Nigeria
Fotografie
Uche Okpa-Iroha
1972, Nigeria
Lives and Works in Lagos, Nigeria
Education
2011/2012 Rijskacademie Beeldende Kunst Amsterdam
2010
“Passages” Residency, Musee des Confluences and Jean Paul Blachere Fondation, Lyon.
On Independence and the Ambivalence of promise Residency, Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos .
2008
Photojournalism Workshop, Facilitated by Jide Adeniyi-Jones and organized by Timbuktu Media, Lagos.
2005
Apprenticeship at Photo Garage Photography, Lagos.
Internship at World Kidney Fund (WKF), National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Singapore (2001).
1997
Bachelors of Technology Degree in Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Exhibitions
2012
Ungovernables (Invisible Borders), New Museum, New York.
2011
Rijksakademie Open Studios, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
African emerging photography, Paris Photo, Paris, France.
Les Nuits de Pierrevert Festival of Photography, Pierrevert, France
2010
The Idea of Africa (re-invented) #1, Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland.
Africa: See You, See Me! Lisbon, Portugal.
Uprooting the Gaze: Foreign Places, Familiar Patterns. Brighton Photo Fringe, Brighton, England.
Bamako in Toronto Ryerson Gallery and Research Centre, Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, Autograph ABP and The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Canada.
Invisible Borders Road Trip Lagos –Dakar Group Project.
‘Under Bridge life’: Exhibition of Bamako Encounters, Morocco.
‘Under bridge life’: Exhibition of Bamako Encounters, Johannes Burg, South Africa.
‘Under Bridge Life’: Exhibition of Bamako Encounters, Brussels, Belgium.
‘Under Bridge Life’: Exhibition of Bamako Encounters, Antwerp, Belgium.
2009
8th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography, Bamako, Mali.
Invisible Borders Road Trip Lagos-Bamako Group Project
Second Photo Africa Contest, Exhibition, Tarifa, Spain.
10th Havana Biennial (Black Box Photography Collective Group Exhibition), Havana, Cuba.
Pride! – Portrait Photography Exhibition, Goethe Institut, Lagos.
2008
Portrait Photography workshop, Goethe Institut, Lagos.
Energy of the City, A CORA Exhibition, Lagos.
Loving Lagos, Exhibition, Berlin, Germany.
First Photo Africa Contest, Exhibition, Tarifa, Spain.
Body landscapes Photography Workshop at the Goethe Institut, Lagos.
Paris-Lagos Exchange Project, Workshop and Exhibition, Lagos.
2007
Life in My City Art and Photography Exhibition and Competition, Enugu.
Lagos - City at Work (A group Book Publication)
Nocturnal Vibrations (Black Box Photography Collective) at the Goethe Institut, Lagos.
2006
Football Worlds: A Photography workshop/exhibition organized by the Goethe Institut, Lagos.
Awards/Prizes
2011: Nominee, The National Geographic All Roads Photography Programme
2010: Nominee ‘Growth’ Prix Pictet Award, Paris, France.
2009: The Seydou Keita Prize for the Best Photographic Creation, Bamako Encounters, Mali.
2009: Recipient, Fondation Jean Paul Blachere Prize, Lyon, France
2007: First Runner up, Life in My City Art and Photography Competition, Enugu, Nigeria.
Memberships
Member, Invisible Borders Trans-Africa Photography Group (2009 – Date).
Member, Black Box Photography Collective (2006 - Date).
Member, Education Sub Committee, International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) (2003 – 2007).
Member Board of Directors, International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) (2001 - 2003).
