Biography

1998 - Born in London, England


Education

B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering, Covenant University (2020)


Solo Exhibitions

Between Spaces, Grimshaw Architects, London (October - December 2022)


Group Exhibitions

Black Bxy Joy, Photofusion, London, (February - March 2022)

Beauty and Power in the Everyday, Up & Culture Club, BBH, London, (October 2021)

England's New Lenses, Photoworks and English Heritage, (August - October 2021)


Select Press and Interviews

Dazed Magazine Summer 23: "New Starters"

British Journal of Photography "Picture This: Solidarity" (November 2021)

BBC World Services "Kemka Ajoku: My camera, my vision" (October 2021)

The Guardian, "Young photographers reshape our visions of ‘English’ heritage" (August 2021)

i-D "Kemka Ajoku shoots a quieter side of Lagos" (January 2021)

It's That Nice "Photographer Kemka Ajoku tells stories of Black British culture and experience" (April 2021) 


Talks and Seminars

Weirdo, 'Beyond the Box Tick', London (November 2022)

Grimshaw Architects, 'Between Spaces',  London (October 2022)

English Heritage 'A New Age' Youth Summit, Wrest Park, (June 2022)


Honours, Awards and Fellowships

S_RA Black British Artists Grant, 2022

New Wave Magazine Top 50 Creatives, 2022

England's New Lenses, Photoworks, 2021

i-D Magazine, Photographers to follow in 2020


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