Arinze Stanley Egbengwu was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Starting at an early age of 6, Arinze had always been enthusiastic about drawing realistic portraits on paper. Being exposed to his family’s paper conversion business, Arinze grew to love paper and pencils as his toys at a very tender age. Over the years He gradually taught himself how to master both Pencils and Paper in harmony as a medium to express himself through what he calls his three P’s namely Patience, Practice and Persistence. These have guided him throughout his journey as an artist.
Working in a genre of art known as Hyper-realism and integrated with his personal experiences in Nigeria, Arinze drives at creating art that triggers a degree of emotional connection between his viewers and his artworks. Also gearing his works towards social and political activism, he hopes to use his art to speak for those who cant speak out for themselves.
EDUCATION
Imo state University- B.Eng in Agricultural engineering.
GROUP & SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Dec 14th, 2019
12” x 12” ART COLLECTOR STARTER KIT , Corey Helford Gallery , Los Angeles, USA.
Dec 3rd – Dec 8th
ART MIAMI , Corridor Contemporary, Booth AM 530, Miami ,USA 2019 .
Oct 3 – Oct 6, 2019
1-54 ART FAIR , Tafeta gallery, London, UK.
May 18 – June 22, 2019
LUCKY 13 ANNIVERSARY GROUP SHOW (POP SURREALISM & NEW FIGURATIVE) Corey Helford Gallery , Los Angeles, USA.
May 1st – May 5th 2019
MONIKER ART FAIR , 718 Broadway, NoHo, Manhattan, New York, USA.
Jan 23rd – Jan 27th 2019
LA ART SHOW , Corey Helford Gallery , Los Angeles, USA.
2018
Dec 4th – Dec 9th 2018
ART MIAMI , Zemack Contemporary Art (booth AM526), Miami, USA.
Dec 3rd – Dec 9th 2018
PRIZM ART FAIR , Miami, USA.
Dec 1st 2018
12” x 12” ART COLLECTOR STARTER KIT , Corey Helford Gallery , Los Angeles, USA.
Oct 20th – Nov 17th 2018
MIRRORS (SOLO EXHIBITION) , Jonathan Levine Gallery, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
Jan 17th – 21th 2018
THESE ARE NOT PHOTOS (GROUP EXHIBITION) , Marcel Katz , Art Palm Beach Fair, Florida, USA.
2017
Dec 5th – 10th 2017
THESE ARE NOT PHOTOS (DUO EXHIBITION) ,Marcel Katz , Scope art show, Miami beach, USA.
Dec 4th – 10th 2017
MOOD SWINGS (GROUP EXHIBITION) , Oliver Cole Gallery, Winwood, Miami, USA.
2016
Nov 26th – Dec 9th 2016
INSANITY (GROUP EXHIBITION), Omenka gallery, Lagos, Nigeria
PRESS
FORBES : In A New Series Of Drawings, Arinze Stanley Asks What It Means To Be A Black Man In 2020
CNN – THE GREAT BIG STORY : They Look Like Photos, But They’re Not 2019
ART IS MY OXYGEN : Arinze Stanley: The New Face of Hyper-realism 2019
APOTHEOSIS ART : Arinze Stanley: An Eye for the Future 2019
BBC NEWS : Arinze Stanley: Patience is the key to my art 2019
Bloomberg Radio : Arinze Stanley on ArtTalk with Susana Baker 2018
Queen Young Leaders : WHEN ART MEETS ACTIVISM 2018
Juxtapoz: HYPERREAL PENCIL DRAWINGS BY NIGERIAN ARTIST ARINZE STANLEY 2017
Huffington Post: Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever. 2017
Omenka Gallery: HYPERREALIST NIGERIAN ARTISTS FEATURE IN 2017 EDITION OF MIAMI ART WEEK. 2017
Creators Vice : These Aren’t Photographs. They’re Arinze Stanley’s Hyperrealist Drawings. 2017
Demilked: Hyperrealistic Pencil Drawings By Nigerian Artist. 2017
All Africa: Nigeria: Arinze Stanley – Nigeria’s Artistic Genius Making Waves. 2017
The Guardian: Bringing Art To Life With Arinze. 2017
BLAVITY : This Artist’s Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible. 2017
Konbini: Arinze Stanley Wins ‘World’s Best Self Portrait’ At 2017 American Art Awards. 2017
Nigerian Tribune : Arinze: Self-taught artist creating masterpieces. 2017
Pulse NG: Meet the 23-year-old artist that recreates emotion and reality on paper. 2017
Bored Panda: Unbelievably Realistic Pencil Drawings By This Nigerian Artist Look More Real Than Photos Themselves. 2017
Colossal : Larger-Than-Life Hyperrealistic Portraits Rendered in Graphite and Charcoal by Arinze Stanley. 2017