#47 - Born to Create w/ Anthony Azekwoh

#47 - Born to Create w/ Anthony Azekwoh

From Go With the Flo by Folarin Okulaja

July 28, 2025 · 52 min · Season 4 · Episode 47

About this episode

Folarin Okulaja interviews Nigerian artist Anthony Azekwoh about his artistic journey and experiences.

In this episode, Folarin is joined by Nigerian artist Anthony Azekwoh, and they discuss Anthony’s journey as an artist, from getting started with writing in secondary school to then getting into digital art. Anthony discusses dropping out of university and the effect it had on his relationship with his parents, they get into the 5 galleries he has put on and some of his other career accomplishments. They touch on getting over criticism as an artist, allowing yourself to enjoy success, and much more TIME STAMPS: Start-4:15 Anthony Intro 4:15-10:10 Secondary school years 10:10-14:00 Evolving as an artist 14:00-25:40 dropping out of school / Nigerian parents 25:40-31:20 Getting over criticism 31:20-36:46 First gallery 36:46-43:20 More accomplishments 43:20-47:00 Appreciation and celebrating accomplishments 47:00 Advice to other creatives CREDITS: Hosted by Folarin Okulaja Produced by Folarin Okulaja Engineered by Folarin Okulaja Subscribe to Go With the Flo on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeheP4nl7aAFDmC8QgV-LUQ https://open.spotify.com/show/0TCIEfodZuvVgnOVsho4lj?si=N3Pvw2hpR7u4979mwAZ5lQ&dl_branch=1…

People in this episode

Host: Folarin Okulaja

Guest: Anthony Azekwoh

Topics covered

  • art
  • creativity
  • personal journey
  • criticism
  • success
  • cultural background

Keywords

  • artist
  • digital art
  • Nigerian culture
  • gallery
  • success
  • criticism
  • creatives

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Nigeria

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