Charles Uzor was born in Nigeria in 1961 and came to Switzerland during the Biafra war. In 1990 he earned a Master’s degree from the Royal Academy of Music, and in 2005 he earned his PhD in Melody and Time Awareness. Uzor’s oeuvre focuses on pieces with ensemble...
Born 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria, Marcellina Akpojotor combines collage and painting to explore femininity, identity, and women’s empowerment. She works with discarded Ankara fabric, investigating its cultural significance and memory. Akpojotor studied at Lagos State...
My time at Civitella was truly a gift. I found great inspiration in the landscape, and ideas for paintings came to me almost every single day while I was there. Although I didn’t paint as much as I had anticipated, I am departing with a wealth of inspiration...
