Benita Nnachortam

Benita Nnachortam is an artist, cultural producer, and arts administrator from Lagos, Nigeria. She holds a B.Sc. in International Law and Diplomacy from Babcock University (2014) and an M.A. in Arts Administration and Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2023). Benita has her MFA in Photography from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where she was a Gilbert Fellow.

In her studio practice, Benita uses photography, printmaking, mixed media, and sound to preserve and reimagine cultural memories while exploring the intersections of community and identity through storytelling. Her work has been featured at Norwest Gallery, Melville J. Herskowitz Library, Evanston, Art Fair Detroit, The Flagstaff Strand Art Gallery, Michigan, SITE Galleries Chicago, and the NLELE Institute of Photography, Lagos.

Benita founded Kuta Arts Foundation (2016) in Abeokuta, Nigeria, nurturing emerging talent through exhibitions, residencies, and workshops. She co-hosts and produces “Parallel Perspective,” a podcast and video series at Northwestern University’s Program of African Studies that bridges academia, culture, and the arts through dialogues with leading cultural workers.

Instagram: @nnenna.studio