Miles Okwui

Painter · Brooklyn, NY · Represented by Karma

I make large-scale oil paintings that begin as wall drawings in the studio. Recent solo exhibitions include Karma (2026), The Approach London (2024), and Galerie Eva Presenhuber (2023). Born in Lagos, 1985. Lives and works in Brooklyn.

Works

Wall Drawing No. 16, 2026, oil on linen, 72 × 60 in

Untitled (Red Field), 2025, oil on linen, 48 × 36 in

Study for Wall Drawing 14, 2025, oil and graphite on paper, 18 × 14 in

Lagos Series III, 2024, oil on linen, 60 × 48 in

Untitled (Two Figures), 2024, oil on canvas, 84 × 72 in

Anchor, 2023, oil on linen, 96 × 72 in

Selected Exhibitions

2026Wall Drawings (solo), Karma, New York

2025The Painted Field, Hauser & Wirth, Zurich

2024Miles Okwui: New Work (solo), The Approach, London

2024Conditions of Painting, MoMA PS1, New York

2023Untitled, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich

2022Lagos / Brooklyn (solo), Karma, Los Angeles

2021Sunday Painters, White Columns, New York

2020MFA Thesis Show, Yale School of Art, New Haven

By Appointment

Studio visits, Brooklyn

Wednesdays and Fridays, by appointment. Drop a note and I'll send the address.

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