Ike Francis

Ike Francis is a mixed-media artist who incorporates elements of sculpture, installation and found objects.

Born in Lagos in 1970, Francis graduated as a sculptor from the University of Port Harcourt in 1995. He has exhibited numerous times in both Nigeria and internationally, including the 2008 D’AKAR’T Off (Senegal), Columbus Centre (Canada), the 2010 Biennale de l’art Africain Contemporain, the Triangle Art Centre (New York), and Nigeria Now: Emerging Trends of Contemporary Art in Nigeria (Miami).

Francis teaches mixed media, painting, and drawing at the University of Port Harcourt.