Installation view. Imo Nse Imeh, Other World Liturgies, 2024, Charcoal, India ink, acrylic ink, colored pencil, mylar, on gesso board, 76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in)
Installation view. Imo Nse Imeh, Other World Liturgies, 2024, Charcoal, India ink, acrylic ink, colored pencil, mylar, on gesso board, 76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in)
In The Sacred Study of Becoming, Dr. Imo Nse Imeh investigates how transformation emerges within the pressures of memory, belief, and lived experience. His figural compositions occupy a charged space between representation and abstraction, where emotional and spiritual states take form.
 
The works from 2019 to 2024 explore rupture and repair, contemplation and renewal, and the demands of embodiment and faith. Together, they examine how individuals navigate inherited histories while moving toward becoming.

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    • Imo Nse Imeh, Prayer Study, 2023
      Imo Nse Imeh, Prayer Study, 2023
      € 4,800.00
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    • Imo Nse Imeh, Untitled, 2023
      Imo Nse Imeh, Untitled, 2023
      € 5,600.00
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    • Imo Nse Imeh, Other World Liturgies, 2024
      Imo Nse Imeh, Other World Liturgies, 2024
      € 6,500.00
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    • Imo Nse Imeh, Study, Evermore Figure, 2024
      Imo Nse Imeh, Study, Evermore Figure, 2024
      € 7,000.00
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    • Imo Nse Imeh, Yesterday/Tomorrow, 2024
      Imo Nse Imeh, Yesterday/Tomorrow, 2024
      € 8,700.00
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    • Imo Nse Imeh, Voyager (Poseidon's Maelstrom), 2024
      Imo Nse Imeh, Voyager (Poseidon's Maelstrom), 2024
      € 8,700.00
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    • Imo Nse Imeh, Hightide , 2024
      Imo Nse Imeh, Hightide , 2024
      € 10,400.00 Price includes frame
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    • Imo Nse Imeh, Sacrament, 2024
      Imo Nse Imeh, Sacrament, 2024
      € 10,400.00 Price includes frame
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    • Imo Nse Imeh, Two Angels in Conversation, 2019
      Imo Nse Imeh, Two Angels in Conversation, 2019
      € 13,900.00
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    • Imo Nse Imeh, Ascension, 2024
      Imo Nse Imeh, Ascension, 2024
      € 15,600.00
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  • Imo Nse Imeh

    Monuments to Our Skies | February 3 - July 1, 2025 | National Academy of Sciences

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     About the artist

  • Dr. Imo Nse Imeh (b. 1980) is an American visual artist and art historian with family roots in Akwa Ibom...
    Profile image. Imo Nse Imeh. © Joey Kennedy
    Dr. Imo Nse Imeh (b. 1980) is an American visual artist and art historian with family roots in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. A Professor of Art and Art History at Westfield State University, he earned his BA from Columbia University and his PhD in the History of African Art from Yale University. His research and studio practice examine African and African Diaspora visual culture, with a focus on ritual, belief, cultural memory, and the human figure. Working in drawing, painting, and mixed media, he creates environments that investigate spirituality, emotion, and cultural identity.
     
    Imeh has exhibited in museums and cultural institutions across the United States, including recent shows at Maison Lune for Frieze Los Angeles, the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, and the University Museum of Contemporary Art in Amherst. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art and other collections, and has been featured by major media outlets. He has received awards from various cultural councils.