“A Day in the Life” with: Calgary Artist Marvit

Marvit is a Nigerian-born, Canadian artist. Marvit found her niche in a nexus of arts and science creating a subtle union between the fields. She is a highly-skilled, talented and sought-after multimedia artist. For her art is a manifestation of things not visible with the physical eyes, it’s in a way some sort of spiritual process. Bringing something communicated from spirit, soul to the physical to solve world challenges.

Marvit is a practising fine Artist, Muralist, Designer, trained architectural designer and project manager. She has created a number of artworks for notable statesmen in Nigeria before moving to Canada. Following her move in Canada, Montréal, she integrated by learning the language as well as improving her artistic skills.

She started off her education with a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry for three years understanding the science of the human body and environment before switching to architecture to follow her dreams of exploring her creative gift. Her creative gift runs across fashion design, cartooning, game design, and everything design. She has exhibited her paintings in the USA and in Canada. Following her bachelor’s degree in architecture with a first class, she interned while being a student at Syn Studio Art School Montréal before moving to Calgary for her master’s degree and reuniting with her friends from her younger years. She utilizes artistic mediums that include acrylic and other multi-media art forms.

She is committed to human and children’s development, coping from trauma through art and healing.

Due to her entrepreneurial and business acumen, she has led a construction conglomerate as a director in her home country as well as initiating a fashion company.

Marvit
Marvit
Marvit
A wooden physical philosophical model (1)
Art PVM, Place Ville Marie Exhibition, Montréal at Gare Centrale
Ijeoma painting a mural for a children’s church in Calgary RCCG HOP.
Group picture after a completed children’s art training cohort in Calgary RCCG HOP Children’s department
Marvit
Her recent architectural design
Marvit
Mural art with the concept of genesis

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Which ‘hood are you in?

Northwest Calgary

What do you do?

Architectural design, physical models, murals, acrylic fine art painting and art tutoring, animations and digital art, face painting, and book writing.

What are you currently working on?

Writing a manuscript on men’s mental health, finishing my master’s program and building architectural expertise in practice as well as a number of art projects.

Where can we find your work?

Instagram

 

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