We Sang Across the Sea on BBC Breakfast
“We Sang Across the Sea” interview of Benjamin Zephaniah and Onyinye Iwu by BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt.
It was a pleasure to sit down with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt to discuss “We Sang Across the Sea: The Empire Windrush and Me” in the company of the legend Benjamin Zephaniah.
Take a listen to our interview below!
Queens of Africa on the BBC
I was privilege to be interviewed by Jean Otalor from BBC Africa regarding my Queens of Africa Illustration series.
Watch the entire video here on my website or on YouTube to leave a comment!
Mentor - For Creative Girls
Find the link here: https://forcreativegirls.com/mentorship-2020/
Achuka review of Too Small Tola
A review!
Find the link here: https://www.achuka.co.uk/blog/too-small-tola-by-atinuke-ill-onyinye-iwu/
Children’s books: Brighten up January with these new titles - The Irish Times
What to do to beat the January blues? Take some positive inspiration from the positive-thinking protagonists in some of the first-published books of the new year. Atinuke’s Too Small Tola (Walker Books, £5.99, 6+) is certainly a model of resilience.
Teased for her diminutive stature, Too Small Tola proves her toughness in three short episodes, where she helps her grandmother do the shopping, defeats the local bully, and overcomes her own compulsive altruism to get to school on time. Atinuke’s book is full of tiny, individual portraits, and the brilliant names evoke the kookiness of the characters.
There is Granny Mama Mighty, Tola’s inspiration; Mrs Shaky-Shaky of the galumphing gait; and nosy Mama Business, who could tell you everything about anyone in Lagos. The “mega-city” of Lagos is a vivid character too, with its busy, dusty streets, perpetual traffic, and the heaving market known as Mile 12. Onyinye Iwu’s pencil drawings provide a subtle visual complement to the bustling life of Atinuke’s busy, maths-loving, unusual heroine.
Find the full article here: https://oboe-tunny-c7nj.squarespace.com/config/pages/5ed54c6e9af1d04154fe4074
Children’s books: Brighten up January with these new titles - Irish times
What to do to beat the January blues? Take some positive inspiration from the positive-thinking protagonists in some of the first-published books of the new year. Atinuke’s Too Small Tola (Walker Books, £5.99, 6+) is certainly a model of resilience.
Teased for her diminutive stature, Too Small Tola proves her toughness in three short episodes, where she helps her grandmother do the shopping, defeats the local bully, and overcomes her own compulsive altruism to get to school on time. Atinuke’s book is full of tiny, individual portraits, and the brilliant names evoke the kookiness of the characters.
There is Granny Mama Mighty, Tola’s inspiration; Mrs Shaky-Shaky of the galumphing gait; and nosy Mama Business, who could tell you everything about anyone in Lagos. The “mega-city” of Lagos is a vivid character too, with its busy, dusty streets, perpetual traffic, and the heaving market known as Mile 12. Onyinye Iwu’s pencil drawings provide a subtle visual complement to the bustling life of Atinuke’s busy, maths-loving, unusual heroine.
Find the full article here: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/children-s-books-brighten-up-january-with-these-new-titles-1.4121547
PATHWAYS INTO PUBLISHING: 5 ILLUSTRATORS FOR YOU TO WATCH 👀
Find the full article here: https://theaoi.com/2019/11/22/pathways-into-publishing-5-illustrators-for-you-to-watch/
Amazon teams up with artist Onyinye Iwu to celebrate African icons
It all begins with an idea.
An article on TheVoice online newspaper about my collaboration with Amazon UK on Black History Month.
Find the link here: https://www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainment/arts-culture/2019/10/31/amazon-teams-up-with-artist-onyinye-iwu-to-celebrate-african-icons/
Meet the African historical figures inspiring us this Black History Month
An article on Amazon’s blog about my collaboration with their Black Employee Network on Black History Month
Find the link here: https://blog.aboutamazon.co.uk/diversity-at-amazon/meet-the-african-historical-figures-inspiring-us-this-black-history-month
SUMMER 2019 WITH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN CALLY
Supported by our generous funders and community partners, we were absolutely delighted to to work with local young people to occupy an under-used community space this summer. Here we look back on what the 40 young people who joined us in the six weeks of the summer holidays did to create change in their neighbourhood.
Global Generation has a long and well-established history of working with people in the borough of Islington - its children and young people in particular. We have been based along the borough boundary that is York Way at multiple meanwhile sites under the banner of our moveable King’s Cross Skip Garden since 2012. Being immediately adjacent to the Caledonian ward has enabled us to work closely with residents and community partners in the area, in order to engage hundreds of local children and young people through a variety of programmes designed to help them develop and thrive in their own lives and become agents of positive change in the world.
Inspired by last year’s Wakanda Wednesdays and Future Fridays, this summer involved:
Exploring ourselves and our values through creativity with the incredibly talented illustrator Onyinye Iwu, who helped us launch our whole summer programme by bringing in self-representational painting that was about connecting to our personal values
Find the link to the full article here: https://www.globalgeneration.org.uk/blog/2019/10/9/summer-2019-with-our-young-people-in-cally
Remembering Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and the countless times she inspired art
Full article here: https://10and5.com/2018/04/04/remembering-winnie-madikizela-mandela-and-the-countless-times-she-inspired-art/
Meet … Onyinye Iwu
It all begins with an idea.
An interview as part of the ‘Meet’ series by Bookshy
Find the link here: http://www.bookshybooks.com/2017/01/meet-onyinye-iwu.html
Onyinye Iwu Has Designed A 2017 Calendar Celebrating Women Who Have Inspired, Shaped And Changed Africa For The Better
Find the full article here: http://woman.ng/2016/12/onyinye-iwu-has-designed-a-2017-calendar-celebrating-women-who-have-inspired-shaped-and-changed-africa-for-the-better/
Find the full article here: http://woman.ng/2016/12/onyinye-iwu-has-designed-a-2017-calendar-celebrating-women-who-have-inspired-shaped-and-changed-africa-for-the-better/
African Women! Get Ready For 2017 With The Queens Of Africa Calendar
Full article here: https://forcreativegirls.com/get-ready-for-2017-with-the-queens-of-africa-calendar/
A Celebration of African Queens
Preview Evening 6 – 9 pm. 18 Oct 2016. Exhibition continues 19th – 25th Oct 11 - 7pm.
55 YEARS OF NIGERIAN LITERATURE: THE ART OF ONYINYE IWU
It all begins with an idea.
A spotlight as part of the 55 years of Nigerian Literature series by Bookshy.
Find the link here: http://www.bookshybooks.com/2015/10/55-years-of-nigerian-literature-art-of.html
The Fixer - Chikodili Emelumadu
It all begins with an idea.
Fixer is an interactive short story written by Chikodili Emelemadu to which i created the book cover.
She finds you, and she won’t let go.
Two women hire a private investigator to trail their erring husbands.
Link here: https://sub-q.com/the-fixer/
Ankara Press illustrator Onyinye Iwu reflects on the design journey
Full article here: https://www.ankarapress.com/blogs/news/18429107-ankara-press-illustrator-onyinye-iwu-reflects-on-the-design-journey