@mikaelowunna Mikael Owunna

Mikael Owunna posts on Instagram about image, talk, february, black the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @marquesredd @rainbowserpentinc @fotografiskatallinn @jamesagilmer @moadsf @keyjolee @butterflybearthworks @coreyb807 @larryosseimensah @orangebarrelmedia @cfave1 @petescantland @1hoodmedia @cityofasylum @pghglasscenter @princederek14 @tedxtallinn @nexussfbay @pitairport @pitturbaned

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"Photo by Mikael Owunna on May [--] [----]. Photo by Mikael Owunna on May [--] [----]. Photo by Mikael Owunna on May [--] 2024"
Instagram Link 2024-05-24T16:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"@kingcurry0730 @marques.redd @rainbowserpentinc Photo shared by Mikael Owunna on May [--] [----] tagging @kingcurry0730 @marques.redd and @rainbowserpentinc. Photo shared by Mikael Owunna on May [--] [----] tagging @kingcurry0730 @marques.redd and @rainbowserpentinc"
Instagram Link 2024-05-24T16:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Photo by Mikael Owunna on May [--] [----]. Photo by Mikael Owunna on May [--] [----]. Photo by Mikael Owunna on May [--] 2024"
Instagram Link 2024-05-24T16:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Sobek. A glass statue from the series Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers by Marques Redd and Mikael Owunna which presents a system of Black queer Kemetic deities. Model: @kingcurry0730 The guardian of lifes physical and metaphorical thresholds Sobek emerges as a pivotal figure overseeing the daily practicalities that influence personal and professional well-being. In the realm of health for example Sobek embodies the vigilance necessary to maintain physical wellness. His connection to the crocodile an animal known for its robust immune system and survival instincts underscores the importance of"
Instagram Link 2024-05-24T16:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"I remember walking into @moadsf in [----] and saying to myself Wow I would love to show here one day. Fast forward to walking up to MoAD today and seeing my work across the museum feels like such a full circle moment. I am sitting in thanks and gratitude to @keyjolee and the team at MoAD for bringing this vision to life and immersing viewers in the Dogon and Igbo cosmologies at the heart of my photography series Infinite Essence. In a special treat we are also exhibiting one of my glass sculptures of the ancient Egyptian deity Nu co-created with my @rainbowserpentinc Co-Founder @marques.redd"
Instagram Link 2025-10-01T16:29Z 21.7K followers, [---] engagements

"@marcuslgilmore"
Instagram Link 2025-10-01T16:29Z 21.7K followers, [--] engagements

"@moadsf @butterflybearthworks @keyjolee @nexussfbay @marques.redd @rainbowserpentinc"
Instagram Link 2025-10-01T16:29Z 21.7K followers, [--] engagements

"@mikaelowunna @james.agilmer @misslady_tiff"
Instagram Link 2025-10-01T16:29Z 21.7K followers, [--] engagements

"@interpreting_abram"
Instagram Link 2025-10-08T15:43Z 21.7K followers, [--] engagements

"@moadsf @keyjolee"
Instagram Link 2025-10-08T15:43Z 21.7K followers, [--] engagements

"@sfchronicle @moadsf @nexussfbay"
Instagram Link 2025-10-08T15:43Z 21.7K followers, [--] engagements

"Thank you @moadsf and @nexussfbay for the wonderful opening week of UNBOUND: Art Blackness & the Universe. Also I heard rumors that I was in contention for the (informal) prize of best dressed at @nexussfbay 😉😘 Please stop by @moadsf when youre in the Bay from October [--] [----] - August [--] [----] to find my work and that of @marques.redd and @rainbowserpentinc on view. Major thanks to @keyjolee for the fantastic show @interpreting_abram for guiding me around the city and to the @sfchronicle for the shoutout. 🖤✨@sfchronicle @moadsf @mikaelowunna @keyjolee @nexussfbay @interpreting_abram"
Instagram Link 2025-10-08T15:43Z 21.7K followers, [---] engagements

"In honor of #PrideMonth I wanted to share my coming out story. Excerpted from my TEDx talk - full video link in bio. 🌈 🤗 #happypride #lgbtpride #queerpride #pride #lgbtqpride #gaypride"
Instagram Link 2020-06-25T22:26Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Excerpt from my TEDx talk Transcending the Body - link in bio. #InfiniteEssence"
Instagram Link 2020-06-05T15:55Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"As part of the @tate exhibition of the incredible @muholizanele I joined several other artists discussing our work and Muholis impact. Here is my segment on this weeks #TateLates. Full link in bio. Edited by @moreolimason"
Instagram Link 2020-11-06T19:00Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"I am so thrilled to share that a documentary was filmed about me and my practice This digital short was produced by @wqed and the amazing @ashwarrenfilms Thank you for documenting my story and journey from a being a struggling queer Nigerian American teenager to becoming an artist and sharing my vision for the Black body in my work. Growing up watching WQED this is such an immense honor And features interviews with @amandaastute @williekinardiii @coreyb807 and appearances by great friends @sarahjgilmer Taylor Leeper @ondogusto @dyrobjr @msdominiqueluster and more Come through Pittsburghhhhh"
Instagram Link 2021-02-12T02:45Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Thanks everyone for coming to last nights IG Live This is part [--] of the hour long conversation and you can find the rest on @larryosseimensah s IG page. Larry and I are so excited for our upcoming Public Art Project in Pittsburgh Infinite Essence: Celestial Liberation launching In June in collaboration with @orange_barrel_media @cfave1 and @petescantland with additional activations across the city with @1hoodmedia @cityofasylum @pitairport @pghglasscenter @pitturbaned @everydaycafepgh @silvereyecenter and more Showcasing #InfiniteEssence across the city watch our conversation for a background"
Instagram Link 2021-05-25T23:30Z 22.1K followers, [---] engagements

"Thank you @wtaetv for interviewing me and @jasiri_x about our upcoming event this Friday June [--] 4-8pm. Art as Liberation: Celebrating Black Art in Pittsburgh [---] Sampsonia Way @1hoodmedia in collaboration with @larryosseimensah @orange_barrel_media @cfave1 @petescantland @cityofasylum and @pghglasscenter"
Instagram Link 2021-06-17T03:23Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Marking the release of my first public art campaign @905wesas Bill ODriscoll interviewed me and collaborators about my work and practice. Audio here and shareable Link in bio. Thank you to @larryosseimensah @orange_barrel_media @cfave1 @petescantland @primordial_human @princederek14 and @isab311e for participating in the campaign and piece. Thank you also to our additional partners @pghglasscenter @pitturbaned @pitairport @everydaycafepgh @silvereyecenter @1hoodmedia @cityofasylum and featured models @j_gilmer and @cxntymeme. A lot coming up this fall including NYC show at my gallery"
Instagram Link 2021-07-15T19:50Z 22.1K followers, [---] engagements

"Photographers need to stand for something or stand for nothing at all. This is arguably the most important photography court case of our generation and we cannot afford to be silent. Join @tam_kay12 and say #FreeRenty and #FreeDelia in her case against @harvard and @harvardmuseum. Harvard just won a major photography award for the Zealy Daguerreotypes from @rencontresarles while simultaneously fighting Tamara Lanier a direct descendant of an enslaved person in these photographs in court. Watch this video share and post #FreeRenty and #FreeDelia tagging Harvard and Rencontres Arles in your"
Instagram Link 2021-07-20T23:27Z 22.1K followers, [---] engagements

"It was an honor to see Tamara Lanier @tam_kay12 speak at #ADOSConference2021 about her enslaved ancestor Renty and her ongoing court battle against @harvard to return the daguerreotypes containing his image. Appeal arguments in Lanier v. Harvard arguably the most important photography copyright case of our generation begin in November. To learn more about the case please watch the recently released @freerentyfilm. www.freerentyfilm.com Link in my bio as well. @adosfoundation"
Instagram Link 2021-10-16T21:00Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Exhibition Walkthrough: Reconstructing the Primordial House in Los Angeles at @irisprojectvenice November [--] - December [--]. Upcoming Film Screening & Artist Talk: Sat Dec [--] 3pm.@clampartnyc @james.agilmer @butterflybearthworks @princederek14 @cvntymeme @irisprojectla @irisprojectresidency"
Instagram Link 2021-11-30T20:23Z 22.1K followers, [---] engagements

"Our light installation The Three Sisters fuses Pittsburghs iconic Sister Bridges with [--] sisters that appear in other cultural contexts: the three sister crops from Native American agriculture (maize squash and beans) and the three sister goddesses from Yoruba cosmology (Oshun Yemaya and Oya). Our great hope is that people are not only enraptured by the beauty of the light installation but that this beauty is also an invitation and spark for people to learn more about these rich cultural heritages. The installation is on view every night from sunset to midnight through December [--] [----]. We"
Instagram Link 2024-12-17T15:43Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Thank you @time 🖤 Models: @coreyb807 & @james.agilmer #blackphotographer #blackartist #blm #blacklivesmatter #mikaelowunna #infiniteessence #dogon #africanspirituality@time @james.agilmer @coreyb807"
Instagram Link 2025-05-02T14:20Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Photo by Mikael Owunna on October [--] [----]. Photo by Mikael Owunna on October [--] [----]. Photo by Mikael Owunna on October [--] 2025"
Instagram Link 2025-10-11T22:39Z 22.1K followers, [--] engagements

"@fotografiska.tallinn @mikaelowunna @marques.redd @rainbowserpentinc @tedxtallinn Photo shared by Mikael Owunna on October [--] [----] tagging @mikaelowunna @fotografiska.tallinn @tedxtallinn @marques.redd and @rainbowserpentinc. Photo shared by Mikael Owunna on October [--] [----] tagging @mikaelowunna @fotografiska.tallinn @tedxtallinn @marques.redd and @rainbowserpentinc"
Instagram Link 2025-10-11T22:39Z 22.1K followers, [--] engagements

"Join us on November [--] at @fotografiska.tallinn for our TEDx talk at @tedxtallinn exploring Black queer cosmologies. We look forward to taking you all on a cosmic journey into the @rainbowserpentinc universe and Black queer histories tracing back thousands of years. For those unable to join us in Estonia the talk will also be available on YouTube within a few months.@fotografiska.tallinn @mikaelowunna @marques.redd @rainbowserpentinc @tedxtallinn"
Instagram Link 2025-10-11T22:39Z 22.1K followers, [---] engagements

"The international tour of our VR headset experience Blackstar Sanctuary is underway. The film transports you into an ancient Egyptian temple modeled on Philae which is populated with megalithic statues of Black queer ancient Egyptian deities. You are guided through the experience by a magical rainbow serpent under the watchful gaze of Black queer ancestors. We built and shot this world in the video game engine Unreal Engine [--]. It has toured from Brazil to the UK with more international screenings forthcoming. Many thanks to the team at @festivalecra in Rio de Janeiro for capturing these"
Instagram Link 2025-10-20T16:48Z 22.1K followers, [--] engagements

"Photo by Mikael Owunna on October [--] [----]. Photo by Mikael Owunna on October [--] [----]. Photo by Mikael Owunna on October [--] 2025"
Instagram Link 2025-10-20T16:48Z 22.1K followers, [--] engagements

"@festivalmixbrasil @asffestival @festivaldecinecali @festivalecra @narrarelfuturo @daz_digitalartszurich @seattleblackfilmfestival @marques.redd @fivarstories @rainbowserpentinc Photo shared by Mikael Owunna on October [--] [----] tagging @festivalmixbrasil @narrarelfuturo @fivarstories @festivaldecinecali @festivalecra @asffestival @daz_digitalartszurich @marques.redd @seattleblackfilmfestival and @rainbowserpentinc. Photo shared by Mikael Owunna on October [--] [----] tagging @festivalmixbrasil @narrarelfuturo @fivarstories @festivaldecinecali @festivalecra @asffestival @daz_digitalartszurich"
Instagram Link 2025-10-20T16:48Z 22.1K followers, [--] engagements

"Live from Estonia @fotografiska.tallinn@fotografiska.tallinn @mikaelowunna"
Instagram Link 2025-10-31T21:39Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"SPACE - A Visual Journey on view at @fotografiska.tallinn in Tallinn Estonia through January [--]. Here is a short walk through of the installation which is pure magic ✨. Thank you to @wikner @britta @andreijliimets and the whole team at @fotografiska.tallinn and @fotografiska for the incredible collaboration and weekend in Tallinn. Many thanks to all of the models @butterflybearthworks @princederek14 @james.agilmer @coreyb807 @tori_watford and @pharaohz03 for contributing your immaculate blackness to this work and of course as always to my @rainbowserpentinc collaborator and film co-director"
Instagram Link 2025-11-05T02:22Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Who owns space - A conversation I had in Estonia with @andreijliimets @brookeholm @mackenzie.calle and @rhiannon_adam discussing space exploration and the cosmos at @fotografiska.tallinn @fotografiska. In this talk I shared some reflections on the capitalist underpinnings of the contemporary discourse around space exploration. We are going to the Moon to get X resource we want to get to this asteroid for its platinum etc. I share how African cosmologies challenge the entire notion of a space race driven by extraction and devoid of the spiritual revelations of interconnectedness between us and"
Instagram Link 2025-12-21T03:41Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"10 months. [--] parents. My father passed away in April and my mother last night. 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌕"
Instagram Link 2026-02-02T14:42Z 22.1K followers, 11.6K engagements

"Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of one or more people and text. Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of one or more people and text. Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of one or more people and text"
Instagram Link 2026-02-02T14:38Z 22.1K followers, [--] engagements

"Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of one or more people people smiling and text. Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of one or more people people smiling and text. Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of one or more people people smiling and text"
Instagram Link 2026-02-02T14:38Z 22.1K followers, [--] engagements

"Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of one or more people people smiling turtleneck and text. Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of one or more people people smiling turtleneck and text. Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of one or more people people smiling turtleneck and text"
Instagram Link 2026-02-02T14:38Z 22.1K followers, [--] engagements

"Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of smiling and text. Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of smiling and text. Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of smiling and text"
Instagram Link 2026-02-02T14:38Z 22.1K followers, [--] engagements

"Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of text that says 'B NG'. Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of text that says 'B NG'. Photo by Mikael Owunna on February [--] [----]. May be an image of text that says 'B NG'"
Instagram Link 2026-02-02T14:38Z 22.1K followers, [--] engagements

"Excerpt from my TEDx talk Transcending the Body - link in bio. #InfiniteEssence"
Instagram Link 2020-06-05T15:55Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Listen as exhibiting artist @mikaelowunna shares the story behind his series Infinite Essence in our exhibition SPACE A Visual Journey. For this particular series he has chosen to explore a unique approach: hand-painting bodies with fluorescent paint and photographing them using a custom ultraviolet camera flash. This transforms the painted bodies into mesmerizing cosmic representations of celestial universes. Discover the story behind Owunnas series in our exhibition SPACE A Visual Journey on view until March [--]. #fotografiska #fotografiskastockholm #SpaceAVisualJourney #MikaelOwunna"
Instagram Link 2024-12-12T16:08Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"10 months. [--] parents. My father passed away in April and my mother last night. 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌕"
Instagram Link 2026-02-02T14:42Z 22.1K followers, 11.6K engagements

"With @mikaelowunna and @marques.redd at @tedxtallinn all the way back in November. Great talk with Mikael as the cover story of this weeks Areen. Keep your minds expanding.@mikaelowunna @marques.redd"
Instagram Link 2026-01-07T10:21Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"@mikaelowunna @marques.redd Photo shared by Andrei J. Liimets on January [--] [----] tagging @mikaelowunna and @marques.redd. May be an image of one or more people and text. Photo shared by Andrei J. Liimets on January [--] [----] tagging @mikaelowunna and @marques.redd. May be an image of one or more people and text"
Instagram Link 2026-01-07T10:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Photo by Andrei J. Liimets on January [--] [----]. May be a graphic of magazine poster newspaper and text. Photo by Andrei J. Liimets on January [--] [----]. May be a graphic of magazine poster newspaper and text. Photo by Andrei J. Liimets on January [--] [----]. May be a graphic of magazine poster newspaper and text"
Instagram Link 2026-01-07T10:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Live from Estonia @fotografiska.tallinn@fotografiska.tallinn @mikaelowunna"
Instagram Link 2025-10-31T21:39Z 22.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Kosmos ja primus pdes mista kuidas kik algas ja milline on meie koht universumis oleme loonud kosmoloogiad ehk lood maailma tekkest kuidas kik on omavahel seotud. Kohtu kosmosekunstniku Mikael Owunnaga Tallinnas 30.102.11.@mikaelowunna"
Instagram Link 2025-10-23T16:14Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"Today the New York Times (@nytimes) is shining a spotlight on the powerhouse leadership of Monetta White Executive Director and CEO and Key Jo Lee Chief of Curatorial Affairs at the Museum of the African Diaspora (@moadsf). At a time when the Trump administration has dismantled diversity equity and inclusion programs and many museums are retreating MoAD is unapologetically pressing forward centering artists of African descent and redefining cultural leadership. With Lees visionary exhibition UNBOUND: Art Blackness & the Universe and Whites bold direction guiding MoADs 20th anniversary the"
Instagram Link 2025-10-18T17:52Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"@nytimes @moadsf @mikaelowunna @keyjolee @monettawhite Photo shared by Elaine Mellis ARTSelerator on October [--] [----] tagging @mikaelowunna @moadsf @monettawhite @nytimes and @keyjolee. Photo shared by Elaine Mellis ARTSelerator on October [--] [----] tagging @mikaelowunna @moadsf @monettawhite @nytimes and @keyjolee"
Instagram Link 2025-10-18T17:52Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Photo by Elaine Mellis ARTSelerator on October [--] [----]. Photo by Elaine Mellis ARTSelerator on October [--] [----]. Photo by Elaine Mellis ARTSelerator on October [--] 2025"
Instagram Link 2025-10-18T17:52Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

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