Uche Okpa-Iroha
- January 9, 2024
- Artist
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Uche Okpa-Iroha Biography
| Name | Uche Okpa-Iroha |
| Birthday | Jan 2 |
| Birth Year | 1972 |
| Place Of Birth | Enugu |
| Birth Country | Nigeria |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Uche Okpa-Iroha is one of the most popular and richest Artist who was born on January 2, 1972 in Enugu, Nigeria. Completed during the final year of his residency at the Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the ‘Plantation Boy’ series see Okpa-Iroha intervening in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 film, The Godfather by isolating and appropriating forty original film stills from the seminal movie.
Uche Okpa-Iroha discovered his interest in photography in 2005, when he attended an exhibition hosted by the Nigerian collective Depth of Field (DOF) in London. He became a full-time professional photographer in 2006, having apprenticed under his cousin, the Prince Claus Laureate, Uche James Iroha. The following year, the Black Box Photography Collective was formed by Uche Okpa- Iroha and some friends as a community of photo-artistic enthusiasts. The group organized major exhibitions in Lagos, Nigeria and Havana, Cuba.
In 2008, his first major project “The Under Bridge Life” was favorably received by critics and exposed him to international audiences. The project earned him the Seydou Keita award for the Best Photographic Creation at the 2009 edition of the African Photography Encounters in Bamako and in the same year, he received the Jean-Paul Blachere Foundation Prize for the same work.
2009 — Jean-Paul Blachere Foundation Prize
Uche Okpa-Iroha holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Food Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria which he completed in 1997.
Uche Okpa-Iroha Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Artist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Uche Okpa-Iroha is one of the richest Artist from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Uche Okpa-Iroha 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Uche Okpa-Iroha was born on January 2, 1972, to Mr. Nwokocha Okpa-Iroha and Mrs. Chidi Okpa-Iroha. He has four other siblings. The family hails from Abia State in the South Eastern Niger Delta area of Nigeria. Okpa-Iroha is married to Ayo Joy Okpa-Iroha and they have two children.
Uche Okpa-Iroha (born in Enugu in 1972) is a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist who mainly adopts photography as his preferred medium of artistic expression.
In 2007, Okpa-Iroha was announced first runner-up of the Life in My City Art and Photography competition, organized by the Alliance Franciase and Rokana Industries in Enugu, Nigeria.
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In 2011, Uche Okpa-Iroha was one of 25 artists selected for a two-year residency research fellowship programme at the Rijksakademie Van Bleeldende Kunsten. The prestigious Rijskakdemie Van Bleeldende Kunsten, which was founded by King William III in 1870 provided Uche the platform for developing his talent on an international scale and further exposed his works to the international community.
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Uladzislaw Ranked on the list of most popular Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Uche Okpa-Iroha celebrates birthday on January 2 of every year.
He is a founding member of the Blackbox Collective and Invisible Borders Trans-African Organisation and in 2013, he founded and established The Nlele Institute, where he serves as Director.