David Uzochukwu (b. 1998) is an artist currently based in Berlin, where he is working towards his first degree in Philosophy. He delved into self portraiture early on.
Selected publications include Wonderland, Clash, and Numéro. Selected clients include Dior, Marvel, Nike, and the World Wildlife Fund.
Selected group shows
2018
Photo Vogue Festival: Embracing Diversity. 15-18 November at Base Milano. Milan, Italy.
Vogue Italia: When Ethics meets Aesthetics. Leica Galerie. Milan, Italy
OFF Biennale Dakar: Bridge. La Villa Rouge. Dakar, Senegal
Transparent. Lovelace. Munich, Germany
Songes d’hier, Rêveries du présent. Musée de la Photographie de Saint-Louis. Saint-Louis, Senegal
2017
Portraits. Hangar Art Center. Brussels, Belgium
Portraits. A Relief Exhibition. Atelier Relief. Brussels, Belgium
Where Future Beats. Casello Ovest di Porta Venezia. Venice, Italy
2016
Rituals and Performance: Inherent Risk. Lagos Photo Festival. Lagos, Nigeria
Dey Your Lane! Bozar. Brussels, Belgium
Whispering Stills. Never Apart. Montréal, Canada
Africa Salon. Yale School of Art. New Haven, Connecticut
Unlocked. ATOPOS CVC. Athens, Greece
2015
EyeEm Festival. Soho House Toronto. Toronto, Canada
2014
Flickr: 20 Under 20. Milk Studios. New York, New York
EyeEm Festival. Roppongi Hills. Tokyo, Japan
EyeEm Festival. Tokyo Institute of Photography. Tokyo, Japan
EyeEm Festival. Art Basel Miami: The Lab. Miami, Florida
EyeEm Festival. Alte Teppichfabrik. Berlin, Germany
FOM Foto Maastricht. 6211 kunstkwartier. Maastricht, The Netherlands
Collections
Musée de la Photographie de Saint-Louis. Saint-Louis, Senegal
Selected press
2018
Kinfolk. A prolific photographer comes of age
i-D. how to make a powerful image with 19-year-old wunderkind david uzochukwu
W Magazine. The 7 Photographers Proving That the Self-Portrait Is 2018's Most Exciting Genre
2017
It's Nice That. David Uzochukwu: the 18-year-old photographer already shooting for Nike
Dazed. Meeting the 18-year-old photographer who just shot FKA twigs
2016
Instagram. The Strength and Fragility of @daviduzochukwu’s Portraits
Okayafrica. Meet 17-Year-Old Austro-Nigerian Photo Genius David Uzochukwu
2015
EyeEm. Going Pro at 16
2014
D'Lëtzebuerger Land. Die Farben der Melancholie