We come in all colours
We come in all colours is a portrayal and celebration of African heritage, history and culture in its past and what I hope to be its ultimate future. It depicts a community of people and the richness and colour of their every day lives, from commerce to craftsmanship, and fashion to food, existing together in diversity and harmony. Above this community is a skyline of African architecture from different regions of the continent and a collection of trees and flowers from these regions to highlight the beauty of their natural landscape. A vision of what our cities were and could still be — a synergy of modernity, history and the charm of simplicity.
About umiamara
Umi-Amara Ibrahim is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist based in Abuja, Nigeria. She specializes in portrait art and also has a diverse range in illustrations, fine art, comic art, character design and short animations. Using mediums such as graphite pencils, ballpoint pens, watercolors and digital tools, Umi achieves a blend of realism and stylisation, and is fond of utilising the hatching technique to create values in her works. She uses her art as a medium of self expression and exploration, and is passionate about creating pieces that are aesthetically and visually pleasing with or without a message. Umi is also an NFT artist with various collections of art across different blockchains and marketplaces like Foundation, Exchange Art, OpenSea and Objkt.com. Her works have been exhibited locally in Abuja for The Human Condition digital art exhibition; and internationally in New York for NFT.NYC 2023 & ‘24, Nevada for ARTOWN Digital Art Showcase, Nairobi for Kenya NFT + AI Summit, and Miami for Miami Art Week 2023 Immersive Art Exhibition.