Adéọlá Ọlágúnjú is a Nigerian visual artist working with photography, video, sound and installations.
Adéọlá Ọlágúnjú | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Adeola Olagunju |
| Education | Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Folkwang University of the Arts |
| Awards | Lagos Photo Festival Award Seydou Keïta Prize (African Photography Encounters Bamako Biennial 2019) |
| Website | adeolaolagunju |
Early life and education
editAdéọlá Ọlágúnjú grew up in Nigeria during the era of military dictatorship – a tumultuous period that influenced her future work by teaching her, in her own words, that "rebirth comes with chaos, confusion, and destruction".[1] Adéọlá Ọlágúnjú attended the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in Ogbomosho, Nigeria, where she graduated in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in Fine and Applied Arts. In 2021, she earned a master's degree in Photography Studies and Practice at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany.[2]
Exhibitions
editỌlágúnjú's work has been exhibited at galleries and museums including Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles,[3] Bonhams in London,[4] Rencontres d'Arles,[5] Lagos Biennial,[6] Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam[7] Palais de Tokyo Paris,[8] African Photography Encounters,[9] Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris,[10] and Galerie In Situ, Paris.[11]
Publications with contributions by Ọlágúnjú
edit- Africa Under the Prism: Contemporary African Photography from LagosPhoto Festival. Hatje Cantz, 2015. With texts by Chimamanda Adichie.
- The Art of Nigerian Women. Ben Bosah, 2017. ISBN 978-0-9969084-5-0.
- A Stranger's Pose. Cassava Republic, 2018. By Emmanuel Iduma. ISBN 978-1-911115-49-6.
- The Journey: New Positions in African Photography. Kerber, 2020. Edited by Simon Njami and Sean O'Toole. ISBN 978-3-7356-0682-2.
Awards
edit- 2012: Lagos Photo Festival Award[12]
- 2019: Seydou Keïta Grand Prize Award "Best photographic creation" at the Bamako Encounters International Biennial for Photography[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Quadri, Sultan (November 13, 2021). "Africa's new futures were showcased at this year's Art X Lagos". TechCabal. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ Ọlágúnjú, Adéọlá. "About". adeolaolagunju.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "Dey your Lane ! | Bozar Brussels". Bozar. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Bonhams : Exhibition of early and contemporary Nigerian photography at Bonhams celebrates a nation's centenary". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ d'Arles, Les Rencontres. "Tear My Bra". www.rencontres-arles.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Lagos Biennial". lagos-biennial.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Zachtzinnig Radicaal | Arti et Amicitiae". www.arti.nl. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "City Prince/sses - Palais de Tokyo". palaisdetokyo.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Rencontres de Bamako Reveals Participating Artists for 2019". Contemporary And (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ agence, GAYA-La nouvelle. "The Power of My Hands". www.mam.paris.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Solo Show: Togethering: 12.02.22 Otobong Nkanga". www.insituparis.fr (in French). Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Adéọlá Ọlágúnjú Bio". ART X Lagos. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ Adekunle, Ibukun (July 6, 2022). "Bop Photographer of the Week: Adeola Olagunju". Business of Photography. Retrieved October 7, 2022.