FYI Contemporary

Art has been part of my DNA since before I had words for it

Ifeoma Jibunoh is a collector, curator and cultural advocate dedicated to contemporary African art and the stories that lie beneath the work. She grew up in the Didi Museum in Lagos, Nigeria's first privately owned art museum, founded in 1983 by her father Dr. Newton Jibunoh OON.

A board fellow of the Royal College of Art, Ifeoma brings together a rare combination of curatorial depth, institutional knowledge and cultural conviction. FYI Contemporary is where that lifelong relationship with art finds its fullest expression, a platform for the works, the artists and the conversations that matter.

Board Fellow, Royal College of Art

Board Member, Didi Museum Lagos

Co-curator, Journey to Mastery (2019)

Chair, Be United Scotland

Works chosen because they stopped me

Thirty-five works. Artists from across the African continent and diaspora, collected not for market value but for what each piece says about identity, memory and the world we inhabit.

Photography coming soon

Victor Ehikamenor

Drawing on Benin tradition · Venice Biennale, Gagosian

Photography coming soon

Ayoola

Blue Face Woman series · Identity, womanhood

Photography coming soon

Rom Isichei

Layered technique · Chelsea MFA · Smithsonian listed

Photography coming soon

Uche Edochie

25 years in practice · International exhibitions

Photography coming soon

Alimi

Contemporary Nigerian practice

More works

Thirty-five works total

Photography in progress

The stories beneath the work

Thought leadership from a lifetime inside African art. Essays, reflections and cultural criticism for those who want to understand why the work matters.

Sacred Spaces

Art has consumed people's lives for centuries. They just called it living.

From the churches of Pietrasanta to the piazzas of Florence, a meditation on what it means when art escapes the gallery and becomes the air we breathe.

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On Mastery

What does mastery mean? I asked two of Nigeria's foremost artists.

In 2019 I co-curated Journey to Mastery at the Didi Museum. The conversations with Uche Edochie and Ayoola have stayed with me since. Here is what they said.

Coming soon

Collecting

Why I collect in multiples from the same artist

Collecting one work by an artist is an introduction. Collecting several is a commitment. On what it means to believe in a practice, not just a piece.

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Art stories, as they happen

From intimate conversations with artists on the sofa to art encountered in sacred spaces across the world. Follow along on TikTok and Instagram.

Your Collection

Art on the Sofa

Art in Living Spaces

Let's talk about art

Whether you are a collector, an artist, a gallerist or simply someone who believes in the power of contemporary African art, I would love to hear from you.

FYI Contemporary is building relationships with the people and institutions who are shaping the future of African art in the UK and beyond.