Marcela Adeze Okeke (b. 2000 Chicago, IL) is a Chicago-based, multidisciplinary artist who wrestles with matters of unity and liberation as they relate to her ancestry, community and multifaceted identity. A self-taught artist, Okeke began as an acrylic and oil painter but has since expanded her practice to include other disciplines, such as cement sculpture, large-scale puppets and mixed-media work. Recognizing the radical capacities of art-making, she additionally works with Red Line Service—a community of artists with lived experiences of homelessness who advocate for the human right to housing. Okeke’s work has been exhibited in the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, CA, Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, IN, the Chicago Cultural Center, internationally at Nafasi Art Space in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, among others. Her work has been featured in several publications, including New American Paintings Issue 161. She is a previous artist resident at Nafasi Art Space and an upcoming resident at Vashon Artist Residency.