Mixed Media

Caroline Chinakwe, is a Nigerian-born, London-based, mixed media artist known for her colourful, powerful, and unapologetic visuals that capture the beauty found in black culture and style, while addressing social issues that affect people of colour.  Caroline is an alumni of London College of Fashion and started her career as a garment technologist, working for designers and high street brands, before focusing on a freelance career as a fashion designer and stylist.

Using a combination of artistic mediums including photography, acrylic, and digital collaging, Caroline’s art has her very unique signature. Deeply rooted inner Nigerian heritage Caroline continues to push the boundaries using a combination of textures and exquisite but deliberate imperfect touches.

The artist’s images portray the complexities of black women and men, intrinsically woven into their beauty, style, strength and grace. In her pieces, traditional and non traditional head wears and hairstyles are worn with a energetic confidence, on a melanin heavy canvas and adorned in jewellery whilst using makeup and accessories as a form of expressing their identity, individuality and pride in their culture.