BIO

Irene Yèga Omiunu is a British-Nigerian fashion artist, educator and researcher whose work moves between fashion, illustration, heritage and visual storytelling.

Her practice is rooted in a fascination with the language of dress: the way clothing, textiles, pattern and adornment carry memory, identity and cultural meaning. Drawing particularly on African heritage textile symbolism, Yéga creates work that is at once contemporary and deeply connected to histories of craftsmanship, representation and self-expression.

Her distinctive visual language has led to commissions and collaborations with an international roster of fashion, luxury and cultural clients, including British Vogue, The Dubai Mall, Boghossian and Fashion Trust Arabia.

Alongside her studio practice, Yéga is an established speaker and educator. She has been invited to teach and contribute to programmes at leading arts and cultural institutions including The V&A, The Courtauld Institute of Art and The Courtauld Gallery, where her work has formed part of wider conversations around fashion, art, cultural heritage and visual culture.

Yéga is also the founder of Fashion Illustration Africa, a platform dedicated to nurturing the next generation of African fashion illustrators and expanding the visibility of African creative voices within the global fashion landscape. Through mentoring, education and professional development, the platform supports emerging artists in building confident, sustainable and internationally connected creative practices.

She is currently an African Creativity Beyond Borders Prize doctoral scholar at King’s College London, where her research develops her longstanding interest in creativity, cultural heritage and African fashion.