Dawn Okoro

Dawn Okoro
Born	Dawn Okoro 1980 Houston, Texas
Nationality	American
Education	University of Texas at Austin
Known for	Painting

Dawn Okoro (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.^[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]

References

^ Bosah, Chukwuemeka (2017). The art of Nigerian women. Okediji, Moyosore B. (Moyosore Benjamin). New Albany, Ohio. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-9969084-5-0. OCLC 965603634.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b Spectrum News Staff (July 18, 2019). "Dawn Okoro: Full-Time Artist, Full-Time Journalist". Spectrum Local News. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ "Curriculum Vitae". Okoro Studio. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dawn Okoro". Visual Collaborative.
^ "Meet Dawn Okoro". Voyage Houston. 12 September 2018.
^ "Artists & Profiles". Visual Collaborative.