Artist Profile
Amarachi Nnoli
Nigerian photographer
Amarachi Nnoli (b. 2000, Enugu, Nigeria) is a Nigerian photographer and photojournalist living and working in Lagos. Her work centres the conversation around the erasure and the need for proper documentation. Amarachi’s sociopolitical work as an Igbo photographer is dedicated to archiving the customs and traditions of the Igbo people amidst globalisation and the encroachment of Western ideals taking on the role of a cultural custodian. Through photography, Amarachi aims to preserve and showcase the mundane/ordinary lives of the Igbo people and the richness of Igbo heritage while acknowledging the challenges of erasure that the modern era poses.
Amarachi holds a Bachelor of English and Literature from the University of Benin, graduating in 2021. Her artistic journey has seen her take part in a group exhibition in Illinois, Chicago, Zaragoza Spain, and upcoming in the +234 Art Fair in Lagos, Nigeria.. She is also a proud member of Black Women Photographers, contributing her distinct artistic perspective to their directory of black women photographers worldwide.