Self-proclaimed “custodian of material culture”, Nnorom draws upon materiality in a unique way, dedicating his art to textile recycling and a sociological reflection on the human condition.
Born in 1990, Isiukwuato, Abia state, Nigeria. Living and working in Nigeria.
Samuel holds a B. Aed (sculpture major) from the University of Jos and currently concluding an MA in sculpture from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Samuel won the National Art Competition organized by the National Gallery of Art in 2010 and 2012. He also won prizes in the 2016, 2017 and 2019 editions of the Life in My City Art Festival. He was the first prize recipient (leatherwork category) of the Icreate Africa 2019. Nnorom has received invitations to important workshops and group exhibitions, including the international art workshop by IICD at the United States Embassy, Abuja (2019), Young Contemporary 2021, published in an international magazine the UK (zine, issue 11, artist responding to issues) 2021, Cassirer Welz Award, Bag factory and Strauss & co South Africa 2021 and recipient of 2022 Royal Over-Sea League and Art House Residency London, Guest Artist Space award, Residency and fellowship by Shonibare Art Foundation 2022 and several others. He belongs to the New Nsukka School of Art and he is currently exploring Okirika clothes and Ankara fabric using bubble techniques as sculptural media while interrogating human experiences that relate to sociopolitical and economic issues.
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SAMUEL NNOROM
SOLO EXHIBITION 12 May - 16 Jun 2025SAMUEL NNOROM SOLO EXHIBITION Primo Marella Gallery Lugano is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of Samuel Nnorom in Switzerland. Born in 1990 in Isiukwuato, Abia state, Nigeria, he...Read more -
Truth and Conspiracy
Samuel Nnorom 25 May - 31 Jul 2023Read more
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Untitled, 2025
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Rise and Cool, 2024
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Genesis of seasons, 2024
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After the pandemic, 2023
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Japa Syndrome, 2023
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Selective Sprouting, 2023
2025
AMORE CHIAMA COLORE, Fondazione d'ARC, Rome, Italy
Sensibilités Vaudou dans l’art contemporain d’Afrique, Fondation Blachère, Bonnieux
Human Acts: Of Pain and Possibility, Galerie REVEL, France
Eterno Desiderio, MINIARTEXTIL, Palazzo Broletto, Como, Italy
Summer Exhibition 2025, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
InterAction, Fondazione Made in Cloister, Napoli, Italy
Black Rock Pavallion, Dakar Biennial, Senegal
Politics of Clothes, The Mitochondria Gallery, Houston Texas, United State of America
Politics of Fabrics, an Expository solo exhibition, The Guest Artist Space, Yinka Shonibare Foundation, Lagos
Immigration and Integration, The Art House, Wakefield United Kingdom
Maps of Meaning, 5 artist show, Rele Gallery, Lagos Nigeria
Paragone: What’s with mediums today?, The Water Museum - EPAL, at the Depósito da Patriarcal and at the Cape Verde
Cultural Centre, Portugal
Undiscovered, 5 artist show, Thought Pyramids, Lagos Nigeria
International Royal Oversea League Art exhibition, London, UK
Tiwani Contemporary, viewing room show, London
Kate-Ferri Project, Dark Matters, New York, USA
Life in My City Art Festival, 2018. Top 100, Enugu, Nigeria
2017African Art Resource Centre, art exhibition, National Museum Onikan Lagos, Nigeria
6th National Visual Art Competition (Theme: National Security and
Stable Power Supply) Abuja, Nigeria
2014
Life in My City Art Festival, Enugu, Nigeria
African Art Resource Center (AARC), Art for Life, Lagos, Nigeria.
4th National Visual Art Competition, Nigeria Gallery of Art (Theme: National Security), Abuja Nigeria
2010
3rd National Visual Art Competition, Nigeria Gallery of Art, Tertiary Category; (Theme: Electoral Reform as Ethics for Good Governance), Abuja Nigeria
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Abdoulaye Konaté and Samuel Nnorom on display at Fondazione D'ARC of Rome
AMORE CHIAMA COLORE. Curated by Giuliana Benassi November 13, 2025Abdoulaye Konaté and Samuel Nnorom are featured in the group exhibition AMORE CHIAMA COLORE on view from November 13, 2025 to January 31, 2026 at...Read more -
AKAA PARIS 2025
BOOTH B7 October 16, 2025Primo Marella Gallery is delighted to present its upcoming project at AKAA – Also Known As Africa , featuring a dynamic selection of works by...Read more -
MINIARTEXTIL 2025: "ETERNO DESIDERIO"
Joël Andrianomearisoa & Samuel Nnorom on display August 8, 2025The 34th edition of MINIARTEXTIL , the renowned international exhibition of contemporary fiber art, will take place from August 9 to September 21, 2025 ,...Read more -
Samuel nnorom on display at the royal academy of arts London
the artist take part of the museum famous Summer exhibiton June 23, 2025Held every year without interruption since 1769, the Summer Exhibition showcases a diverse array of contemporary works, including prints, paintings, films, photography, sculpture, and architectural...Read more -
Samuel Nnorom on view at Primo Marella Gallery Lugano
Solo Exhibition May 8, 2025Primo Marella Gallery is delighted to present Samuel Nnorom ’s latest solo exhibition, opening on Monday , May 12th , at our Lugano gallery ....Read more -
Sensibilités Vaudou
Samuel Nnorom at Fondation Blachère April 7, 2025From April 3rd to September 20th, 2025, the Fondation Blachère in Bonnieux presents Vodun Sensibilities , showcasing 28 artists from Africa and its diaspora. The...Read more -
ECHOES OF AFRICA
Fondazione Golinelli February 10, 2025Primo Marella Gallery is pleased to present “Echoes of Africa ,” an exhibition entirely dedicated to contemporary African art, curated by Fondazione Golinelli and held...Read more -
Samuel Nnorom: Eye of the earth
Textile Museum of Canada January 14, 2025Primo Marella Gallery is pleased to share Samuel Nnorom 's exhibition at the Textile Museum of Canada , titled 'Eye of the Earth '. The...Read more -
SAMUEL NNOROM: MULTITUDE OR MINORITY
SAATCHI GALLERY November 19, 2024Primo Marella Gallery is pleased to share Samuel Nnorom's solo exhibition at Saatchi Gallery: Multitude or Minority . Samuel Nnorom’s sculptures are carefully crafted from...Read more -
Coalescent Lights
1-54 Hong Kong March 26, 20241-54 Hong Kong Coalescent Lights, curated By Kami Gahiga 26-30 March, 2024 at Christie's Hong Kong On view at Christie's Hong Kong from March 26...Read more -
InterACTION Napoli 2024
Arvin Golrokh, Troy Makaza & Samuel Nnorom at "InterACTION Napoli 2024" curated by Demetrio Paparoni March 16, 2024InterACTION Napoli 2024 March 16 – September 14, 2024 The theme of this edition, the Other and Otherness , was addressed by 30 artists from...Read more -
Samuel NNorom will participate to black rock residency program
The Artist Residency, Has Welcomed a New Class of 16 Artists March 5, 2024Named for the volcanic rocks that blanket its shoreline, Black Rock is a multidisciplinary artist-in-residence program founded by renowned artist Kehinde Wiley in 2019. The...Read more -
Unusual Materials and Forms for a new Aesthetic - Coming from selected African artists
14 December 2023 - 30 January 2024 December 14, 2023Primo Marella Gallery is pleased to announce its next new gallery exhibition in Milan! The gallery will propose a group exhibition, in which a precise...Read more -
samuel nnorom winner of the "Ettore and Ines Fico Prize"
Artissima 2023 November 3, 2023We are proud to announce that the artwork 'Once in a blue moon' by Samuel Nnorom was the winner of the 'Ettore and Ines Fico'...Read more
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ROMA ARTE IN NUVOLA 2025
BOOTH – B08 20 - 23 Nov 2025PRIMO MARELLA GALLERY BOOTH - B08, LA NUVOLA 21 - 23 NOVEMBER, 2025 Primo Marella Gallery is delighted to announce its participation in the fifth...Read more -
Artissima 2025
BOOTH LIGHT BLUE 1 / GRAY 2 31 Oct - 2 Nov 2025PRIMO MARELLA GALLERY Artissima BOOTH - LIGHT BLUE 1 / GRAY 2 OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2 2025 Primo Marella Gallery is delighted to announce...Read more -
AKAA | also known as africa
art fair 2025 24 - 26 Oct 2025Primo Marella Gallery is delighted to present its upcoming project at AKAA – Also Known As Africa , featuring a dynamic selection of works by...Read more -
MIART 2025
3 - 6 Apr 2025Primo Marella Gallery is pleased to participate to Miart 2025, presenting a selection of works by: Joël Andrianomearisoa, Tegene Kunbi, Samuel Nnorom, Amani Bodo, Kelechi...Read more
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Artefiera Bologna 2025
6 - 9 Feb 2025PRIMO MARELLA GALLERY BOOTH - B24, HALL 25 6 - 9 FEBRUARY 2025 Primo Marella Gallery is delighted to announce its participation in the 2025...Read more -
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
Marrakech 30 Jan - 2 Feb 2025PRIMO MARELLA GALLERY BOOTH - LM18 30 January - 2 february 2025 Primo Marella Gallery is excited to announce its participation in the 1-54 Contemporary...Read more -
Artissima 2024
art fair 2024 1 - 3 Nov 2024PRIMO MARELLA GALLERY BOOTH - Light Blue 1 /Gray 2 1 - 3 November 2024 Primo Marella Gallery is pleased to participate in Artissima Torino...Read more -
AKAA | also known as africa
art fair 2024 17 - 20 Oct 2024Primo Marella Gallery is delighted to announce its participation in AKAA Also Known As Africa | Art fair , presenting a booth with a stellar...Read more
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Miart 2024
11 - 14 Apr 2024Location: Allianz MiCo, Pavilion 3 Viale Scarampo, Milan Opening times: 11 April - VIP preview (by invitation only): from 11.00 to 21.00 12 and 13...Read more -
1-54 Marrakech, 2024
8 - 11 Feb 2024We are excited to announce that Primo Marella Gallery will partecipate at the prestigious fair 1-54 Marrakech (8 – 11 February 2024), the international event...Read more -
ARTEFIERA BOLOGNA, 2024
2 - 4 Feb 2024We are excited to participate at Arte Fiera - Bologna 2024, an extraordinary event that celebrates its roots through a fascinating journey into the past,...Read more -
Artissima Torino 2023
2 - 5 Nov 2023ARTISSIMA TORINO Primo Marella Gallery is pleased to participate in Artissima Torino 2023 , presenting the totality of its research, combining African and Asian artists...Read more
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AKAA Also Known As Africa - Art fair
19 - 22 Oct 2023AKAA Also Known As Africa - Art fair Primo Marella Gallery is delighted to announce its participation in 'AKAA Also Known As Africa - Art...Read more -
1-54 Contemporary african art fair London
12 - 15 Oct 20231-54 Contemporary African art fair London Primo Marella Gallery is thrilled to be participating in the 11th edition of 1-54 London, which will take place...Read more -
Miart 2023
14 - 16 Apr 2023Miart 2023 BOOTH A13 Preview | 13 Aprile Allianz MiCo, Padiglione 3 viale Scarampo, Milano Orari di apertura: 11.30 - 20.00 Venerdì 14 Aprile 11.30...Read more
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Unusual materials and forms for a new aesthetic
Coming from selected African artists | Group Show Primo Marella Gallery , 2023Hardcover book, 119 pagesRead more
Publisher: Primo Marella Gallery
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Samuel Nnorom
Truth and Conspiracy 2023Softcover book, 91 pagesRead more
Publisher: Primo Marella Gallery
Dimensions: 25 x 20 x 0.7 cm