-Ghariokwu Lemi-
is surely one of Africa’s best-kept secrets, a self taught illustrator, graphic designer and songwriter, what more could we ask for. He has gone on to be a pioneer in his field of art and taught many students his ideology of art. Lemi has created over 2000 album covers in his 30 year career and has received many awards, including: Nigeria Music Award, Fame Music Award and Sleeve Designer of the Year Award. Some of his most well known covers were for Nigerian musical legend and creator of Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
In July 2003, he participated in “Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo Kuti” in NYC, contributing 13 pieces of all original art. On this trip the president of MTV, commissioned Lemi to paint his first painting on American soil. “Everybody’s Gotta Be Somebody” which then inspired film of the same name, which was screened at the Spitz Gallery (NYC) in October 2004.