I have had the pleasure of working with Ugo for more than six years. During that time, she has contributed to a diverse range of projects, including feature-length and short documentaries, photojournalistic assignments, documentary photography projects, a virtual reality animation, and exhibitions. She has skillfully taken on various role such as scriptwriter, production assistant, writer and curator.

What truly stands out about her is her exceptional attention to detail—she consistently identifies subtle nuances and perspectives and approaches every task with a proactive mindset. She is certainly someone you would want on your team.

Omoregie Osakpolor

Nigerian documentary filmmaker

IDFA DocLab Forum Award Winner, 2022

I have worked with Ugo for over a year now on Kurating, and her work is always very thoughtful. I really admire how much she gives to everything she works on, regardless of size or scale. The level of care is rare and has been standout for me. Her preparation and administrative steadfastness have helped improve Kurating’s reputation in the art community in Lagos. In such a short time too. Ugo shows up prepared and the quality of her work consistently speaks for itself. Ugo has been a real asset, and her standard of work stands apart.

Wole Olayinka

Founding Editor, Kurating

Former Editor, Big Cabal Media

Ude, Ugo Anna is very reliable and resourceful. Her varied capacities and creative skills shine forth in the numerous creative projects she has partnered with me on. Ugo coordinated the publication of my poetry pamphlet, The Last Time I Called, which was a crucial part of my Guest Artist Space Residency project. With her academic background in English, she reviewed the poems with me, carried out administrative roles such as hiring a graphic designer for the book cover and planned the book deliveries.

On my film project, Documenting Uzor, she researched, contacted and kept in touch with the film subject even while handling logistics. She also brought her media experience into practice by conducting the interview sessions and assisting with directing the short film. On my poetry recording project, Family Tree for the international Earth Rising Project, she nominated and contacted the voice over artiste and critiqued the recording to ensure the final output was superb.

Ofem Ubi

Artist & Prince Claus 2024 SEED Awardee