Uzo Ngwu is a Nigerian-American multidisciplinary artist with work encompassing film, animation, illustration and music. She is deeply passionate about representation in art and she’s particularly invested in creating the representation she wishes to see through her own work and the projects she works on. She’s done freelance illustration work for clients such as MTV for Black History Month, as well as Hulu, Freeform and VH1. She was a participant of the Fall 2023 Women in Animation mentorship circle, part of the inaugural class of Peter Roth interns at the Paley Center for Media and a mentee of the inaugural Beyond the Screen program in collaboration with A24 and Made in Her Image. She recently concluded a fellowship in collaboration with Broadway Across America and Black Theatre Coalition. She is currently working on an animated short film, Mmanwu, as a recipient of the Harvardwood Artist Launch Fellowship under the mentorship of Mark Osborne. The film is being produced by her newly founded production company ZOMA Studios, and they recently concluded a successful crowdfunding campaign raising $60K+ for their debut short film. Through her work, she’s interested in championing underrepresented voices and wielding different creative mediums to tell vibrant, compelling stories.For collaborations and inquires email uzotheartist@gmail.com or check out www.uzongwu.com.