Isabel Okoro (b. 2001, Lagos, Nigeria) is a visual artist currently based in Toronto, ON.
She is exploring the interactions between the motherland and the diaspora, and coined the term normatopia to describe a space which considers the tensions between a harsh reality and a utopia, and chooses to rest and thrive in the humanly achievable sweet spot that exists in the middle.
At the cornerstone of her practice is visualising and developing an imagined world, Eternity, as a space to immortalize community members through stories of speculative fiction that embrace her concept of normatopia.
Isabel holds a B.sc. in Neuroscience and Psychology (High Distinction) from the University of Toronto.
She co-founded the creative studio, local•global, and is currently the Creative Director.
Exhibitions
Available Artworks
Living/Leaving (Space for Faith), 2024
Isabel Okoroscreenprint on canvas, edition of 3, 1AP, 24" x 24" (each)
Straight from the Belly, 2024
Isabel Okoroscreenprint on canvas, edition of 3, 1AP, 18" x 18" (each)
What’s good in my now?, 2024
Isabel Okoroscreenprint on canvas, edition of 3, 1AP, 18" x 18" (each)
The Beginning or The End, 2024
Isabel Okoroscreenprint on canvas, edition of 3, 1AP, 18" x 18" (each)
The Calm and The Storm, 2024
Isabel Okoroscreenprint on canvas, edition of 3, 1AP, 18" x 18" (each)
Holding onto Faith (diptych), 2023
Isabel Okoroglossy pigment print with UV matte laminate with custom rattan framing, ed. of 3 +2AP
Dent and Deyla - A tale of two musings (triptych), 2023
Isabel OkoroHahnemühle Bamboo 290 gsm, ed. of 3, 2AP, 19.5" x 15.5" print / 20.5" x 16.5" framed (each)
A splitting image of my mother (diptych), 2023
Isabel Okoroglossy print with UV matte laminate on ACP with rounded corner, ed. of 3, 2AP, 20" x 16" print / 22" x 18" framed (each)
Her Grand Sun (diptych), 2023
Isabel Okoroglossy print with UV matte laminate on ACP with rounded corner, ed. of 3, 2AP, 20" x 16" print / 22" x 18" framed (each)
In Greeting and Gladness (diptych), 2023
Isabel Okoroglossy pigment print with UV matte laminate, ed. of 3, 2AP, 30" x 24" print / 31.25" x 25.5" framed (each)