Ejiro Fenegal

Ejiro Fenegal

Ejiro Fenegal (born 1991) is a sculptor from Ughelli south, Delta State, Nigeria. She attended the School Arts, Design and Printing, Yaba College of Technology where she graduated with a Higher National Diploma in Sculpture in 2019. 

Ejiro Fenegal resides and works from her studio located in Lagos, Nigeria. Ejiro has participated in multiple international art fairs and group exhibitions in North America and Africa. Ejiro Fenegal meticulously manipulates Marble to create elegantly detailed figurative sculptures that delve into the complexities of the human condition. She firmly believes that constraining emotions like fear; doubt, weakness, and hate are detrimental to one’s existence. Her creative process involves working with clay to model, as well as mold taking and casting using resin and marble dust. Vibrant polychromatic patina are then applied to accentuate the expressive features of her subjects. 

Ejiro Fenegals has attained recognition for her work through various select awards and press, including the “The White Wall and Coindesk Prize” at Scope Miami Beach 2025, for the acquisition of work into the permanent collection of the Toledo Museum, Ohio. She was selected as part of “15 Women Sculptors You Need to Know” by Prazzle arts along side Simione Leigh, Chiharu Shiota, Wangechi Mutu, and others.

“I have always found fulfilment in creating art using both natural and artificial materials. Even as a young child, I would shape objects using clay, candle wax, and newspapers. As I grew up, my passion for art only intensified, despite facing objections from my family. They discourage me from pursuing a career as an artist, believing that females should be dependent. However, this experience shaped my character and instilled in me the determination to pursue my artistic dreams. In my work, I primarily focus on portraying female figures, utilizing them as powerful symbols of strength and beauty.”

Studio Visit

Gallery Exhibitions

ATLANTA ART FAIR 2025
MAKERS OF LEGACY
FUTURE FAIR 2025. NYC.
SCOPE MIAMI BEACH 2024.
ATLANTA ART FAIR 2024.

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MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
2025. Toledo Museum of Art. Ohio

INSTITUTIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2026. We are the Drum and Scribe: Black Art in America Collection. Bo Bartlett Center. Columbus, GA.
2025. Herb Gray collection at University Galleries. NCAT. Greensboro, NC.

ART FAIRS
2026. EXPO CHICAGO. Mitochondria Gallery. Chicago, IL.
2025. Future Fair 2025. Mitochondria Gallery. New York City, NY.
2024. Scope Miami Beach, 2024. Mitochondria Gallery. Miami, Fl.
2024. Atlanta Art Fair. Mitochondria Gallery. Atlanta, Ga.
2024. Foundations: Summer. SMO Contemporary.
2024. Foundations: Spring. SMO Contemporary.
2023. Art X Lagos. SMO Contemporary.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025. Tracing The River back. Mitochondria Gallery, Houston, TX.
2024, Gathering at Dawn, Mitochondria Gallery, Houston, TX
2024, In Search of Dreams, Mitochondria Gallery, Houston, TX November
2023. Abuja Open house, International Institute for creative development Abuja
2023. Journeys, SMO Contemporary Art, Lagos
2023. Small and Iconic, Patrons Modern and contemporary African Art, Lagos

EDUCATION
Higher National Diploma in Sculpture, Yaba College of Technology Lagos, Nigeria 2019. National Diploma in General Art, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
**Editors note. Ejiro Fenegal. Mitochondria Gallery. 2026.