Victoria-Idongesit Udondian
Bio: Victoria-Idongesit Udondian (b. 1982) makes work informed by her interest in textiles and the capacity of clothing to shape identity and the histories, tacit meanings woven into everyday materials. She studied at the University of Uyo graduating with a BA in Painting in 2004. She won Most Outstanding Production Award at the National Arts Competition in Lagos, 2013. Her works have been exhibited internationally at Judith Charles Gallery, New York; Art 14 London Fair; Whitworth Gallery in Manchester and the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Lagos. Artist Residencies include Villa Straulli, Winthethur, Switzerland; Islinton Mill, Salford, Manchester; Fondazione di Venezie, Venice, Bagfactory Artist Studios, Johannesburg.
Thesis Exhibition
Artist Statement:
How do you establish the historical character of black culture?
How do you bring Africa and its subjects into history denied by the cultural elite?
How do I assemble countermemories that contest or contrast the colonial archive?
How can I write new stories, create new histories and invent new futures?
L to R: Onile-Gogoro (Dimensions variable, Room installation, Fabrics, burlap, bicycle tubes, wire, robes, 2014–2015); The Monarch (Series), HRH Queen Michal Alpeno, Magajiya of Knubwada (35˝ × 60˝, C-print, 2015)