In The Studio with Emmanuel Unaji
Upcoming Artist in Residence



Emmanuel Unaji (b.1994) is a British-born Nigerian multidisciplinary artist & co-founder of the award-winning design collective, Unaji & Co. He studied fashion design and graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Kingston University (2021). Bold and unconventional, Emmanuel’s unique style is to mechanically deconstruct icons to reverse engineer the unconscious bias applied to portraiture. His signature portraits combining collage, drawing, and painting have gained widespread recognition in the creative industries and have been featured in household institutions including Le Carreau du Temple Paris, The Royal Exchange, Tate Britain, Adidas Flagship Store, London Fashion Week, and The Freemasons Hall. Coined as ‘new talent to watch’ by several publications and brands such as Forbes, British GQ and Adidas, Unaji explores the socio-economic movement of the African body, sculpting his own space, at the intersection of fashion, luxury, street, and fine art.
He has participated in several exhibitions and fairs such as La Maldita Estampa, Printmaking Residency Exhibition Barcelona (2025), 1:54 Art Fair (2024), Things left Unsaid, Lagos (2023), Letitia Wright x Flannels, Immersive Exhibition, W1Curates, London (2022), AKAA Paris 22, International Art & Design Fair, Fashion Illustration, Acid Gallery, Lille, France (2020), Superstar Showcase, Adidas Originals x Creative Debuts, Oxford Circus, London (2020), Roubaix, France (2021) and Acid Gallery x Serié Noire, Lille Centre, France. Notable collections include SAO Capital Group, Cassava Technologies, The Adegola Colection, Africa First, Broilliet Collection, MTV, Magistrates Association and more.