Dawn Okoro
Antithesis, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60”
Describe your artistic style in three words.
Colorful, vibrant, pensive
What's inspiring you right now?
The changing of our turbulent world is inspiring me.
What do you do when you're feeling uninspired?
I'll sit in that lack of inspiration for a while. Eventually I will begin sketching working on something small. Sometimes that gets my creativity flowing again.
Tell us something unique about your process.
Sometimes it can take years for me to decide how I want a painting to look. When that is decided, I begin working on the piece or finishing up a piece I started a long time ago.
What advice do you have for other artists?
It's ok to feel uninspired. But when you're ready to make work again, do your best to push through the creative block by doodling or doing something playful.
Examination of What, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60”
Coco, 2019, Acrylic and copper leaf on canvas, 36 x 48"
Liberty, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60"
Agog, 2019, Acrylic and copper leaf on wood, 9 x 12"
Moyo, 2018, Acrylic and copper leaf on canvas, 60 x 72"
Ayana, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72"
Roshi, 2018, Acrylic and metal spikes on canvas, 72 x 72"
Word is Bond, 2018, Acrylic and copper leaf on canvas, 60 x 72"
Speak, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72"
Dawn Okoro's primary areas of focus are painting, video, and fashion. Her desire to become an artist spawned from her love of fashion illustration, photography, and design. Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Hyperallergic, Forbes, Drawing Magazine, and on BET’s The First Wives Club.