CLEMENT MMADUKO NWAFOR

Clement Mmaduako Nwafor is an award-winning contemporary Nigerian
The artist and the Creative art director Clemspeter Art Creations Limited, who
I live and work in Abuja. He had long started his art subconsciously as a child when he would
Spend hours drawing with crayons and coloured pencils. As time went by, he took up apprenticeship under Master Philip Nzekwe
who has guided and trained his eyes in sculpture, while he has gone
ahead to execute numerous commissions in sculpture and thereafter, he
also went ahead to learn and develop his skills on painting under a
renowned Nigerian artist Oswald Uruakpa, 2011. Over the years after he has trained his skills in both sculpture and
Painting, he has taken up a career as a full-time studio artist. Presently, Clement has shown his mastery in painting as he has been
able to connect plenty dots and trajectories, and his works have proven
that His paintings are usually done with oil on canvas and collage often
using pieces of fabrics, resulting in stunning mixed media artworks. Colourful and intricate gele, Nigerian head wraps, features heavily in his
With work, Clement expertly gives life and movement to the folds of fabric. Soft and colourful Clements art almost appears as if it were carefully
illustrated in coloured pencils or pastels, showing his mastery of
manipulating oil colour; with constant practice and resilience, he has
created paintings that are quite engaging for its soulful, live-like
rendering of subjects. In 2014, he won first (1).

st prize award in National Visual Art Competition

organised by the National Gallery of Art, Nigeria. Clement has done Solo Exhibitions and also so many group exhibitions
locally and internationally.

ARTIST STATEMENT
My art often centers on the gele, using vibrant African Ankara fabrics to
explore themes of African identity. My works with cactus symbolizes the
resilience and struggles we face in life. Other piece features lush foliage, representing the delicate yet powerful allure of a young woman. Her
attraction, both positive and negative, ultimately shapes her path
forward.