Adéọlá Ọlágúnjú
Born
Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Other namesAdeola Olagunju
EducationLadoke Akintola University of Technology
Folkwang University of the Arts
AwardsLagos Photo Festival Award
Seydou Keïta Prize (African Photography Encounters Bamako Biennial 2019)
Websiteadeolaolagunju.com

Adéọlá Ọlágúnjú is a Nigerian visual artist working with photography, video, sound and installations.

Early life and education

Adéọlá 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

Ọlágúnjú'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

  • 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Quadri, Sultan (November 13, 2021). "Africa's new futures were showcased at this year's Art X Lagos". TechCabal. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ Ọlágúnjú, Adéọlá. "About". adeolaolagunju.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dey your Lane ! | Bozar Brussels". Bozar. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Bonhams : Exhibition of early and contemporary Nigerian photography at Bonhams celebrates a nation's centenary". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  5. ↑ d'Arles, Les Rencontres. "Tear My Bra". www.rencontres-arles.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  6. ↑ "Lagos Biennial". lagos-biennial.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Zachtzinnig Radicaal | Arti et Amicitiae". www.arti.nl. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  8. ↑ "City Prince/sses - Palais de Tokyo". palaisdetokyo.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  9. ↑ "Rencontres de Bamako Reveals Participating Artists for 2019". Contemporary And (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  10. ↑ agence, GAYA-La nouvelle. "The Power of My Hands". www.mam.paris.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  11. ↑ "Solo Show: Togethering: 12.02.22 Otobong Nkanga". www.insituparis.fr (in French). Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Adéọlá Ọlágúnjú Bio". ART X Lagos. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ Adekunle, Ibukun (July 6, 2022). "Bop Photographer of the Week: Adeola Olagunju". Business of Photography. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
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