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EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Painting, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, USA.
B.A. Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Nigeria Certificate in Education, Fine and Applied Arts, Federal College of Education, Yola, Nigeria.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
In search of home. Presented by Philos, Curated by Kadara Enyeasi, Lagos State, Nigeria.
2020
Today, A Dream of Yesterday, presented by Philos, curated by Kadara Enyeasi, Lagos State, Nigeria.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Borderlands: Soft Margins, Hard Truths. Curated by Nico W. Okoro at Connecticut College’s Cummings Arts Center, New London CT, USA.
Sanctuary, group exhibtion, Fridman Gallery, New York, USA.
2025
Seen/Scene: Artwork from the Jennifer Gilbert Collection. Curated by Nick Cave and Laura Mott at The Shepherd Detroit, Michigan, USA.
‘THIS IS NOT A RETREAT! NXTHVN Through the Years hosted by NXTHVN at the Ford Foundation Gallery, New York, USA.
2024
Collecting Now: Perspective on contemporay Art collecting in Nigeria, Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA), Lagos State, Nigeria.
The Flow, presented by Fridman Gallery, New York, USA.
Double Down, presented by James Cohan Gallery in collaboration with NXTHVN and The Campus Upstates, New York, Hudson, New York, USA.
2023
Benefit Auction in support of Artistic Noise, Harlem NY, presented by Kasmin Gallery, New York, USA.
Factory Reset Continued: curated by Dennis Osadebe and presented by KONIG GALERIE, Berlin, Germany.
2020
Rele Young Contemporaries Alumni exhibition at the National Museum Onikan, Lagos State, Nigeria.
2019
Collective Renditions, African Artists Foundation African Artists’ Foundation , Lagos State, Nigeria.
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Painting, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, USA.
B.A. Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Nigeria Certificate in Education, Fine and Applied Arts, Federal College of Education, Yola, Nigeria.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
In search of home. Presented by Philos, Curated by Kadara Enyeasi, Lagos State, Nigeria.
2020
Today, A Dream of Yesterday, presented by Philos, curated by Kadara Enyeasi, Lagos State, Nigeria.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Labyrinth/Laboratory: Selections from the Cranbrook Collection, Cranbrook Art Museum, Michigan, USA.
12th edition Drawing Biennial, 2026, Drawing Room, London, UK.Borderlands: Soft Margins, Hard Truths. Curated by Nico W. Okoro at Connecticut College’s Cummings Arts Center, New London CT, USA.
Sanctuary, group exhibtion, Fridman Gallery, New York, USA.
2025
Seen/Scene: Artwork from the Jennifer Gilbert Collection. Curated by Nick Cave and Laura Mott at The Shepherd Detroit, Michigan, USA.
‘THIS IS NOT A RETREAT! NXTHVN Through the Years hosted by NXTHVN at the Ford Foundation Gallery, New York, USA.
2024
Collecting Now: Perspective on contemporay Art collecting in Nigeria, Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA), Lagos State, Nigeria.
The Flow, presented by Fridman Gallery, New York, USA.
Double Down, presented by James Cohan Gallery in collaboration with NXTHVN and The Campus Upstates, New York, Hudson, New York, USA.
2023
Benefit Auction in support of Artistic Noise, Harlem NY, presented by Kasmin Gallery, New York, USA.
Factory Reset Continued: curated by Dennis Osadebe and presented by KONIG GALERIE, Berlin, Germany.
2020
Rele Young Contemporaries Alumni exhibition at the National Museum Onikan, Lagos State, Nigeria.
2019
Collective Renditions, African Artists Foundation African Artists’ Foundation , Lagos State, Nigeria.
AWARDS, WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
2026
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture.
2025
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Graphics Design, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
2023-2024
Studio fellow, NXTHVN fellowship program, New Haven, CT.
2023
Cranbrook Art Museum, Purchase Award Prize, Michigan, USA.
Graphics Design, Wayne State University, Michigan, USA.
2022
Leslie T. and Francis Posey Scholarship Fund Recipient
2021
The Treehouse facilitated by Wura Ogunji, Lagos Sates, Nigeria.
2019
Kuta Arts Foundation, Abeokuta States, Nigeria.
African Artists’ Foundation, Lagos States. Nigeria.
2017
Artist of the year award, Fine Arts department Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna States, Nigeria.
PUBLIC COLLECTION
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA.
2026
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture.
2025
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Graphics Design, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
2023-2024
Studio fellow, NXTHVN fellowship program, New Haven, CT.
2023
Cranbrook Art Museum, Purchase Award Prize, Michigan, USA.
Graphics Design, Wayne State University, Michigan, USA.
2022
Leslie T. and Francis Posey Scholarship Fund Recipient
2021
The Treehouse facilitated by Wura Ogunji, Lagos Sates, Nigeria.
2019
Kuta Arts Foundation, Abeokuta States, Nigeria.
African Artists’ Foundation, Lagos States. Nigeria.
2017
Artist of the year award, Fine Arts department Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna States, Nigeria.
PUBLIC COLLECTION
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA.