The ARAK Collection announces Innocent Ekejiuba as a recipient of its 2026 Art Writing and Publishing Fellowship

The ARAK Collection announces Innocent Ekejiuba as a recipient of its 2026 Art Writing and Publishing Fellowship.

Ekejiuba is a Nigerian cultural researcher based in the U.S.A. Currently a Visiting Professor of Arts and Cultural Management at Pratt Institute’s Creative Enterprise Leadership International Graduate Program,  in Washington, D.C. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Howard University, where his research examines the structural challenges facing African art and cultural ecosystems, with a focus on indigenous knowledge systems as critical frameworks for engagement and renewal.

He holds degrees from Obafemi Awolowo University and Pratt Institute, and has undertaken advanced study at institutions and programmes including the Salzburg Summer Academy, RAW Material Company (RAW Académie), Independent Curators International, the Lagos Biennial, and MACAAL.

For the ARAK Collection Fellowship, Ekejiuba will develop a research-led project that engages the curatorial legacies of Okwui Enwezor, Bisi Silva, and Koyo Kouoh to generate new dialogues between their methodologies and artists within the ARAK Collection.

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