OBIEKWE “OBI”
OKOLO
A Nigerian-American storyteller, creative director, designer, and multimedia artist dedicated to uncovering truths and building connections through story. Raised between Lagos and San Antonio, his work blends the contrasts of two worlds, exploring identity, community, and belonging with evocative depth.
*OH-BEE-EH-KWEH
Artist, Writer, & Creative Director
*just sound it out, you got it.
FEATURED WORK
DESIGN
Your Only Friend, DC
CONCEPT, CREATIVE DIRECTION, ART DIRECTION
ART
CURATION, CREATIVE DIRECTION
“I’ve always had a hard time narrowing my scope of interests. There are just so many beautiful things in this world, and an equally infinite number of ways to engage with them. At a certain point, probably in my early 20’s I stopped asking myself what I wanted to be when I grew up and started identifying the things I didn’t want. That proved to be a much more exciting exercise…so yeah, my portfolio is kinda chaotic. Like a well-loved box of crayons.”
From the stage at DC Climate Week - Nature in Art Panel
YAP
2024 Creative Mornings DC
ART
ARTIST RESIDENCY, CURATION, SHOW CONCEPTION
aka recency bias
WRITTEN
Comment Magazine: Violence
tāst Coffee
DESIGN
CONCEPT, BRANDING, CREATIVE DIRECTION, ART DIRECTION