Alexander Azukaego Nwokolo (b. 1963) completed a Higher National Diploma between 1986 and 1991 at the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi and received the Rector’s Certificate of Excellence and the American Ambassador’s Award upon graduation.

Adopting an instinctive and methodological system over the years, his works are concurrently experimental and examine mainly the technique of creative colouring and the effect of light and dark on colours. His recent works probe social problems, global issues concerning the environment and economic stability. Nwokolo’s oeuvre explores the urban Nigerian space, aesthetics and politics.

Alex Nwokolo has participated in several significant exhibitions and fairs such as: Now and Beyond, Alexis Galleries, Lagos (2021); Impact, Hour Glass Gallery, Lagos (2020); Authenticity of Thought, Sachs Gallery, Lagos, (2012); African Way of Art, Galerie Vendome, France (2011); Johannesburg FNB Art Fair (2011) and (2010); African Festival of the Arts, Chicago (2014); The Road Less Travelled, Artistic Licence Gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos (2008). He is a member of the Society of Nigerian Artists and the Guild of Professional Fine Artists.