Biography
Ene Agi is a Nigerian-Canadian storyteller and illustrator. Her portfolio includes comics, illustrations, paintings, motion graphics, creative writing, and gallery & museum exhibitions. While diverse in medium, style, topic, and tone - all of her work shares one common goal: to inspire human connection through storytelling.
Ene strives to incite empathy, laughter, healing, and curiosity within herself and others. With her work, she explores topics such as identity, relationships, disability, race, and gender with a mix of playfulness, earnestness, and introspection.
Ene holds a Bachelor of Design in Illustration, from OCAD University. She currently works as an assistant media planner, while spending the rest of her time creating comics, learning to play musical instruments, and writing songs.
Exhibitions
#MYPANDEMICSTORY
Curated by Justin Jennings
Royal Ontario Museum
23 October 2021 - 5 September 2022
OCAD U GRADEX 105
OCAD University
Various Locations in Toronto
2020 - 2021
THE BBPA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY
President/CEO Nadine Spencer
Winters College, York University
2018
HACKING BLACK FUTURES
Co-curated by Andre Baynes and Chiedza Pasipanodya
BAND Gallery Toronto Design Offsite Festival
2018
24 HOURS OF BLACKNESS
Curated by Graham Ndie
Ada Slaight Gallery
2018
I SEE U
Hosted by Kimani Peter
XPace Cultural Centre
2017
BLACK CREATORS MONTH
Curated by Khadijah Morley
OCAD University
2016