Education

B.A Accounting - 2016


Selected Exhibitions

  • Shared Vision: Portraits from the CCH Pounder Cone collection. The African American Museum (AAMP),

    Philadelphia, US. September 14th - March 2nd, 2025

  • Gathering at dawn, group exhibition, Mitochondria Gallery, Houston, Texas, USA. July 20th - August 10th, 2024

  • Persons and identities, group exhibition, Alexis Galleries, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Feb 17th - March 2nd, 2024

  • Memesis group exhibition, Black Liquid ART, Viterbo, Italy. February 4th - April 1st, 2023

  • The Natural, Coningsby Gallery, London, 2023

  • Shared memories exhibition, NK art space., Lagos, Nigeria. August 27th - September 19th, 2022

  • Context art Miami fair, Florida, USA. Nov. 30th - Dec 5th, 2021

  • Tenacity, a Nigerian contemporary group exhibition, Lagos, Nigeria. February 27th - March 8th 2021

  • MONIKER ART FAIR NYC, Greenpoint terminal, Brooklyn. May 3rd - 6th 2018.

  • COMMON THREAD exhibition, the black and white building, Shoreditch, UK. Aug 30th - Sept 1st 2018.

  • INSANITY group exhibition, Omenka Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos state, Nigeria. Nov 26th - Dec 9th 2016.


Awards

  • Beautiful Bizzare magazine: Winner of 2022 Beautiful Bizzare art prize, Artnation People’s choice award

  • Award of Excellence, Benue Youth Choice awards, 2016


 Press

  • TRT Afrika: Alex Idoko: 'My technique is fusing fire with sand and clay’, TRTAfrika

  • BoldBeautiful Mag: Fire and Razor: The Pyrography Masterpieces of Alex Peter Idoko

  • Artnetwork Africa: Mitochondria Gallery, The Potential of a New Day Explored in "Gathering At Dawn

  • My Modern met: Watch How This Artist "Draws" With Fire To Create Photorealistic Portraits

  • Beautiful Bizzare magazine: Winner of 2022 Beautiful Bizzare art prize, Artnation People’s choice award

  • Buzzfeed: Using fire to make portraits

  • Beautiful Bizzare magazine: An Inferno Starts With a Single Flame, African Artist Creates Stunning Works Of Art By Woodburning.

  • Prazzle Magazine: Alex Peter Idoko Uses Pyrography to Express African Realities and Re-brand Black Stories.

  • Omenka online: Alex idoko Peter on pyrography and Liberating Africa from her Past

  • BBC: Alexander Peter Idoko na artist wey dey razor blade dey draw ontop burnt wood.

  • nwe: So talented……draw with fire on wood!

  • Reddit: This is how Alex Peter Idoko draws with Fire on wood.

  • Pubity: This is just incredible, the detail is insane all over… talent like this should not go unnoticed

  • Upworthy: Pyrography' artist makes hyper-realistic portraits on wood using only fire and razorblades

  • Worldstar: Alex with another amazing fire portrait!

  • ArtsHelp: Artist Alex Peter: Global Goal 8 on Decent Work and Economic Growth

  • Artnet gallery network: 4 Emerging Artists to Get on Your Radar, According to Milan’s Mon Share Art

  • TIMESLIVE SEBENZA: This artist uses wood to create hyperrealistic pieces.

  • TRTWORLD: Setting art alight in Nigeria | Unusual artforms.

  • DAZED: Four artists unpacking black identity that you should know.

  • NAIRALAND: Alex Peter, Nigerian Artist Who Draws With Razor Blade On Wood.

  • INFORMATION NIGERIA: SEE THE TALENTED NIGERIAN ARTIST WHO DRAWS WITH RAZOR BLADE ON WOOD.

  • NATIONAL HELM: Talented Nigerian Artist Uses Razor Blade And Wood To Showcase His Drawing Skills.