Annoucement: Top 100 Artists LIMCAF 2021
LIMCAF 2021: TOP 100 ARTISTS ANNOUNCED!
The list of the 100 Best New Works of young Nigerian artists who will feature in the Life In My City Art Festival (LIMCAF) Grand Finale Exhibition 2021 has been released.
A statement by Dr Ayo Adewunmi, LIMCAF’s Art Director noted that just over 550 works were received in all areas of fine and applied art, from the all over the country and the Top 100 emerged following a rigorous Jury process.
The jury meticulously considered thematic expression, creative use of material in keeping with the principles of design and the quality of finish and presentation.
The 2021 Grand Finale Exhibition will run from 15th to 20th November 2021 and the winners will receive their Prizes during the Award and Gala Night at the International Conference Centre, Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu on Saturday, the 20th.
Dr. Adewunmi gave an insight into the peculiarities of this year’s Festival which arose from the cancellation of the 2020 Festival due to the COVID-19 Pandemic that affected almost everything else worldwide.
He explained that after the Trustees decided to cancel the 2020 Festival the entries that had already been received for that year were retained for 2021 Festival while also retaining the competition theme for the entries received in 2021. It was also decided in consideration of the prevailing precautions to contain the Pandemic, to restructure the competition process and most aspects are now online and virtual.
As such, mindful of the pandemic protocols, the Jury which would have loved to see all the works physically before the final selections had to bend all faculties to the realities of the moment and make their choices online. The Regional physical exhibitions which used to hold in 11 Nigerian cities as a great and exciting second stage of the selection process were cancelled.
Details of other aspects of the 2021 Festival will be released in the following days.
The list of the 100 Best Works Finalists for the 2021 Festival is available on the LIMCAF website www.lifeinmycityartsfestival.org.
Ayo Adewunmi Ph.D
Art Director.
LIMCAF 2021 TOP 100 LIST
1. Abdulkadir Zayyad, The side of the within Cloning
2. Abiodun Emmanuel Olaniyi, Eni a ni o loju (He who we asked to blow speck from our eyes)
3. Abubabkar Attahiru, A State of Disarray
4. Adebayo David Ayotunde, Freedom on-Leah
5. Adegbite John, The Circumstance
6. Adejo Oluwaseun Alaba, Schacked
7. Adeokun Olanrewaju Samuel, Prophesy (Vision 2020)
8. Adeolu Adeyemi Blessing, Fallen Angel)
9. Adewale Kolawole John, Life in my city
10. Adewuni Oyeyemi Temitope, Verge of Freedom
11. Adewuyi Olusola Samson, Arojinle
12. Adeyemi Segun Gideon, Blindly disguised
13. Adiza Juliet, Onwa 1
14. Agunweze Chukwuzaram Michael, Paradigm
15. Agwunwa Theophilus, Hope Against Hope.
16. Ahumaraeze Ekeoma Ita, Deep Thought
17. Ajani Olamitayo Toheeb, Hope
18. Alade Michael Adesoji, Once Upon a Time
19. Ameh Mathias, Poor Education
20. Amuta Francis Isitor, President and Subjects
21. Anigoro Omolade Babatunde, Cigar Smoker
22. Atonye Lamie Alfred, Resilience
23. Ayangbayi Farouk Olamilekan, Path of Life
24. Ayanlewale Joseph Oluwafemi, The Seer
25. Ayoola Ayodeji Kingsley, 1 owl’ clock (Vision 20nil)
26. Azoige Sophia Chioma, Tribal Space
27. Babalola Ibrahim Babatunde, Optmistic but Pessimistic
28. Barkare Samson Gbenga, What is good for the goose
29. Bassey Uko Archibong, Corrupted Vision
30. Ben Davis, No Secret
31. Chidebe Chinedu Raphael, Suffocating in the Dark II
32. Chigozie Aluu Prosper, Karma
33. Chika Okereke, Face of Many colours
34. Chukwu Sunday, Ikpe malu Eziokwu
35. Clarke Toritseju Favour, Translucent Thought
36. Damola Adeyemo, Birth of vision
37. Donald- Ase Abigail, “Unfulfilled Promise”
38. Ebenezear Kayode, Goal Setting
39. Ebunyebe Kingsely Nnaemeka, The Heads (Ndi Isi)
40. Ejiofor Samson, Played
41. Ekah Virtue Efetvewobo, Our Economy I
42. Elekwa Richard Ndukwe, Illusion
43. Ema, Puzzled in Illusion
44. Eneji Peter Ebem, Chronicle of Despair.
45. Enyi Paul David, Safety
46. Eweje Emmanuel Gbenga, Breathing in hope
47. Ewheheba Hendrix Ochuko, Karma
48. Ewubare Paul Obakparo, Security
49. Eze Bebe Chinede, The vision and the system
50. Eze Emmanuel Chukwuebuka, Inner Light
51. Faselejo Tobiloba Moses, Broken for the Worth
52. Francis Jeremiah Oshogwe, Unified
53. Francis Oshorenoya David, Dialogue Refix
54. Gbadebo Ebenezer Adedapo, Covid-19 Pandemic
55. Godfrey Godstime Uche, How We Roll
56. Hanson Okere Chidozie, Social Hyponosis
57. Hassan Abdulazeez Tunde, Strength
58. Idowu Emmanuel, January 15 angry Bird
59. Ifechukwu Ugonabo, Gold Mine
60. Ikeorah Chisom Godspowe, Safe Squares 001 – The Test of Time
61. Isiah Victor Daniel, A creative mind
62. Ismailia Jimoh Odera, Ozi ema Apapa na nahe eza (As you sow, so shall you reap)
63. John Godspower Imeh, City 19
64. John Motorola Elizabeth, The Chronicle
65. Jonathan Deborah, Local Content Beauty……not without challenges
66. Kiladejo Adetope Peter, Moving on
67. Mohammed Ibrahim, Motherhood
68. Ndubuzo Moses, Fantasy
69. Nduka Ikechukwu Michael, Excursion to nowhere
70. Njoku Moses Onugadi, Nigeria in 2020: Still a 3d world verteran
71. Nwafor Chidinma Stella, Who really cares?
72. Odunze Uchechukwu Godswill, Dialoque Between Realms
73. Ogamba James Tochukwu, Joy
74. Oji Chidiebere Pascal, Letter from 2020
75. Ojo Ademola Isaac, What’s the Updat?
76. Oke Timothy Oluwatomi, Beyond the Beauty, vision for mission
77. Okoli Chioma Favour, Butterflies in my belly
78. Okonkwo Emmanuel Chidube, Bedlam
79. Okoroafor Odinaka, Lean On Me
80. Okoronta Chichetam John, Smudged Vision
81. Okoye Chukwuebuka John, Give Us Our Daily Bread
82. Okoye Michael Onyekachukwu, The end will tell
83. Okpala Benedict Chibuikem, Puzzled Vision
84. Oladije Michael, Enslave
85. Olagunju Olorunjuwori Jeremiah, Hope for Survival
86. Omezi Nicholas Chekwube, Watch and ward
87. Oni Oluwatimilehin Joseph, My Song
88. Onumonu Nnamdi, The Lazy Youth
89. Onyibor Uchenna Collins, Selfishness
90. Onyinade Adeniyi, Orosunuku
91. Orunkoyi Segun Abraham, Unforeseen Vision
92. Osundunke Kayode Joseph, Depression
93. Oyedele Abiodun Oyewunmi, Hangin On Hope
94. Salami Joshua Abayomi, The Lonely Child
95. Segun Victor Owolabi, Resilience
96. Shemfe Faith Nnekuim, Aspiration for a Better Home
97. Steve Joseph Aimanesi, Vision 2020: So far, so what (Tear – filled mysteries)
98. Udoebom Otuekong Akpan, Diagnosis ( Of a poster term pregnancy)
99. Umoren Edidion Akpanta, Save The Wild
100.Yusuf Muktar, Scrulooz, Enough
