West Virginia
FOR THE SAKE OF DRAWING
ROHEN JONES
THE EXHIBIT
This work isn’t about the figure, it’s more about drawing as a way of thinking and a way of being.
In a world where every method feels exhausted, there’s freedom in returning to something simple: pigment, surface and intention. Drawing remembers every mark and every hesitation, all revision lingers, breathing just beneath the surface.
To draw is to lay bare a kind of lived clarity. Uncertainty and structure held together in a quiet contradiction. Sense and abstraction aren’t opposites here; they move together.
FOR THE SAKE OF DRAWING
THE ARTIST
(b. 2002, Umuguma Umunwayi, Nigeria)
Working primarily with the ballpoint pen, Duke Chinedu Mark creates portraits that honor resilience, memory, and emotional depth. His meticulous technique transforms a humble tool into a medium of permanence, crafting powerful images of Black identity with clarity and reverence. His art bridges personal memory and collective heritage, offering viewers a profound meditation on identity, tradition, and the quiet endurance of spirit.
ROHEN JONES
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ARTWORKS by Duke Chinedu Mark
The right one, not the right one
$1,500
The Perfect Piece
$1,500
Wishes in Ashes
$1,500
My ancestors danced in purple
$1,500
ARTWORKS by David Okoi
Here to stay
$1,850
MOMENT OF REFLECTION
$1,850
Red Scarf
$1,500
Who we are
$1,850
ARTWORKS by Toba Kayode Samuel
Blood sisters
$1,850
Full Bloom
$1,850
Father's Bond
$1,850
Playful Friends
$1,850
THE CATALOG
RODNEY ASIKHIA
