Chuma Anagbado is a Nigerian artist and designer. He majored in Fine and Applied Arts (Sculpture) at the University of Benin, graduating in 2005. In 2013, he completed a master’s degree in Design with distinction honours from the University for the Creative Arts, Rochester, UK.
Chuma co-founded Aziza Design in 2014 and Mbari Uno in 2018. In 2021, he transitioned to full-time studio Art practice. He creates pyrography art by using industrial laser technology to etch his digital drawings on physical surfaces, resulting in a ‘phygital’ artform – combining traditional and digital techniques. His works are centred on Identity, illustrating themes from material and non-material aspects of Igbo culture, both past and present. Chuma’s ‘Uli Art’ styled drawings are spirited, capturing memories of events, experiences and events. He has created bodies of work with reclaimed wood and is currently working with waste from plexiglass and experimenting with integrating his work into architecture.
