Nengi Uranta (b. 1999) is a Lagos-based interdisciplinary artist working across mixed media painting, digital illustration, and string art. Her practice is rooted in surreal and figurative imagery, alongside intricate thread-based compositions, and is informed by cultural narratives, contemporary life, and the experiences of Black and African women. Across these mediums, she is interested in the complexities of being and the ways vulnerability, desire, and choice shape our experience of the world.
EDUCATION
2020 | LLB Hons Law, University of Bristol, UK.
2025 | B.L, Nigerian Law School, Nigeria.
Others (art related):
2015 - 2017 | GCSE & A-Level Art and Design: Fine Art, Concord College, UK.
EXPERIENCE
2017 - present | Freelance Artist
2025 - present | Editorial illustrator
EXHIBITIONS
2019 | Flourish in The Spring, Gallery du 808, (Bristol, UK)
2021 | Homecoming: The Pop-Up (Lagos, Nigeria)
2022 | NFTxAfrica:Faces & Peoples
2023 | NFT NYC Conference, (New York, US)
2024 | NFT NYC Conference, (New York, US)
2025 | +234 Art Fair (Lagos, Nigeria)
2026 | +234 Art Fair (Lagos, Nigeria)
2026 | She-nergy II (Alliance Francaise de Lagos, Nigeria)
2026| Mother Dearest: Virtual exhibition (Nike Art Gallery USA)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2026 | 101 Art Book: Food Edition — Arts to Hearts Project
HONOURS & RECOGNITION
2026 | Viewers Choice Award, 3rd Annual 'Mother Dearest: Threads of Nurture – Woven by Love, Guided by Care', Nike Art Gallery USA
2021 (May)| Rosemary Fund (recipient)