Victor Ehikhamenor (b. 1970) is a Nigerian-American multidisciplinary visual artist and writer known for his vibrant and incisive works using materials and iconography that embrace the traditions and histories of Africa while integrating elements that allude to the continent's colonial past and Nigeria’s complex geopolitical position as an oil-producing nation, offering insight into contemporary Nigeria while lighting a path forward for the country and its people.
Ehikhamenor was born and raised in Uwessan in Edo state in Nigeria, steeped in the visual traditions of the Benin Kingdom. These traditions include the practice of regularly re-painting the interior walls of...
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Victor EhikhamenorAncestral Portraiture I, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper45.7 x 36.1 cm
18 x 14 1/4 in
framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorAncestral Portraiture II, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper47 x 36.8 cm
18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorAncestral Portraiture III, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper47 x 36.8 cm
18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorAncestral Portraiture IV, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper47 x 36.8 cm
18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorAncestral Portraiture IX, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper47 x 36.8 cm
18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorAncestral Portraiture V, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper47 x 36.8 cm
18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorAncestral Portraiture VI, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper47 x 36.8 cm
18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorAncestral Portraiture VII, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper47 x 36.8 cm
18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorAncestral Portraiture VIII, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper47 x 36.8 cm
18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorAnthology of Tiny Things Remembered, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf on handmade paper163.8 x 111.8 cm
64 1/2 x 44 in
framed: 175 x 123.5 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorFired Up, 2020perforation and 24k gold leaf on handmade paper134.1 x 81.5 cm
52 3/4 x 32 1/8 in
framed: 145.5 x 93.5 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorMay the Head That Wears the Crown Find Wisdom, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf on handmade paper163.8 x 111.8 cm
64 1/2 x 44 in
framed: 175 x 123.5 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorThe Tiny Beautiful Things We Remember, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf on handmade paper162.6 x 113.8 cm
64 x 44 3/4 in
framed: 175 x 123.5 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorMoonsongs II, 2023perforation and 24k gold leaf on handmade paperheight: 111.3 cm
height: 43 3/4 in
framed: Ø124 x 3.5 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorWhat Was I Thinking, 2023perforation on handmade paper48.3 x 40.6 cm
19 x 16 in
Framed dimensions:
60 x 52 x 6cm
23 10/16 x 20 15/32 x 2 2/6 in
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Victor EhikhamenorOTUMBA, 2022perforation on handmade paper49.5 x 40.6 cm
19 1/2 x 16 in
framed: 60 x 52 x 6cm
23 10/16 x 20 15/32 x 2 2/6 in
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Victor EhikhamenorCrown Prince, 2023rosary beads with bronze statuette, fabric and thread on lace textile153.7 x 97.8 cm
60 1/2 x 38 1/2 in
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Victor EhikhamenorHoly Totem, 2024rosaries, coral beads and thread on lace textile127.8 x 86.4 cm
50 1/4 x 34 in
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Victor EhikhamenorOGIDIGAN The Sun that Never Sets, 2023rosaries, coral beads, and thread with bronze statuette on lace textile, loafers shoes317.5 x 226.1 x 31.8 cm
125 x 89 x 12 1/2 in
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Victor EhikhamenorReturn of the Young King, 2023rosary & coral beads with bronze statuette, fabric pieces and thread on lace textile154.9 x 91.4 cm
61 x 36 in
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Victor EhikhamenorUmogun I, 2024rosaries, coral beads, and thread with bronze statuette on lace textile170.2 x 116.8 x 7.1 cm
67 x 46 x 2 3/4 in
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Victor EhikhamenorUMOGUN II, 2024rosaries, coral beads and thread on lace textile
178.3 x 102.4 cm
70 1/4 x 40 1/4 in
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Victor EhikhamenorPalace Soothsayer I , 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper101.6 x 71.1 cm
40 x 28 in
framed: 114.5 x 81.5 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorPalace Soothsayer II, 2024perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper101.6 x 71.1 cm
40 x 28 in
framed: 114.5 x 81.5 x 6 cm
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Victor EhikhamenorThe Enigma of Things Remembered, 2024rosaries, coral beads and thread on lace textile370.8 x 340.4 cm
146 x 134 in
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Victor EhikhamenorPope Pius XII In Benin Kingdom, 2021rosaries, thread and gemstones on lace textileapproximate size: 165 x 100 x 100 cm
64 x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
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Victor EhikhamenorThe Holy King from the Sky, 2021rosaries and thread on lace textile393.7 x 223.5 cm
155 x 88 in
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