Photographer: Patricia Ellah @patriciaellah Makeup Artist : Tamar Ellah @tamarellah
Ehiko Odeh is a multidisciplinary artist originally from Lagos, Nigeria, currently working and living in Toronto, Canada. She delves into multiple forms of material experimentation like; painting, collage-making, and textile, her creative exploration journey is deeply intertwined with her spiritual beliefs and a profound sense of playfulness exploring themes of decolonization, coiffure, ethnobotany, memory, and play.
Ehiko Odeh graduated from OCAD University in 2021 with a Bachelor of
Fine Arts and a minor in Creative Writing, Ehiko proudly debuted her solo
exhibition ‘Ochu’lu O’oya - Celebrating Ceremony’ at BAND Gallery. Her
work has been exhibited in Lagos at the StreetSouk Festival and Kolkata,
India, Xpace Cultural Centre and Nicholas Metivier Gallery. She’s worked
with HERMÉS Canada and was part of the HAVANA CLUB Artist In
Residence. She has been added to The Gladstone House Art Program
and The Wedge Collection. Notable commissions include Realised, Reimagined:
Art as Activism for Foodshare Toronto, And a certificate of
recognition from the Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, Canada.
Ehiko Odeh recently had her second solo exhibition "Our Hair Holds
Memories," with BAND Gallery at 401 Richmond and is currently an artist
in residence at the Living Arts Centre, Mississauga.
Fine Arts and a minor in Creative Writing, Ehiko proudly debuted her solo
exhibition ‘Ochu’lu O’oya - Celebrating Ceremony’ at BAND Gallery. Her
work has been exhibited in Lagos at the StreetSouk Festival and Kolkata,
India, Xpace Cultural Centre and Nicholas Metivier Gallery. She’s worked
with HERMÉS Canada and was part of the HAVANA CLUB Artist In
Residence. She has been added to The Gladstone House Art Program
and The Wedge Collection. Notable commissions include Realised, Reimagined:
Art as Activism for Foodshare Toronto, And a certificate of
recognition from the Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, Canada.
Ehiko Odeh recently had her second solo exhibition "Our Hair Holds
Memories," with BAND Gallery at 401 Richmond and is currently an artist
in residence at the Living Arts Centre, Mississauga.