Chris Ofili Art
British, b. 1968
Chris Ofili’s earliest paintings and prints were some of his most radical, breaking boundaries and setting the tone for a lifetime of work that unapologetically explores Black identity, racism, religion and pop culture.
The Manchester-born artist made a big splash in the art world in the early 1990s, after he visited Zimbabwe at the age of 23. Deeply moved by the region’s Stone Age cave paintings, which incorporated endless (presumably) finger-painted dots, Ofili returned to his studio and infused his paintings with the exuberance of his travels — and with some of the little balls of elephant dung he saw on his trip, which he also found intriguing and brought back to England.
Ofili was a member of the Young British Artists — a collective of London-based artists that included Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and others that never shied from using non-traditional materials or tackling controversial subject matter. He found the spotlight in the late 1990s when then-New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani publicly criticized the artist’s monumental depiction of an eroticized black Madonna that featured elephant dung and images of female genitalia.
So it was that Ofili became, for a time, best known for his elephant dung paintings. Then, in 1998, at the age of 30, Ofili won the coveted Turner Prize — he was the first Black artist to do so — and soon afterward, in 2003, he was selected to exhibit at the 50th Venice Biennale.
Over the years, Ofili has incorporated other surprising elements into his work, including resin, glitter, beads, oil paint, and pornographic cut-outs — a rich amalgamation of textures and colors, iconography and symbols. He has also found himself surrounded by controversy, as in 1996, when he painted a Black Madonna with elephant dung on her breast, set against a background of genitalia cut out of pornographic magazines. In 2017, Ofili was awarded a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in honor of his unusual and thought-provoking contributions to art.
Ofili’s work is held in the collections of some of the world’s most prominent public institutions, including the British Museum in London and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ofili enjoys ongoing exhibitions at prestigious museums like the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Tate in London, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Today, Ofili lives and works in Trinidad.
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Artist: Chris Ofili
Chris Ofili, The Caged Bird’s Song (Voyeur) 2024. Limited, Signed Print & NGBook
By Chris Ofili
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Edition (No. 1–100), with the numbered and signed print The Caged Bird’s Song (Voyeur), 2024, by Chris Ofili.
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Chris Ofili, Untitled - 2000, Signed Aquatint and Drypoint Etching, British Art
By Chris Ofili
Located in Hamburg, DE
Chris Ofili (British, b. 1968)
Untitled, 2000
Medium: Etching, aquatint and drypoint, on Hahnemühle wove paper
Dimensions: 25.7 × 20.8 cm (10 1/10 × 8 1/5 in)
Edition of 100: Hand-si...
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Crowning of a Satyr
By Chris Ofili
Located in London, GB
Edition of 125
40 colour screenprint with hand applied 24-carat gold leaf on Somerset Tub Sized Satin White 410gsm.
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Signed and dated by the artist
Chris...
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Chris Ofili, R.I.P. Stephen Lawrence 1974-1993: Contemporary Art
By Chris Ofili
Located in Hamburg, DE
Chris Ofili (born 1968 in Manchester)
R.I.P. Stephen Lawrence 1974 – 1993, 2013
Medium: Lithograph and photoluminescent silkscreen on paper
Print dimensions: 45 x 35.6 cm (17.7 x 14 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chris Ofili Art
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R.I.P. Stephen Lawrence 1974 - 1993
By Chris Ofili
Located in New York, NY
Chris Ofili
R.I.P. Stephen Lawrence 1974 - 1993, 2013
Lithographic print in 4 colours with silkscreened glow-in-the-dark text
17 7/10 × 14 inches
Edition of 100
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Chris Ofili, Poolside: Etching on wove paper, Contemporary Art, Signed Print
By Chris Ofili
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Poolside, 2013
Medium: Etching on wove paper
Dimensions: 45.1 x 35.6 cm (17.75 x 14 in)
Edition of 55: Hand-signed and numbered
Condition: Mint ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chris Ofili Art
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- What is Chris Ofili famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Chris Ofili is famous for his art. His earliest paintings and prints were some of his most radical, breaking boundaries and setting the tone for a lifetime of work that unapologetically explores Black identity, racism, religion and pop culture. Ofili was a member of the Young British Artists — a collective of London-based artists that included Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and others who have never shied from using non-traditional materials or tackling controversial subject matter. He found the spotlight in the late 1990s when then-New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani publicly criticized the artist’s monumental depiction of an eroticized Black Madonna that featured elephant dung and images of female genitalia. So it was that Ofili became, for a time, best known for his elephant dung paintings. Then, in 1998, at the age of 30, Ofili won the coveted Turner Prize — he was the first Black artist to do so — and soon afterward, in 2003, he was selected to exhibit at the 50th Venice Biennale. Find a variety of Chris Ofili art on 1stDibs.