I’m Anthony Obuchukwuneme Ezeokoye
Call me Anth
I am using home-grown creativity to build enterprise for global impact.
• Art • Tech • Design • Strategy
Brief bio
I am a creative director and entrepreneur with over 14 years experience in digital art, design, business and creative strategy. As a trained architect, functional creative expressions excite me. I enjoy the process of using art and technology to build solutions to common problems and grow wealth.
I'm the founder of Raknida; an art tech startup that is amplifying the economic opportunities and visibility for digital artists in Africa, and Insecta Studios; a B2B creative services company that has worked with more than 200 local and international brands, helping them creatively achieve their brand goals and connect with their audience through effective brand communications and visual storytelling.
My creative works have been acknowledged through several awards, recognitions and privileges, including advisory board membership on an European Union project, a nomination for The Future Awards Africa in Arts and Culture, an award by the Commonwealth Youth Programme (MDGs Art Competition), and six awards for the Most Creative Student at the University of Nigeria (UNN). I have also been featured in various publications by media organisations such as The Guardian, Techpoint, Pulse TV, Silverbird TV, Wazobia, Tech Africa, Tech Cabal etc.
My mission is to use art, design and tech to build enterprise and shape the future where visual creativity from Africa is celebrated globally.
My mantra
Dream it
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Build it
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Grow it
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Dream it • Build it • Grow it •
Awards & Recognition
2019
Mentor / Sponsor - Jua Jamii Team, PAWES - Solar Decathlon Africa, Morocco
2019
Brand Partner / Panelist - Emergence of Digital Art - Impart Artists Fair by Lasmara
2011, 2010, 2009
Awardee - Most Creative Student - University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Architecture Students Association (ASA), Faculty of Environmental Studies Students Asso. (FESSA), Students Union Government (SUG)
Inspired to Design the future
Sharing is a vital aspect of my creative process. I share through mentorship, collaboration and creative advocacy. I firmly believe that our collective efforts to transmit our processes, lessons and systems after we have developed them is crucial for the future of creativity in Africa and the world. The future is designed through this.
Press & Media
The Future of Arttech in Africa
- Panel Host
— LAGOS STARTUP EXPO, 2023
Design in the Metaverse
- Panelist
— DESIGN WEEK LAGOS (DWL), 2022
Raknida is using tech to grow Africa's digital art industry
— TECH POINT AFRICA, 2023
MY MISSION
to use art, design and tech to build enterprise and shape the future where visual creativity from Africa is celebrated globally.
I’m currently working on...
I am building Raknida as founder and CEO. Our vision is to make art accessible and enjoyable for everyone. So we’re creating arttech solutions that connect art lovers with curated artworks for their spaces, and supporting black and African artists (who’re highly underrepresented) to earn from their art.
A Queen & More is my creation; A collection of 360 NFTs artworks that showcase and celebrates the diversity of every women and her choices. Each character represents a different aspect of femininity and womanhood.