Biography

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...

Works
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Ancestral Portraiture I, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Ancestral Portraiture I, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    45.7 x 36.1 cm
    18 x 14 1/4 in
    framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Ancestral Portraiture II, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Ancestral Portraiture II, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    47 x 36.8 cm
    18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
    framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Ancestral Portraiture III, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Ancestral Portraiture III, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    47 x 36.8 cm
    18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
    framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Ancestral Portraiture IV, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Ancestral Portraiture IV, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    47 x 36.8 cm
    18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
    framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Ancestral Portraiture IX, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Ancestral Portraiture IX, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    47 x 36.8 cm
    18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
    framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Ancestral Portraiture V, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Ancestral Portraiture V, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    47 x 36.8 cm
    18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
    framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Ancestral Portraiture VI, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Ancestral Portraiture VI, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    47 x 36.8 cm
    18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
    framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Ancestral Portraiture VII, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Ancestral Portraiture VII, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    47 x 36.8 cm
    18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
    framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Ancestral Portraiture VIII, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Ancestral Portraiture VIII, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    47 x 36.8 cm
    18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
    framed: 57 x 47 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Anthology of Tiny Things Remembered, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Anthology of Tiny Things Remembered, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf on handmade paper
    163.8 x 111.8 cm
    64 1/2 x 44 in
    framed: 175 x 123.5 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Fired Up, 2020
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Fired Up, 2020
    perforation and 24k gold leaf on handmade paper
    134.1 x 81.5 cm
    52 3/4 x 32 1/8 in
    framed: 145.5 x 93.5 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, May the Head That Wears the Crown Find Wisdom, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    May the Head That Wears the Crown Find Wisdom, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf on handmade paper
    163.8 x 111.8 cm
    64 1/2 x 44 in
    framed: 175 x 123.5 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, The Tiny Beautiful Things We Remember, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    The Tiny Beautiful Things We Remember, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf on handmade paper
    162.6 x 113.8 cm
    64 x 44 3/4 in
    framed: 175 x 123.5 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Moonsongs II, 2023
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Moonsongs II, 2023
    perforation and 24k gold leaf on handmade paper
    height: 111.3 cm
    height: 43 3/4 in
    framed: Ø124 x 3.5 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, What Was I Thinking, 2023
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    What Was I Thinking, 2023
    perforation on handmade paper
    48.3 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
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, OTUMBA, 2022
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    OTUMBA, 2022
    perforation on handmade paper
    49.5 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
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Crown Prince, 2023
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Crown Prince, 2023
    rosary beads with bronze statuette, fabric and thread on lace textile
    153.7 x 97.8 cm
    60 1/2 x 38 1/2 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Holy Totem, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Holy Totem, 2024
    rosaries, coral beads and thread on lace textile
    127.8 x 86.4 cm
    50 1/4 x 34 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, OGIDIGAN The Sun that Never Sets, 2023
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    OGIDIGAN The Sun that Never Sets, 2023
    rosaries, coral beads, and thread with bronze statuette on lace textile, loafers shoes
    317.5 x 226.1 x 31.8 cm
    125 x 89 x 12 1/2 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Return of the Young King, 2023
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Return of the Young King, 2023
    rosary & coral beads with bronze statuette, fabric pieces and thread on lace textile
    154.9 x 91.4 cm
    61 x 36 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Royal Totem II, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Royal Totem II, 2024
    rosaries and thread on lace textile
    134.6 x 78.7 cm
    53 x 31 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Umogun I, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Umogun I, 2024
    rosaries, coral beads, and thread with bronze statuette on lace textile
    170.2 x 116.8 x 7.1 cm
    67 x 46 x 2 3/4 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, UMOGUN II, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    UMOGUN II, 2024
    rosaries, coral beads and thread on lace textile
    178.3 x 102.4 cm
    70 1/4 x 40 1/4 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Palace Soothsayer I , 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Palace Soothsayer I , 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    101.6 x 71.1 cm
    40 x 28 in
    framed: 114.5 x 81.5 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Palace Soothsayer II, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Palace Soothsayer II, 2024
    perforation with 24k gold leaf, walnut ink and ink on handmade paper
    101.6 x 71.1 cm
    40 x 28 in
    framed: 114.5 x 81.5 x 6 cm
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, The Enigma of Things Remembered, 2024
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    The Enigma of Things Remembered, 2024
    rosaries, coral beads and thread on lace textile
    370.8 x 340.4 cm
    146 x 134 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Pope Pius XII In Benin Kingdom, 2021
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Pope Pius XII In Benin Kingdom, 2021
    rosaries, thread and gemstones on lace textile
    approximate size: 165 x 100 x 100 cm
    64 x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, The Holy King from the Sky, 2021
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    The Holy King from the Sky, 2021
    rosaries and thread on lace textile
    393.7 x 223.5 cm
    155 x 88 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Òkàlénté Noble Keeper of Secrets, 2022
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Òkàlénté Noble Keeper of Secrets, 2022
    rosaries, fabric and thread with bronze statuette and rhinestones on lace textile
    271.8 x 199.4 cm
    107 x 78 1/2 in
  • Victor Ehikhamenor, Cathedral of the Mind, 2023
    Victor Ehikhamenor
    Cathedral of the Mind, 2023
    rosaries and thread on lace textile and canvas
    502 x 371 cm
    197 5/8 x 146 in
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