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