The painter Aloaye Noms Adoro was born in 1973 in Enugu, Nigeria. He arrived in Manresa (in the Barcelona region of Catalonia, Spain) in 2006, the city in which he currently lives and works.

After studying artistic techniques for four years (1995-1999) at a public technical school in Nigeria, Norris obtained scholarships to continue his education in Oslo (2004) and in Chicago (2006), where he also collaborated with projects in museums and galleries, worked as an assistant professor, participated in collective exhibitions and made his first individual exhibitions.

His time in Norway and the United States was full of enriching experiences that marked the start of a promising career. In these countries, he learned about favorable artistic environments from up close, in which the opportunity to exchange ideas with artists from different backgrounds and cultures, and understand the fundamental concepts of art, guided him in defining his path and the true sense of his artistic work. Like all contemporary African artists who attempt to make a path through international art market circuits, Norris has also faced barriers of prejudice, cliches and labels.