The Mother and Child ,60 x 120”, Oil on Canvas

Chu Okoli is a world-renowned Houston based visual artist trained in classical drawing and painting. He takes inspiration from his background as a sculptor, installation artist, designer, writer, innovator and visionary and has forged a new style in painting using concentric circles as a filter through which he sees the universe and the world around him.

Chu’s work with concentric circles is inspired by the cyclical nature of life and his passion for astronomy. His work explores the cyclical balance, symmetry and energy which radiates across time and space. He creates his circles with a free hand characterized by a precision and fluidity notable throughout his visual narratives.

Dialogue (2015) ,60 x 120”, Oil on Canvas

Chu’s groundbreaking style has won him numerous grants, awards and acclaim across the art world, including the Prestigious Adolph and Esther Gotlieb Foundation NY Grant for Accomplished Painters 2018.

He was awarded the Medici Medal Award in Painting at the International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Florence Italy 2015 for his work ‘Dialogue’.

Gratitude ,28 x 42", Oil on Canvas

Since Stride Arts began showing Chu’s work in 2018 his art has generated the enthusiastic attention of visitors to our gallery as well as from international art collectors and critics.  Email us at info@stridearts.com to learn more about Chu’s commissioning customized artwork created only for you.

Holiday Art on View

Although this will be a very different holiday season, we want you to know that Stride Arts is here for you. This season we’ve created the Holiday Art Selection, a live display at our gallery featuring works by our talented artists including QX Wang, Howard Gross, Stephen Hall, Chu Okoli, Kerstin Roolfs, Totonho, Shiou-ping Liao and others. To meet safety guidelines, please contact us to schedule your visit or check out our online virtual gallery