Goodluck Jane is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose practice spans painting, drawing, and mixed-media assemblage. She is widely recognized for her powerful use of multiple materials simultaneously cut fabric silhouettes, cut paper, drawing, and painting woven into visually layered narratives that explore identity, memory, heritage, and the human form.
With a foundation in fashion design, Goodluck Jane brings a distinctive material intelligence to her work, allowing fabric to function not only as surface but as language. Her deep engagement with textile traditions, particularly African Ankara fabric, has become central to her artistic voice. Born into a family of painters and drawing artists, her creative path was shaped early by visual storytelling, craftsmanship, and an intimate relationship with materials.
She began working professionally as a visual artist in 2021, quickly gaining recognition for her innovative use of Ankara fabric to tell artistic stories across cultural contexts. Through solo and group exhibitions held locally and internationally, her work positions cloth as a carrier of history, emotion, and social dialogue.
Solo Exhibitions
• “Ankara Stories” African American Atelier Gallery, USA November 17th – 21st, 2024
• “Fabric of Our Stories” The Africa Center, USA March 11th – 15th, 2024
• “Clothed in Care” Umoja Art Gallery, Kampala, Uganda January 12th – 17th, 2025
• “Ankara in Harmony” Nike Art Gallery, Abuja, Nigeria September 8th – 12th, 2025
• “Bodies in Blue: An Ankara Study” Zawyeh Gallery, Dubai June 19th – 21st, 2021
• “Bloodline in Bold Print” Afriart Gallery, Kampala, Uganda October 1st – 7th, 2021
• “When Fabric Becomes Language” Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya January 18th – 22nd, 2021
• “Threads of Triumph” Ovuomaroro Studio and Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria May 9th – 13th, 2022
• “Where Cloth Becomes Voice” Berj Art Gallery, Accra, Ghana June 6th – 9th, 2022
• “Echoes in Wax and Skin” Gallery 1957, Ghana February 19th – 25th, 2023
. “Stitched Between Worlds” February 20 -24, 2024 Rele Gallery London
. “ Stories The Fabric Told Me” May 5th -12th, 2024 Casildart Gallery ,Connaught Village London
Group Exhibitions
• “In Between Matter” Terra Kulture, Lagos, Nigeria May 4th – 8th, 2021
• “Where Materials Speak” Terra Kulture, Lagos, Nigeria August 11th – 12th, 2022
• “Common Ground, Shifting Forms” Ovuomaroro Studio and Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria September 11th – 18th, 2022
• “Assembled Realities” Terra Kulture, Lagos, Nigeria December 5th – 19th, 2022
• “Fragments & Frequencies” Mydrim Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria January 5th – 10th, 2023
Professional Memberships
• Member, African Artists’ Foundation (AAF) – Joined 2021
• Member, Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) – Joined 2021
She was part of the Nigerian Artists that worked with the government for the Lagos Cultural Weekend 14th to 16th November 2025. In 2022 she collaborated with La Mode Disability Foundation to teach persons with disabilities mix media art including painting ,drawing and cutting.
In 2023 she was invited by the University of Ife Nigeria to speak on “The Fragments of Art’m during the student week.
In 2024 Prof Moyo Okediji described her work on a critical review as refined and Original.
In 2023 Bolaji Campbell an art historian and artist described her work Phenomenal.
In 2025 Kunle Filani an artist and art critic did a review of her work .
Was part of the creative leads for the workshop segment at the 2024 +234Art Fair international art exhibition also exhibited March 22nd to 31st, 2024.
ARTX Lagos November 6th – 9th 2025, participated by joining the teams who spoke with fellow rising artists for professional development.
In August 2025 she was invited by the Yemisi Shyllon Museum to inspire and work with children interested in art during the summer holidays.
In 2024 her work was peer reviewed on a journal along side other artists by art industry expert Professor Peju Layiwola.
November 2024 she was invited to speak and engage with students at African University of Creative Arts (AUCA)Lagos Nigeria.
Through her evolving practice, Goodluck Jane continues to redefine the narrative potential of fabric, transforming material culture into expressive visual language that resonates across borders and generations.
She has spearheaded many artistic initiatives for example in 2022 she stated the “Brave Paint “ initiative where she teaches young children the beauty of art through painting and fabric cut creations.
In 2023 she stated the “ Young Creator Competition “ an initiative for children in primary and secondary schools who can draw and paint and at the end of the competition the winners goes home with $3,000 dollars.
Her art work have been purchased by prominent personalities across the world notably is the former Governor of Cross River State Nigeria Donald Duke, the current Lagos State Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu , Senator Ita Giwa, musical artist Tiwa Savage and Simi.
She has collaborated with hotels in Lagos Nigeria for art installations in hotel rooms and lounges examples of these hotels are Oriental Hotel Lagos Nigeria, Eko Hotel and Suites Lagos Nigeria, Maison Fahrenheit Hotel Lagos Nigeria.
She is currently working with the Edo state Government for some art installations in the state.
She is currently working on her first book title “Arts in Fabric” she plans to launch the book December 2026.
She is currently working on a group exhibition collaboration in Peru, Paris and Dubia slated for November 2026.