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 group and solo presentations across the gallery’s spaces at 24 Cork Street. The group exhibition Present occupies the main...

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...