Unyimeabasi Udoh is an artist, graphic designer, and co-founder of Plates: An experimental journal of art and culture. Their practice centers on legibility, meaning, and how systems of communication and knowledge are built and maintained. Udoh holds an MFA in Visual Communication Design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BA in Architecture from Columbia University. They have been a fellow and artist in residence at the Driehaus Museum, Chicago Artists Coalition, and ACRE. In 2021, they were named one of Newcity's Breakout Artists.
Image: Unyimeabasi Udoh, Idle Hands (Grace Rose) (2021). Mirror privacy film and inkjet print on transparency. Dimensions 24” diameter (25.25” framed).
HATCH Projects
2019 - 2020,
Artist Resident
Coney Family Fund
2021 - 2022,
Grant Recipient
