Ige was born in 1992 in Ilé-Ifẹ̀, Nigeria, and lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand. She graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Auckland University of Technology in 2016.

The Evocation of Worlds, the artist’s first institutional solo exhibition takes place at Te Uru Contemporary Gallery (2026). Previous solo exhibitions include The poetic notions of blue: A haven at McLeavey Gallery, Wellington (2025); And you are of the heavens and of the earth, Stevenson, Cape Town (2024); Freedom’s recurring dream, Stevenson, Johannesburg (2022); Between Two Dimensions, Roberts Projects, Los Angeles (2022); and The poetic notions of blue, McLeavey Gallery, Wellington (2021). Her two-person exhibitions include Acts of Rest, with Esther Ige at Season Aotearoa (2025) and A Place Apart with Christina Pataialii, City Gallery Wellington (2020).

Ige featured in Not all travellers walk roads, the 36th São Paulo Biennale (2025). She has previously participated in group exhibitions at Whangārei art museum, Whangārei (2026); Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba (2026); Bode Gallery, Havana (2024); Melanie Roger Gallery, Auckland (2024); Auckland Art Gallery (2024); Andrew Kreps, New York, USA (2024); McLeavey Gallery, Wellington (2020); Karma, New York (2019); Te Wai Ngutu Kākā gallery, Auckland (2019); The Vivian, Matakana (2018); RM Gallery, Auckland, New (2017)Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland (2017), alongside Stevenson (2021-24).

She is the recipient of the 2025 Rydal Art Prize presented by Te Uru Contemporary Gallery, Auckland.

Source: Stevenson Gallery website