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Adejoke Aderonke Tugbiyele
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materNew Jersey Institute of Technology,
Maryland Institute College of Art
Websitewww.adejoketugbiyelestudio.com

Adejoke Aderonke Tugbiyele (born 1977) is a Nigerian-American multidisciplinary visual artist and activist.[1][2] She is known primarily as a sculptor, performer, and filmmaker, but has also worked in painting, drawing, and textiles.[3][4] Her work deals with issues of human rights, queer rights and women's rights.[5][1][6] She lives in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.[7]

Biography

Adejoke Aderonke Tugbiyele was born December 4, 1977 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.[8][9] In early childhood she moved with her family to Lagos, Nigeria. In high school she returned to New York City to attend the High School of Art and Design.[7] She identifies as queer.[6]

Tugbiyele has a B.S. degree (2002) in architecture from New Jersey Institute of Technology;[7] and a M.F.A. degree (2013) from the Rinehart School of Sculpture at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).[8]

Tugbiyele's work has been influenced by artists including El Anatsui, Fela Kuti, Ai Weiwei, Kara Walker, Zanele Muholi, and Rotimi Fani-Kayode.[6]

Tugbiyele has been affiliated with the Nigerian NGO, Initiative for Equal Rights which provides emergency assistance to LGBT Nigerians.[6] She has served as a United States-based representative for Solidarity Alliance for Human Rights, a coalition of Nigerian organizations working for human rights, queer rights and activism, and to fight against HIV/AIDS.[6]

Her work is in various public museum collections, including the Brooklyn Museum,[10] and Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Larson, Vanessa H. (July 18, 2019). "The National Museum of African Art has doubled its holdings of art by women. This show puts their work in the spotlight". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ Perrée, Rob (2018-03-03). "Adejoke Tugbiyele: I live by example". AFRICANAH.ORG. Arena for Contemporary African, African-American and Caribbean Art. Retrieved 2021-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Thomas, Alexandra M. (2020-10-29). "Embodying a Queer, Pan-Africanist Approach to Spirituality". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  4. ^ Goniwe, Thembinkosi. "Hybrid Spirit: Thembinkosi Goniwe reflects on the work of Adejoke Tugbiyele". Art Africa Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Kuijers, Isabella (October 7, 2015). "Manuscript Truths: Adejoke Tugbiyele's 'Testimony'". ArtThrob. Retrieved 2021-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c d e Sefa-Boakye, Jennifer (2015-06-09). "Nigerian-American LGBT Activist & Artist Adejoke Tugbiyele's 'Queer African Spirit'". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 2021-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b c Preece, Robert (2020-09-23). "Beyond Physicality: A Conversation with Adejoke Tugbiyele". Sculpture. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  8. ^ a b "Artists: Adejoke Tugbiyele". National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "This Week in African Arts and Culture (October 25 – 31, 2020)". Sugarcane Magazine, Black Art Magazine. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Homeless Hungry Homo". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  11. ^ "Adejoke Tugbiyele, Afrykańska odyseja IV: 100 lat później". Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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