About the artist
Ibrahim Shuaib is a multidisciplinary visual artist born in Nigeria, currently based on Treaty 1 Territory in Winnipeg. His work draws on the interplay of chaos and tranquility, using art to explore existential questions and interpret life's complex journeys.
Through painting, installation, and multimedia forms, he investigates identity, spirituality, cultural heritage, and the nuanced experience of displacement. His process is intuitive and experimental, consistently pushing the boundaries of his chosen materials. Rather than offering answers, his practice opens a path of constructive questioning — a contemplative solace for the viewer.
Solo Exhibitions
2026Croissant, Bankers Hall Complex, Calgary, AB (forthcoming)
2026Croissant, Suncor Energy Centre, Calgary, AB (forthcoming)
2026Croissant, Fifth Avenue Place, Calgary, AB
2026Croissant, Brookfield Place, Calgary, AB
2025All That Time Has Woven, All It Has Unraveled, Alternator CCA, Kelowna, BC
2024Weaving Threads of Time, Prairie Fusion Arts Gallery, Portage la Prairie, MB
2022Symphony, University of Manitoba Student Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025Staycation, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2025Members Show, Platform Centre for Photographic & Digital Arts, Winnipeg, MB
2025Gimme Some Truth, Cinematheque, Winnipeg, MB
2024Cartography of Emotions, Plugin ICA, Winnipeg, MB
2024Prairie Fever, Videopool Media Arts Centre, Winnipeg, MB
2024Momentary Voices, Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, MB
2023Members Show, Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, MB
2023Salon, 158H Tache Arts Complex, Winnipeg, MB
2022Fleet Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2019JUXT, Tache Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2019Nuit Blanche, Flux Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2018Women of Color, School of Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
Residencies & Fellowships
2025315 Artist in Residence (May–Dec), Bankers Hall Complex, Calgary, AB
2024Cartography of Emotions, Plugin ICA Summer Institute, Winnipeg, MB
2024Prairie Fever, Videopool Media Arts Centre, Winnipeg, MB
Education
2025–26BFA Honours, University of Manitoba
Awards & Recognition
2025Share – Artists in Communities Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
2025315 Artist in Residence Grant, Brookfield Properties, Calgary
2025Concept to Realization Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2025Shortlist & Special Mention, CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo, Venice
2024Video Commission Residency Recipient, Videopool Media Arts Centre
2023Share – Artists in Communities Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
Curatorial & Professional
2025ONERIC, Exchange Community Church, Winnipeg, MB (curated)
2025Elected Board Member, Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, MB
2025Co-founded GreenDoor WPG, an art collective
2023Founded GRUMBSLAB, a design studio
