Hair-story is our History. The work of J.D. Okhai Ojeikere. by superselected · African Artists, J.D. Okhai Ojeikere, Nigerian Artists · 28 Aug 2013 J.D. Okhai Ojeikere is a Nigerian artist whose body of work spans from 1951 to present day. In 1968 he began one of his largest and most famous collections of work, an ongoing documentation of women’s hair. African ArtistsBlack Contemporary ArtistsNigerian Artists SHARE by superselected Related Content Meet Tiffanie Anderson. The Artist Behind the $20,000 Painting Blue Ivy Bid On. Amy Sherald Now Represented by Top Gallery Hauser & Wirth Worldwide. Artist Shantell Martin Collaborates With PUMA.