Ugonna Hosten

Ugonna Hosten (b.1982 Lagos, Nigeria) lives and works in Kent, UK. She is a multi-disciplinary artist working across media encompassing collage, drawing, assemblage and printmaking.

Since her debut solo exhibition in 2022, Hosten has continued to explore and develop a mythical tale of a female protagonist on a pilgrimage guided by a divine entity. With a particular interest in the nature of the Self; Hosten’s work pulls from vast fields; including philosophy, mythology, depth psychology, alchemy and the ancient spiritual traditions of the Igbos.

Recent Exhibitions include; What I Thought I Knew, curated by Ronan McKenzie, Bernie Grant Arts Centre, London, UK (group - 2024);chi: Altarpieces, Liturgy & Devotion (Drawing attention: emerging artists in dialogue), York Art Gallery, York, UK (2023); Instinctive Travels & The Paths of Rhythm, One Paved Court, London, UK (solo - 2022); Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, UK (group - 2021); Ty Pawb Print International, Wales, UK (group - 2021); Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London, UK (2021), and Humanalia(n), One Paved Court, London, UK (group - 2020)

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Present

Group show featuring: Bunmi Agusto, Carla Gueye, Márcia Falcão, Miranda Forrester, Ugonna Hosten, Sikelela Owen

12 Feb - 21 Mar 2026

London

Tiwani Contemporary is delighted to inaugurate its 2026 London programme with Present, a group exhibition bringing together the work of Bunmi Agusto, Carla Gueye, Marcia Falcão, Miranda Forrester, Ugonna Hosten,...

Ugonna Hosten

The Song I Once Knew

2 Oct - 1 Nov 2025

London

Tiwani Contemporary is hugely excited to present this autumn at 24 Cork Street, The Song I Once Knew , an incredible debut presentation by Ugonna Hosten who centres drawing at...