Precious Okoyomon

Precious Okoyomon (b. 1993) is a Nigerian-American poet and artist. Their work attends to the ongoing impact of the historical construction of race on the natural world. They have recently presented solo exhibitions at Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, Austria; Sant’Andrea De Scaphis, Rome, Italy; the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Madrid Foundation, Madrid, Spain; the Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado; and LUMA Westbau, Zurich, Switzerland. They were included in the 59th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy; and the Okayama Art Summit, Okayama, Japan; as well as in group exhibitions at LUMA Arles, Arles, France; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; the Nigerian Pavillion, 60th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy; and Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland. Okoyomon’s work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum Für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany and LUMA Arles, Arles, France. Okoyomon was the 2021 recipient of the Frieze Art Fair Artist Award, as well as the 2021 Chanel Next Art Prize. In 2024, But Did You Die?, their second book of poetry, was co-published by the Serpentine and Wonder Press.

Photo: Luma Arles