Ugonna Hosten
Overview
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)
Works
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Head (oceanic offering), 2025
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Head (oceanic offering), 2025
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Melodies for the journey, 2025
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Melodies for the journey, 2025
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Melodies for the journey, 2025
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On becoming, 2025
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Pearl Maiden (with Nzu), 2025
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Proclamation of the co-creator, 2025
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Source, 2025
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Untitled, 2025
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A call answered, 2024
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Ala’s Revelation, 2024
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Moonlit Liturgy, 2024
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Songs of the unfurling, 2024
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The fluency of Isato, 2024
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In the wake of our daughter’s becoming, 2023
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My Mother’s Decree: See the tail of the kite, 2023
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Yearnings, 2023
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After the matter of light, 2022
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First Reading, 2022
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Homecoming, 2021
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Room to unravel, 2021
Exhibitions