Ofili

British

/ ɒˈfiːlɪ /

noun

Chris ( topher ). born 1968, British painter, noted esp for his brightly coloured collages using elephant dung: Turner Prize 1998

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And new commissions from Chris Ofili blend arcana drawn from the cards with aspects of Carnival in Trinidad, where the artist lives and works.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Giuliani claimed to be especially outraged by Chris Ofili's "The Holy Virgin Mary," which Ofili described as "a hip-hop version" of the classic artistic subject.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2023

“The more we see characters like Hailey, the more we feel seen and alive,” Ofili, who is also deaf, wrote on X.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

Mr Allford was joined on the jury by architects Glenn Howells and Kirsten Lees, and artist Chris Ofili.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2022

Chris Ofili meets Huma Bhabha in a matchup of artists who stretch and bend the human figure.

From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022

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