Mavic Chijioke Okeugo is a Nigerian fine art photographer whose practice explores memory, identity, perception, and cultural continuity through a deeply poetic visual language. Born and raised in Nigeria, Okeugo’s engagement with photography began in 2015, prior to his formal academic training. What started as an intuitive attraction to visual storytelling gradually evolved into a sustained and professional fine art practice that has continued to mature over the years.

He studied Computer Science (ESTAM) at the University of Benin, graduating in 2022. While his academic background provided a structured and analytical framework, his artistic vision remained firmly rooted in fine art photography. Throughout his time at the university and beyond, Okeugo consistently developed a body of work that merges conceptual depth with cultural introspection, often examining themes of generational seeing, communal memory, spirituality, and the quiet narratives embedded in everyday African life.

Okeugo has held numerous solo exhibitions, demonstrating a prolific and evolving artistic voice. His early solo exhibition Home is Not Silent (2021) was followed by Ųmų Anya (Children of the Eye) at Rele Gallery, Lagos, from April 6–12, 2021, a landmark exhibition that examined witnesses, observers, and generational modes of seeing. Subsequent solo exhibitions include Between Palm Oil and Light (August 15–21, 2022), Tears on Lens (April 16–22, 2023), Afro (August 21–26, 2023), Still We Stand (November 11–17, 2023), Focus Tale (February 5–11, 2024), Age Series (November 4–9, 2024), and Uzo Anya (May 27–31, 2024). His forthcoming solo exhibition, Where Light Learns Our Faces, will be presented at the Africa Centre, London, on January 18, 2026.

In addition to gallery exhibitions, Okeugo has participated in major international art and cultural festivals, including the Chale Wote Street Art Festival, Ghana (August 19–25); Cape Town Carnival, South Africa (March 19, 2022); and the Calabar Carnival, Nigeria (December 28–30, 2024). His work has also been featured in group exhibitions such as Collective Vision (2021), Shared Horizons (2022), Intersections (2022), The Shape of Memory (2022), Beyond Seeing (2023), Parallel Realities (2023), In Conversation with Shadows (2024), Uncommon Ground (2024), Rituals of the Everyday (2025), and Disrupting the Frame (2025).

Okeugo’s artistic contributions have been recognized with several awards, including the Lagos Photo Festival Awards 2022 Special Recognition for his contribution to the art industry, the La Mode Awards 2023 Special Recognition as Outstanding Creative Artist of the Year (Fine Art Photography), and the La Mode Awards 2025 Creative Fine Art Photographer of the Year.

He is an active member of numerous professional and pan-African artistic organizations, including the African Artists’ Foundation (AAF), Pan African Network for Artistic Freedom (PANAF), Arterial Network Africa, African Creative Hub Network (ACHN), Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA), Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria (GFA), Pan African Circle of Artists (PACA), The Nlele Institute Photography Collective, Photo Garage Lagos Artists Network, and the Lagos Photo Alumni Network.

Beyond exhibitions, Okeugo has been deeply involved in major cultural and artistic events across Nigeria and the African continent. These include NAFEST (National Festival of Arts and Culture), Abuja Carnival, National Creativity Festival, National Gallery of Art (NGA) programs, Lagos Street Carnival, Ojude Oba Festival, Osun-Osogbo Festival, Durbar Festival, Igwe Festival, as well as international festivals such as Dak’Art – Dakar Biennale (Senegal), Marrakech Popular Arts Festival (Morocco), Lake of Stars Festival (Malawi), Mombasa Carnival (Kenya), Windhoek Carnival (Namibia), and the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Zimbabwe).

His work and career have received extensive media coverage from platforms including The Guardian, ThisDay, Vanguard, The Sun, Daily Independence, Reputation Poll, La Mode Magazine, La Mode UK, African Centre Journal (London), Exquisite Magazine, Glitz Africa Magazine, Tycoon Magazine, and Satisfashion Uganda, among others.

Mavic Chijoke Okeugo continues to live and work in Nigeria, where he remains committed to expanding the possibilities of fine art photography as a tool for cultural dialogue, introspection, and collective remembrance.