An haifi Nnenna Okore a kasar Australia (1975) kuma ta girma a Najeriya, Nnenna Okore ta sami digiri na farko a fannin zane-zane daga Jami'ar Najeriya, Nsukka, a shekarar 1999 kuma ta ci gaba da samun digiri na biyu (MA) da MFA a Jami'ar Iowa. Ta sami lambar yabo ta Fulbright Scholar Award a cikin 2012 kuma a halin yanzu Farfesa ce a fannin fasaha a Jami'ar North Park ta Chicago.

Ayyukanta - waɗanda aka baje kolinsu a gidajen tarihi da gidajen tarihi a cikin Chicago, New York, London, Paris Cancun, Sao Paulo da Copenhagen - galibin su ne masu zayyanawa kuma suna yin wahayi daga laushi, launuka da shimfidar wurare.

Ana sha'awar ta da kayan da aka jefar kuma galibi tana amfani da launuka daban-daban, gyare-gyare, yadudduka da kayan aiki don ƙirƙirar sassaka da kayan aiki waɗanda ke da wadata da ma'ana.

Ayyukanta sun samo asali ne daga yadda ta lura da yadda talakawan Najeriya ke gudanar da ayyukan yau da kullum da sana'o'i