Dawn Okoro

Dawn Okoro
Born
Dawn Okoro

1980 (age 45–46)
Houston, Texas
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin
Known forPainting

Dawn OkoroListenⓘ (born 1980 in Houston), is a Nigerian American artist who paints figurative art works, as well as practices photography and videography, all inspired by fashion and popular culture. She graduated from University of Texas-Austin in 2002 with a B.A. in Psychology[1] and Fashion Design and graduated with a law degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 2009.[2][3]

Okoro currently lives and works in Austin, Texas, but her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally, and has also been commissioned by celebrities.[4]

Biography

Born to an American mother and a Nigerian father from the Igbo tribe, Okoro was raised in Lubbock, Texas.[4][5]

Okoro has participated in both solo and group exhibitions throughout her career.

In 2008, Dawn's art works headlined Visual Collaborative's Miami exhibition.[4] In June 2019, she returned as a feature on the platform, under the Voyager series for humanities, she was interviewed alongside 25 people from around the world such as; Seun Kuti, Berla Mundi and Aya Chebbi.[6]

Since 2012, Dawn Okoro has split her time as both an artist and digital producer at Spectrum News Austin.[2]

In 2018, Okoro's solo exhibition "Punk noir" was held at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center.[7] The exhibition featured life-size paintings of local artists and creatives and explored "black personal style as a punk ethos."[8] In 2019, Okoro was one of five artists featured in the 'Fruits of Naij' exhibition at Okay Space in Brooklyn. The show celebrated the endeavors of Nigerian artists raising awareness about the conditions of internally displaced persons in Nigeria.[9]

References

  1. ^ Bosah, Chukwuemeka (2017). The Art of Nigerian Women. Contributions by Moyosore B. Okediji. New Albany, Ohio: Ben Bosah Books. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-9969084-5-0. OCLC 965603634.
  2. ^ a b "Dawn Okoro: Full-Time Artist, Full-Time Journalist". Spectrum News 1 Austin. 18 July 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Okoro Studio. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Dawn Okoro". Visual Collaborative. May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Meet Dawn Okoro". Voyage Houston. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Artists, Innovators & Speakers". Visual Collaborative. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  7. ^ Bell, Aria (21 January 2020). "Punk Noir Is an Art Exhibition for the Rule-Breakers". Dallas Observer. ProQuest 2362047808.
  8. ^ Jean, Melany (11 May 2018). "'Dawn Okoro: Punk Noir' at the Carver Museum". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  9. ^ "'Fruits of Naij' Is the Exhibition Highlighting Young Nigerian Artists Creating Change Through Art". OkayAfrica. 18 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
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