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Ulrich Okujeni
The light of my ass will shine upon your sun

The light of my ass will shine upon your sun, 2023

oil, acrylic and ink on canvas

150 x 180 cm

Pangea Ultima

Pangea Ultima, 2023

oil, acrylic and ink on canvas

200 x 340 cm

This place I love so much

This place I love so much, 2023

oil, acrylic, ink and coal on canvas

150 x 180 cm

The strange and the familiar

The strange and the familiar, 2023

oil, acrylic, ink and coal on canvas

150 x 180 cm

GET IN SHAPE GET COLOR III

GET IN SHAPE GET COLOR III, 2023

ink and acrylic on Bütten

116,5 x 87 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2023

pencil and ink on Bütten

30 x 20 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2023

ink on Bütten

30 x 20 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2023

pencil and colored pencil on Bütten

60 x 70 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2023

oil, acrylic, ink and coal on canvas

120 x 100 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2023

oil, acrylic, ink and coal on canvas

120 x 100 cm

Der Eimer ist ein Meer wenn die Füße darin baden

Der Eimer ist ein Meer wenn die Füße darin baden, 2022

oil, acrylic and ink on canvas

120 x 100 cm

Hoch unter rostrotem Himmel

Hoch unter rostrotem Himmel, 2022

oil, acrylic and ink on canvas

120 x 100 cm

Surf or fail

Surf or fail, 2022

ink and acrylic on Bütten

87 x 116,5 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2022

oil, acrylic and ink on canvas

120 x 100 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2022

oil, acrylic and ink on canvas

120 x 100 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2022

oil and oilstick on canvas

170 x 130 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2021

ink and acrylic on Bütten

78 x 106 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2020

oil and dispersion on canvas

145 x 200 cm

Surf or fail

Surf or fail, 2019

oil, acrylic and ink on canvas

200 x 300 cm

Count to 5 (1)

Count to 5 (1), 2018

ink and acrylic ink on Bütten

70 x 60 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2018

oil and acrylic on canvas

200 x 280 cm

o.T.

o.T., 2018

ink, acrylic ink and colored pencil on Bütten

50 x 40 cm

1985 born in Zaria, Nigeria
lives and works in Karlsruhe, DE

Education
2015 Academy of Fine Arts, Masterclass of Prof. Silvia Bächli, Karlsruhe, DE
2008 Academy of Fine Arts, class of Prof. Silvia Bächli, Karlsruhe, DE

Grants, Awards, Fellowships
2021 Cité des Arts, Residency Program, Paris FR
2020 Culture Scholarship of Karlsruhe / Kulturstipendium der Stadt Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe DE
2016 Pricewinner forumkunst im Regierungspräsidium, Karlsruhe, DE
2015 Postgraduate Scholarship, Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, DE

Solo shows / Two person shows
2022 Imaginary Island, Städtische Galerie, Karlsruhe DE
2021 European and african swallows, Cité des Arts, Paris, FR
2018 Force the hand of chance, Geschwisterraum, Karlsruhe, DE
2018 Surfing the Surface, die Anstoß e. V., ßpace, Karlsruhe, DE
2017 Terraforming Planet Icecream, with Nino Maaskola, Galerie Sebastianskapelle Ulm e.V., Ulm, DE
2016 STRIPS, V8 Plattform für neue Kunst, Karlsruhe, DE
2014 Fliehende Punkte, Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, DE

Group shows
2023 Sitting in a tin can, Kunstverein Wagenhallen, Stuttgart, DE
VOL1, PAW Gallery, Karlsruhe, DE
2022 Ohne Titel, Junge Malerei aus Süddeutschland und der Deutschschweiz, Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen, CH
2021 Ruder aus dem Strom, Projektraum Laube Karlsruhe, DE
2020 Milano Allstars, Projektraum Laube Karlsruhe, DE
2019 Phase 0, Bau 3 Tempelgelände, Karlsruhe DE
2018 Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears, Galerie Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, DE
Aquarius, Im Hinterzimmer, Karlsruhe, DE
Reanimation, Franz-Rohde-Haus, Karlsruhe, DE
I like to dream I like to think I like to dream that I think that I dream, Luis Leu, Karlsruhe, DE
pooling - what you see is what you get, Projektraum pool, Karlsruhe, DE
2016 Fokus 2.0, Kunstverein Radolfzell, DE
forumkunst, Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe, DE
pool, Projektraum pool, Karlsruhe, DE
2015 pool, studio opening, Karlsruhe, DE
2014 48 Stunden Neukölln, Parkdeck, Berlin, DE
2013 Regionale 14, Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel, CH
2012 Marienstraße, Marienstraße, Karlsruhe, DE
2011 Techniques to bridge the gap, Toves Gallery, Copenhagen, DNK
2009 auf Putz, Alter Güterbahnhof, Freiburg, DE

Performances
2017 I Owe You Some Pie (IOUSP), Projektraum pool, performance week-end, Karlsruhe, DE
Ssummerr Rrosess, performance with Johanna Wagner, Sunview Luncheonette,
New York, USA
2011 Tell Tale, Performance Plattform Frau Freitag, Karlsruhe, DE
Tell Tale, Tokonoma, Plattform für Junge Kunst, Kassel, DE

Exhibitions