Updated: List of Qualified Entries for the LIMCAF 2026 Grand Finale

Updated: List of Qualified Entries for the LIMCAF 2026 Grand Finale

We are pleased to formally announce the list of qualified entries for the Life In My City Art Festival (LIMCAF) 2026 Grand Finale. This selection represents outstanding works from regions that have successfully concluded their exhibitions and completed the adjudication process.

These entries form part of the Top 100 artworks shortlisted nationwide and have demonstrated exceptional creativity, technical strength, and thoughtful engagement with this year’s theme.

ABUJA REGION

1. Ishaya Victor — Que sera, sera? — Male

2. Usman Enemona Marvelous — Open Letter to the Deep — Male

3. Adewole Oluwadamilola Victoria — To the Wounds That Refuse to Heal — Female

4. Aje Positive Elijah — Root Runs Deep — Male

5. Joseph Steve — The Ambivalence of Actions and Inactions — Male

6. Ojo John — Many Good Heads — Male

7. Augustine Martin Ebuka — Green White Green Like Babel — Male

8. Emmanuel Akintunde — Rooted in Peace — Male

JALINGO REGION

9.    Iyanda Faith — 12 months, 12 hands- on solutions instead of complaining — Female

10. Doowuese Prisicilla Oryina — Sacred slates, Streets and survival by chance   — Female

11. Sayeed momoh — The life we hold together— Male

12. Obeka Simon — Breaking Chains Not Spirit — Male

13. Bilkisu Oyiza Shuaibu — Mai Kitso  — Female

14. John Motorola Elizabeth — Echoes of Survival  — Female

15. Augustine Ephraim Bairik — To Whom I Couldn't Speak — Male

16. Jerry Clement — Dear Tomorrow — Male

17. Jonah edebo Omagbogu — The Echoes before the bell -Male

18. Tolulope Ami-Williams — The Holy Seed will be the Stump — Female

ZARIA REGION

19. Gushi Clinton Data — How do I play my part? — Male

20. Success Emeka — The Tomorrow We Might Never See   — Female

21. Michael Peter Oche — Never Give Up — Male

22.  Zayyad Abdulkadir — What goes around, comes around — Male

YOLA REGION

23. Abba Adams — Body of Violence — Male

24.  Levi Jonah— Doom   — Male

CALABAR/UYO REGION

25. Kayode Oluwakpelumi — Open World: Where Everything Grows — Male 

26. Ruth Emmanuel — The Rat Race  — Female 

27. Emmanuel Okonkwo —Restitution (what is left of us) — Male 

28. Best Uti Stanley  —  An Open Letter to Sel — Female 

29. AKAH, EVA EDEDEM — Opening New Wounds — Female

30. Udo Ime Okon — An Open letter to my dear dad. — Male

JOS REGION

31. Nicholas Paul Sunkur — The Glitch Cost of Silence — Male 

32. Noel Patrick — Unity in Diversity  — Male

33. Stephanie Zemnaan Tallen  —  We are whatever is left of us— Female 

34. Onah Eche Augustine —A nation on Trial— Male 

35. Azigbo Dafe Samuel —  Dear death, your voice sounds like mine.—Male 

36.  Dakas Timothy Hosea — A letter unread — Male

37.  Titus Samuel Manyam— Uncontained — Male

AWKA REGION

38. Eze Marcellius Onyeka — Ancestral Echo  — Male

39. Charleslouis Azuakor Kelechukwu — Mgbidi — Male

40. Obi Micheal Chukwuemeka — Before Our Eyes — Male

41. Chinecherem Peace Ifedilichukwu — Na’ka Ya — Female

OSUN REGION

42. God’spower  John — Dear Digital Generation — Male

43. Victoria O Ogungbure — THE WEIGHT: On Both Sides  — Male

44. Okanlawon Faith Adewuyi  — The Voice of the people — Male

45. Adebisi Adeniyi Joel  — Unsent Manifesto — Female

ILORIN REGION

46. Zakariyahu Ridwan — The Weaver — Male

47. Abdulbasit Ayodeji— The  Cry of a Nation  — Male

ABEOKUTA REGION

48. Obianefo Chukwubuiken Victor — Drums Of Echoing Consciousness — Male

49. Amaje Ruth Kenimi—  Archive of Silence  — Female

IBADAN REGION

50. Bello Moshood Abiola — Agbara Isokan — Male

51. Oladeji Abraham Blessing— What if?  — Female

52. Oladosu Sulaimon Alabi — The Space We Live Open— Male

Reserved List (Awaiting Final Decision)

The following entry is currently under further review and may be considered subject to final confirmation:

1. Alade Michael Adesoji — Shared Headlines (Abuja) — Male

2. Aba Linus — They Tag Truth Defamation (Jalingo) — Male

3. Etim Mercy Paul — Dignity for sale (Calabar/Uyo) — Female

4.  Longret Precious Samuel— Still Held (Jos) — Female

5. Uche Chinazaekpere Peace — Vains of the Forgotten Grid(Awka) — Female

6. OBIDARE Hezekiah OYEJIDE —  STATE OF THE NATION (An Open Letter to the World) (Osun) — Male

7. Akinpelu Qoyyum Ayomide —Tears of Motherland (Ibadan) — Male

Further updates will be communicated as additional regions conclude their exhibitions and final selections are confirmed.

We extend our sincere congratulations to all selected artists and commend their dedication to artistic excellence. We look forward to celebrating these remarkable works at the LIMCAF 2026 Grand Finale.