Weruché Uzoka (formerly Weruche George) is a Nigerian-born mixed-media artist, writer, poet, playwright, and journalist whose interdisciplinary work spans visual art, literature, theatre, and documentary storytelling. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, on Ubosi Ékè (Igbo calendar) and Ọjọ Iṣẹgun (Yoruba calendar), Uzoka draws on personal history, African histories, travel, and mythology as living archives to explore memory, movement, belonging, and cultural inheritance across the diaspora.

Relocating to the United States in 2005 as an asylee and naturalized in 2013, Uzoka combines formal training in journalism (MSc, Quinnipiac University) and human rights (MA, Columbia University) with artistic practice, grounding her work in research, documentation, and lived experience. She is the author of two poetry volumes and the 57-book, Princess Naku® series, and the playwright of Festac Baby, My Husband Is a Warlock, and Ọdịnihu. Her documentary Is This Home Now? examines refugee immigration and resettlement.

Uzoka is also a dedicated civic and community leader. She founded Weruche Inspires International (WIIN), a nonprofit empowering refugee and marginalized voices through arts and culture, and has served on the Board of Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) and Hamden’s Human Rights and Relations Commission. She has participated in multiple United Nations–affiliated forums, including CSW 62 & 68, the High-Level Meeting commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, and the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha. She has delivered keynote speeches, served as a refugee spokesperson, and ran for state representative in 2020, demonstrating her commitment to civic engagement and public service.

Her work across mediums is united by a commitment to cultural preservation, ethical storytelling, and amplifying underrepresented voices. Uzoka has lived and worked in Connecticut and Los Angeles and is a mother of two.