Okwui Enwezor (pronounced  ) was born Okwuchukwu Emmanuel Enwezor in Calabar on October 23, 1963 as the youngest son of an affluent Igbo family from Awkuzu, Anambra State.
Okwui Enwezor, a prominent figure in contemporary art, was born Okwuchukwu Emmanuel Enwezor in Calabar on October 23, 1963, to a wealthy Igbo family from Awkuzu, Anambra State.