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ESTELLE LOVATT - Art Critic
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Kelvin Okafor is an artist with an extraordinary talent. Using only a pencil, he captures the likeness of a person’s face with such precision that you could be forgiven for believing you are looking at a photograph. But Kelvin does so much more than that. His portraits capture the character and essence of his subjects - and bring them vividly to life. That’s why his work has been praised for its “emotional realism”. Since the age of eight, Kelvin has dedicated his life to the development of his gift, and has created an incredibly impressive and diverse body of work. Now you can savour the fruits of his labour in several different ways.
CNN
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If you think your eyes are deceiving you -- they probably are. Artist Kelvin Okafor's portraits are not monochrome photographs but intricate drawings etched using the humble pencil
The Guardian
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Kelvin Okafor is a miraculous artist. If Leonardo da Vinci was alive today and he saw what Okafor has achieved with pencil, paper and a bit of charcoal, he would recognise a talent well worthy of his respect – a brother in art. So would the Dutch painter Jan Vermeer, or the Baroque genius Caravaggio
PORTRAITS OF PERFECTION - Daily Mail
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Kelvin Okafor Takes Our Breath Away With His Incredibly Detailed Portraits” Huffpost
MIRROR
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Art genuis' incredible pencil drawing of pop siren…How does he do it? That's the puzzling question anyone who sees one of celebrated artist Kelvin Okafor's incredible drawings asks themselves
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Press Coverage

CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/photo-realistic-portraits-kelvin-okafor/index.html

BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-21234214

https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2022/12/extraordinary-portraits

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2013/jan/31/kelvin-okafor-drawings-photographs-art

The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/stephen-sutton-s-bucket-list-portrait-fails-to-sell-at-charity-auction-9467984.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/kate-moss-bentley-british-peter-blake-elizabeth-ii-b2025168.html

The Times Series

https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/10301484.tottenham-artist-kelvin-okafor-says-recent-media-attention-is-unbelievable/

ITV

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-08-11/pencil-artist-kelvin-okafor-unveils-hyper-real-drawings-on-oxford-street

Huffington Post

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/photorealism-delvin-okafor-masters-detailed-portraits-with-pencil-and-paper_n_2866443

Getty Images

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/artist-kelvin-okafor-holds-his-graphite-and-charcoal-news-photo/1238829217

The Daily Mail

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2270595/From-Beyonce-Mother-Teresa-Kelvin-Okafors-incredible-drawings-look-just-like-digital-photos.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10550941/David-Bowie-self-portrait-400-000-pop-art-Bentley-Cool-Britannia-items-sale.html

Evening Standard

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/kate-moss-bentley-british-peter-blake-elizabeth-ii-b985163.html

The British Blacklist

https://thebritishblacklist.co.uk/tbb-talks-to-artist-kelvin-okafor/

The Voice

https://www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainment/arts-culture/2019/09/11/black-british-artist-unveils-beatles-portrait-on-anniversary/  

https://www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainment/arts-culture/2020/04/27/prince-drawn-with-his-eyes-wide-open/

The Mirror

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/kelvin-okafor-watch-a-stroke-by-stroke-guide-1565748

The Guardian Nigeria

https://guardian.ng/life/kelvin-okafor-the-art-draws-itself/

Middlesex University London

https://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/made-in-middlesex/portrait-of-success

https://www.mdx.ac.uk/news/2019/09/kelvin-okafor-mehrak-davoudi-solo-shows

Imperial Health Charity

https://www.imperialcharity.org.uk/news-and-stories/news/kate-moss-drawing-raises-12500-to-support-children-with-diabetes

Thanet News

https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2022/09/09/bbc-extraordinary-portraits-exhibition-at-turner-contemporary/

The Leader

https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/20009133.wrexham-burns-survivor-catrin-pugh-extraordinary-portraits/

Inside the Rift

https://www.insidetherift.net/art/2018/4/24/you-can-almost-touch-it-kelvin-okafor-on-art-emotion-and-photo-realism

Complex

https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/kelvin-okafor-pays-tribute-to-prince

Connect Africa

https://konnectafrica.net/kelvin-okafor/

Artlyst

https://www.artlyst.com/news/justin-bieber-portrait-by-kelvin-okafor-unveiled-in-sensational-video/

Editions – Black History Month

https://editionbhm.com/2020/10/28/kelvin-okafor-artist-cover-story-editions-black-history-month-magazine-2020/

Cindy Wider

https://drawpj.com/interview-kelvin-okafor-rising-star-in-art/

GRM Daily

https://grmdaily.com/mlc-podcast-kelvin-okafor/

Art Daily

https://artdaily.com/news/143651/British-Cool-reigns-supreme-at-Bonhams-New-Bond-Street-sale

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