Sejiro Avoseh
Sejiro Avoseh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Badagry, Lagos |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | Masters in Fine Arts, University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury |
| Alma mater | Lagos State Polytechnic |
| Known for | Contemporary arts |
| Style | Painting, Collaging, Mixed media |
Sejiro Avoseh (born 1990) is a visual artist based in Essex, United Kingdom]. A painter best known for his signature fusion of abstracted human figures and automobile parts using painting and collaging techniques, Sejiro makes his painted montages from cut-out magazines and newspapers.[1] Sejiro's works are autobiographical, lending critical voices on the poor fate of the indigent underclass in his society, and on the highhandedness and abuse of power by public servants and elected officials.[2] In 2018, he was featured in the Financial Times as one of Nigeria's promising artists.[3]
Education
[edit]Sejiro holds a Higher National Diploma in Creative Arts from Lagos State Polytechnic in Lagos, Nigeria; and a Masters in Fine Art at the University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, Kent, England.[1]
Solo exhibitions
[edit]"Faces of Nowhere". Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, USA. June 2024.
"Faces of Nowhere". A Hug from the art world, New York, USA. June 2024.
"Alien In Spaces". Untitled Art Fair (Jupiter Gallery Gallery) Miami, USA. December 2023.
"Alien In Spaces". Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, USA. May 2023.[4]
"Abuse of Innocence". Angels and Muse, Lagos, Nigeria. September 2020.[5][6]
"When We Are Not What We Are". RELE Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria. July 2018.[7][8][9][10][11]
Group exhibitions, art fairs, auctions and workshops
[edit]"Stir Crazy" Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, USA. January 2023.
"RESISTE" (with Salifou Lindou). Afikaris Gallery, Paris, France. February 2021.
FNB Art Jobourg Art Fair. Johannesburg, South Africa. November 2020.
Dubai Art Fair. Dubai, UAE. March 2020.
Young Contemporaries Alumni Exhibition. National Museum, Lagos. January 2020.[12][13][14]
FNB Art Jobourg Art Fair. Johannesburg, South Africa. October 2019.
"Back to Base - Young Contemporaries Art Workshop for Students" in Badagry. Goethe Institut, Lagos, Nigeria. 2019.[15]
ArtX Lagos, West Africa International Art Fair. Lagos, Nigeria. 2017.
Annual Art Auction. Eccles Community Art Center, Utah, U.S. March 2017.
Affordable Art Auction. Art House Contemporary, Lagos, Nigeria. February 2017
Young Contemporaries Exhibition. RELE Art Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria. January 2017.[16][17]
Art Auction. Art Gallery of Burlington, Canada. June 2016.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Art contemporain africain : Salifou Lindou et Sejiro Avoseh en résistance à Paris". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Sejiro Avoseh - Afikaris Gallery". Afikaris. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Creative hubs make space for Nigeria's emerging artists". Financial Times. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Sejiro Avoseh opens debut Solo Exhibition at Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Avoseh Shows 'Abuse of Innocence' From Today, At Angels". BookArtVille. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "This Week in African Art and Culture (September 20 – 26, 2020)". Sugarcane Magazine ™| Black Art and Culture. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "when-we-are-not". rele. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Sejiro Avoseh: When We Are Not What We Are". Contemporary And (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "How my life became work of art – Sejiro Avoseh". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ David (2018-07-20). "Sejiro Avoseh: Why my works focus on women". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Sejiro Avoseh to explore human constancy, change in solo art exhibition". TheCable Lifestyle. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "yc-alumni". rele. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Rele's Young Contemporaries Alumni Exhibition at the National Museum | By Roli O'tsemaye". The Sole Adventurer. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Young Contemporaries Alumni Exhibition - National Museum, Onikan Lagos". www.artland.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Back to Base - Young Contemporaries Art Workshop for Students". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Rele Arts Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ WishAfrica.co. "Rele Arts Foundation's 2017 Young Contemporaries Exhibition in Lagos". Retrieved 2021-02-22.