Biography

Arinze Stanley is a Nigerian hyperrealist artist based in Lagos. Working primarily in charcoal and graphite, with a growing body of color work in pastels and paint , he produces large-scale artworks of remarkable detail and emotional weight.

Drawing since the age of six, Stanley developed his practice independently, building a technical control of the mediums that has become central to his identity as an artist.

His work addresses power, systemic exploitation, and the Black experience. Across his body of work, he treats hyperrealism as a mean to mirror, observe, interrogate, and question his lived reality.

Arinze works from The Pond Studio in Lagos and leads The Pond Collective, which runs artist workshops and a media series. He is represented by Arcadia Contemporary, Corey Helford Gallery, and Alexis Galleries. He has held three solo exhibitions in the United States and participated in more than thirty-five duo and group exhibitions worldwide.