Jacqueline Suowari

Suowari's work considers the aesthetics of indigenous Nigerian cultures, using the female body to destigmatize taboo subjects such as depression, grief and shame.

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Born and based in Nigeria, Jacqueline Suowari is a full-time ballpoint pen artist and draughtswoman. Her first foray into art was at the early age of five, and, for the past decade, she has stunned her ardent collectors with magnetic pieces that have grown larger than life over time. Suowari is motivated by the power inherent in the intriguing art of drawing. The thousands of ballpoint pen strokes that make up her work reveal the countless hours it takes to achieve perfection in her eyes, with a single piece sometimes taking several months to complete. In each painting, she combines various elements of design to share her experiences and inspiration with the viewers. Suowari has participated in select group exhibitions in her country and has been featured in notable domestic publications including Chukwuemeka Ben Bosah’s book “The Art of Nigerian Women.”

Jacqueline Suowari

Least Resistance, 2021

Ballpoint pen, ink, Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Archival Paper

In each painting, Jacqueline combines various elements of design to share her experiences and inspiration with the viewers. The thousands of ballpoint pen strokes which make up every single piece of her work, reveal the countless hours which it takes to achieve perfection in her eyes, with a single piece sometimes taking several months to complete.

With my drawings, I have this philosophy of layering -- it's just a way that I pattern my strokes upon each other...I like to look at each stroke as the human experience. One experience, one stroke -- and the gathering, and layering, and falling together of all the strokes creates the person and their character.

Jacqueline Suowari

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020
Avant Gallery Presents Tim Tadder, Avant Gallery, Miami, FL


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021
Art is Life, Avant Gallery, New York, NY


ART FAIRS

2021 
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary with Avant Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL

Art Wynwood, Miami, FL

PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

2021
Tim Tadder Breaks Out With “Black Is a Color”, Interior Design
The Living Artist: Interview with Tim Tadder, Apple Podcasts: The Living Artist

2020
Viral Photographer Tim Tadder Shares The Secrets To Buying Photography, Forbes
Tim Tadder, an Exclusive Interview, Art Market Mag

2016
Tim Tadder Interview, aPhotoEditor