel like a normal portrait at first, till you look closer and discover hidden elements that allude personally to the sitters. I paint from life and often start with a clear idea of the direction of the portrait, which includes the expectation that it will develop and become richer with getting to know the sitters more personally. For example, the inclusion of the Santiago Calatrava bridge and initials in Hindy’s painting and the Albrecht Durer landscape and eggs in Lyndal’s, will easily make sense to those who know them well or intrigue those who want to know more.”
AWARDS
2022 Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition – The RP Award
2020 Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition – The De Laszlo Foundation Award
2020 Green & Stone Summer Exhibition – The Green and Stone Art Prize
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Classical Roots, Beaux Arts Bath
2023
Solo show : Panter & Hall
2022
Winners: Award Winning Artists 2020-2022, Mall Galleries
2021
Solo Show, The Green and Stone Gallery, London
Sons of the Sea, Watts Gallery
ROI, Mall Galleries, London
2020
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition
Green & Stone Summer Exhibition
Horizons Exhibition, Osbourne Studio Gallery, London
2019
Artist of the Month, Foss Fine Art, London
ArtEast , Framsden Hall Barn Framsden, Suffolk
RBA Rising Stars Exhibition, Royal Over-Seas League, London
Group Show, Contemporary Art and Ritual Exhibition, Crypt Gallery, London
Summer Exhibition, Osbourne Studio Gallery, London
2018
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition
2017
Group Show, The Studio Artists, Foss Fine Art, London
2016
Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition
SELECTED COMMISIONS & COLLECTIONS
Dr Beryl Gilroy, Roehampton University
Prof. Lyndal Roper, Regius Professor of History, Oxford University
Prof. Hindy Najman, Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, Oxford University
Rowena Griffiths MBE, National Army Museum