Born in 1994 in Enugu, Nigeria, Ayogu Kingsley lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria. At the crux of Kingsley's work is Black Consciousness, aiming to redefine Blackness as a form of mentality, self-regulation, and authority. His work confronts the silence and erasure of Black thought and voices throughout history and from institutionalized spaces. Kingsley' s work subverts traditional Euro-Western painting techniques of portraiture by reworking the technique as a mode of self-articulation for Black lives, which are often rendered invisible in the canon of both art history and archives. Recently, Kingsley began experimenting with nets in what he calls the Harmonization of Painting, creating a "feel-good" sensation. The nets, intuitively multilayered on his paintings, create a deep sense of spirituality, celebrating identity, fragility, and resilience. Kingsley has gained significant traction within the contemporary art sphere for his hyper-realistic portraits, primarily in oil paint. He has become a notable figure within the Nigerian art scene and has featured in various group exhibitions across Europe, the UK, and Africa. Kingsley has exhibited alongside artists like Zanele Muholi and was a finalist for the ART X Lagos Prize in 2022.