<span>Nsikak Essien</span>

Essien was born in 1957. He studied art at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, graduating in 1979. He lectured at his alma mater from 1980 until 1991 when he moved to Lagos to undertake full-time studio practice.

Essien created an array of iconic multimedia artworks exploring religion, love and family.

Religion was always primary in his art. Crosses, and other religious iconography, expressed his profound faith and how this faith affected other aspects of his life.

He died in 2020.