Kelvin okafor biography
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Kelvin Okafor
British hyper-realist artist
Kelvin Okafor (born 1 November )[1] is a British hyperrealist artist who specialises in pencil portraits.[2]
Early life and education
Okafor is of Nigerian descent.[1] He grew up in Tottenham, London.[3] He was educated at St Ignatius' College in Enfield, where at the age of 15 he began to hone his talent for drawing.[4]
Okafor undertook a Foundation Art & Design course at City and Guilds Art School (–06), and went on to study at Middlesex University (–09), graduating with a BA degree in Fine Art.[5] Awards he has won include the Catherine Petitgas Visitors Choice Prize, part of the National Open Art Competition.[6] In a recent email interaction with Sunn, Kelvin has said that he's not threatened by advancements of AI even though AI can create realistic art in seconds because spending long hours to complete a portrait is meditation to him.
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