We are pleased to formally announce the list of qualified entries for the Life In My City Art Festival (LIMCAF) 2026 Grand Finale. This selection represents outstanding works from regions that have successfully concluded their exhibitions and completed the adjudication process.
These entries form the Top 100 artworks shortlisted nationwide and have demonstrated exceptional creativity, technical strength, and thoughtful engagement with this year’s theme.
ABUJA REGION
Ishaya Victor — Que sera, sera? — Male
Usman Enemona Marvelous — Open Letter to the Deep — Male
Adewole Oluwadamilola Victoria — To the Wounds That Refuse to Heal — Female
Aje Positive Elijah — Root Runs Deep — Male
Joseph Steve — The Ambivalence of Actions and Inactions — Male
Ojo John — Many Good Heads — Male
Augustine Martin Ebuka — Green White Green Like Babel — Male
Emmanuel Akintunde — Rooted in Peace — Male
JALINGO REGION
Iyanda Faith — 12 months, 12 hands- on solutions instead of complaining — Female
Doowuese Prisicilla Oryina — Sacred slates, Streets and survival by chance — Female
Sayeed momoh — The life we hold together— Male
Obeka Simon — Breaking Chains Not Spirit — Male
Bilkisu Oyiza Shuaibu — Mai Kitso — Female
John Motorola Elizabeth — Echoes of Survival — Female
Augustine Ephraim Bairik — To Whom I Couldn't Speak — Male
Jerry Clement — Dear Tomorrow — Male
Jonah edebo Omagbogu — The Echoes before the bell -Male
Tolulope Ami-Williams — The Holy Seed will be the Stump — Female
ZARIA REGION
Gushi Clinton Data — How do I play my part? — Male
Success Emeka — The Tomorrow We Might Never See — Female
Michael Peter Oche — Never Give Up — Male
Zayyad Abdulkadir — What goes around, comes around — Male
YOLA REGION
Abba Adams — Body of Violence — Male
Levi Jonah— Doom — Male
CALABAR/UYO REGION
Kayode Oluwakpelumi — Open World: Where Everything Grows — Male
Ruth Emmanuel — The Rat Race — Female
Emmanuel Okonkwo —Restitution (what is left of us) — Male
Best Uti Stanley — An Open Letter to Sel — Female
AKAH, EVA EDEDEM — Opening New Wounds — Female
Udo Ime Okon — An Open letter to my dear dad. — Male
JOS REGION
Nicholas Paul Sunkur — The Glitch Cost of Silence — Male
Noel Patrick — Unity in Diversity — Male
Stephanie Zemnaan Tallen — We are whatever is left of us— Female
Onah Eche Augustine —A nation on Trial— Male
Azigbo Dafe Samuel — Dear death, your voice sounds like mine.—Male
Dakas Timothy Hosea — A letter unread — Male
Titus Samuel Manyam— Uncontained — Male
AWKA REGION
Eze Marcellius Onyeka — Ancestral Echo — Male
Charleslouis Azuakor Kelechukwu — Mgbidi — Male
Obi Micheal Chukwuemeka — Before Our Eyes — Male
Chinecherem Peace Ifedilichukwu — Na’ka Ya — Female
OSUN REGION
God’spower John — Dear Digital Generation — Male
Victoria O Ogungbure — THE WEIGHT: On Both Sides — Male
Okanlawon Faith Adewuyi — The Voice of the people — Male
Adebisi Adeniyi Joel — Unsent Manifesto — Female
ILORIN REGION
Zakariyahu Ridwan — The Weaver — Male
Abdulbasit Ayodeji— The Cry of a Nation — Male
ABEOKUTA REGION
Obianefo Chukwubuiken Victor — Drums Of Echoing Consciousness — Male
Amaje Ruth Kenimi— Archive of Silence — Female
IBADAN REGION
Bello Moshood Abiola — Agbara Isokan — Male
Oladeji Abraham Blessing— What if? — Male
Oladosu Sulaimon Alabi — The Space We Live Open— Male
Akinpelu Qoyyum Ayomide —Tears of Motherland — Male*
ONDO REGION
Ogunkanmbi Babafemi— Let Peace Reign — Male
Ayandola Amos— Banuso — Male
Akinmade Williams — Same World— Male
Oliver Ifeoluwa — How Long— Male
Taiwo Iyanu — Open Letter to Mind— Male
Yusuf Fiyinfoluwa —The Trails — Male*
PORT HARCOURT/ OWERRI REGION
Isreal Osage Ifeanyichukwui— Failed System — Male
Prince David Kembukem — Dear God — Male
Dagogo Joshua Jumbo — Silenced— Male
Effiong Sunday — The ink of our silence — Male
Dickson Wisdom — Between Silence and Voice— Male
Anyamele Divine Chukwuletem — Failed System — Male
LAGOS REGION
Michael Oluwatobiloba Titloye— Tranquility in Chaos — Male
Ologunloluwa Oluwatoyin Mercy — Letter I never sent — Female
Aremu Olatunji — Defending Africa— Male
Adeyemi Hammond Tijani — Ink of hope — Male
Uche Michael Chidiebube — Between Silence and Voice— Male
Adavize Ibrahim — Postscript to Adaptation — Male
Charles Alex — Dead mail — Male
Praise Chinedum Edward — Between the lines of inertia— Male
BENIN/AUCHI REGION
Egbon Esther Osasumwen — A Relentless Soul — Female
Yakubu Saint Oyiza — Feminity Discourse — Female
Egba Hannah Success — Prime — Female
Chukwudebe Vairagi Uche — For Sale — Female
Emeakpore U.P. Valentine —Essence (Benin/Auchi) — Male*
ENUGU REGION
Nkiruka Ogbonna— The Weight of Tomorrow — Female
Chukura C. Ikechukwu — When the Drum Speaks — Male
Uwa Ogechi Vivian — The Unveiling— Female
Agabi Grace Odey— Time To Unstitch My Lips— Female
Akalefu Chinaza. H — Ndi - Nto — Male
Igwegbe Louis I. — Every feeling leaves a mark — Male
Ugwunagbo Godwin Ejike — The people's manifesto — Male
Abah Faustina U. — Red lineages — Female
Chimuanya Onuzulike — Extraction — Male
Chinenye Eze— Retraction(Return to Earth)— Female
Eze B. Chinonso — The Part to the Stream — Male
Christian imologhome — Echoes in our hands — Male
Miracle U. Chibuzo — Night Comes — Female
Mgboki M. Ayang — Beauty in Chaos — Male
Onu O. Jacob — Life — Male
Nnajiofor Cynthia — The playground of memories— Female
Ogboso V. Chimankpam — Oke Madu/Ije Abali — Male
Eze Miracle —The Shape of Almost — Female
Nnamdi Udoka — Akuko— Male
Ofodile Chuwudubem — A Woman’s Journey— Male
Orjiakor Oluebube Lovelyn —The Hand Above us — Female (PWD)
Ogbodo Daniel — Residue of Time — Male (PWD)
We extend our sincere congratulations to all selected artists and commend their dedication to artistic excellence. We look forward to celebrating these remarkable works at the LIMCAF 2026 Grand Finale.
