Amarachi Okafor (born 1977) is a Nigerian artist. Her works of art in the last couple of years have focused on culture, religion, history, gender relations and human sexuality. She has also used her art to comment on topical issues, like the spread of the Ebola virus in Africa. Okafor is part of a group of artists who came from the University of Nigeria, and who are exploring more experimental forms of art. Okafor’s work has been described as poetic interpretations of socio-environmental issues. Her work using discarded plastic bags reference the abundance of waste as well as clusters of organic life-forms.