Nigeria: Non-Binary Artist Raises Identity Question in a Solo Exhibition

2 July 2021

A non-binary artist, Eleez born Elizabeth Chioma Ekpetorson stood before the cameras set by the television crew and photographers. It was hard to place her gender from her looks. June 19 was her opening show for the second solo exhibition at the National Museum, Onikan which is titled, "Different Shades of Being."

Ekpetorson who obtained her BA in Fine Art and Design from the University of Port Harcourt, River States, began working as a full time studio artist in October 2016. Since then, she has explored themes around self-acceptance, women, and other subject in her works.

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