Emeka Okereke

Emeka Okereke is a Nigerian photographer, filmmaker, writer and visual artist who lives and works in Lagos and Berlin.
Okereke is the cofounder of the Invisible Borders Trans-African Photographers Organisation.
In 2018, he received Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the Government of France.

Education

In 2009, Okereke founded The Invisible Borders Trans-African Organisation, a collective of artists whose projects include the Invisible Borders Trans-African Road Trip and The Trans-African, a journal of African arts and visual culture.
His installation 'A Trans-African Workspace', was exhibited at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015.
In summer of 2018, Okereke guest lectured at the Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, Austria.
In 2018, he was awarded Chevalier De l’Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres from the French Government, in recognition of his significant contributions to the arts in Africa and Europe.

2018: "Exploring a Void". Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg Austria
2008 Bagamoyo – Photography and the Useful Space / Maputo-Catembe – Maputo, Mozambique

2017 * Collective Thinking, For Freedoms / Aperture Foundation – New York, United States
2017 * Collectivism. Collectives and Their Quest For Value / Amsterdam Photography Museum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
2018: "Whose Land Have I Lit on Now?", Savvy Contemporary Berlin
2016 * No Borders / Gallery Dominique Fiat, – Paris, France
2016 * Unseen Art Photo Fair / Unseen Amsterdam – Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015 * 56th Venice Biennale / Venice Biennale – Venice, Italy

2018 * Countering Western Hegemony Through Trans-African Exchange
2017 * Africulture- Le Grand Palais n’aurait pas pu être construit sans l’exploitation coloniale de l’Afrique
2017 * ContemporaryAnd : The Neighbour-Hood Project
2016 * Trans-Africanism: An Urban Essay in The New African Magazine
2015 * Black Portraitures: Whose Black Is it? in Minor Literatures
2013 * Artscape by Al Jazeera- Emeka Okereke: Invisible Borders
2013 * Okay Africa- Emeka Okereke on Photography And a World of Possibilities

2018 – Chevalier De l’Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres
2016 Nominee, Prix Elysée for Photography
2016 Long list nominee, Prix Pictet, 2016
2009 Artist of the Year, The Future Awards Africa
2008 Winner, Visa Pour la Creation for project "Bagamoyo", Maputo Mozambique
2004 TV5, Paris Prize for Best Photography at the Exhibition "Made in Africa", Milan Italy.
2003 Best Young Photographer of the 5th Festival of photography. Bamako, Mali.