Onyedika Chuke
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Onyedika Chuke | |
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| Alma mater | Cooper Union, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture |
| Known for | Visual Art |
| Movement | Contemporary art |
| Website | http://onyedikachuke.com |
Onyedika Chuke ⓘ (born in Onitsha, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-American art dealer, artist, and curator, living in New York City. He is the founder of Storage,[1] an art gallery in Manhattan and was an assistant professor of art at the Columbia University School of the Arts.[2]
Chuke was born in Onitsha, Nigeria and raised in New York City.[3] He graduated from Cooper Union in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts, and also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.[4] Chuke has also partipicpated at fellowships including at the Yale School of Art, Department of Cultural Affairs, and American Academy in Rome.[5] Art critic Jerry Saltz described Chuke's work as "material-and-intellectual genius akin to Bruce Nauman."[6] As an artist, Chuke has had solo presentations at The Arts Center at Governors Island, Pioneer Works,[7] The Shed (arts center), and the Bronx Museum of the Arts.[8]