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Sejiro Avoseh
Born
Badagry, Lagos
NationalityNigerian
EducationMasters in Fine Arts, University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury
Alma materLagos State Polytechnic
Known forContemporary arts
StylePainting, Collaging, Mixed media
Avoseh posing with two of his works at his "Faces of Nowhere" solo exhibition at Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York in June 2024.

Sejiro Avoseh (born 1990 in Lagos) is a Nigerian painter who lives and works in Essex, United Kingdom. Avoseh's art foregrounds his Nigerian heritage, the experience in his home country, and the challenges of adapting after migrating to a foreign nation that effectively colonized his birthplace.[1] His works are deeply 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 2020, Avoseh was contracted to create cover design for a December 2020 edition of the Native Mag celebrating Wizkid's Made in Lagos album.[3] Avoseh and his works have been featured or profiled in various newspapers, art magazines, art blogs and other platforms including Le Monde, the Financial Times, Google Arts & Culture, Daily Trust, WhiteWalls, TheBlotted, The Sole Adventurer, Flux Review, and Whitehot Magazine.[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Education

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Avoseh 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

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"A Chorus of Reminiscence". Jupiter Contemporary Gallery, Miami, USA. October – November 2024.[17]

"Faces of Nowhere". Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, USA. June 2024.[18][19]

"Faces of Nowhere". A Hug from the art world, New York, USA. June 2024.

"Alien In Spaces". Untitled Art Fair (Jupiter Contemporary Gallery) Miami, USA. December 2023.

"Alien In Spaces". Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, USA. May 2023.[20]

"Abuse of Innocence". Angels and Muse, Lagos, Nigeria. September 2020.[21][22]

"When We Are Not What We Are". RELE Art Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria. July 2018.[23][24][25]

Group exhibitions, art fairs, auctions and workshops

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"This Life". Jupiter Contemporary Gallery, New York, USA. September 2024.

"Stir Crazy". Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, USA. January 2023.

"RESISTE" (with Salifou Lindou). Afikaris Gallery, Paris, France. February 2021.[26][1]

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.[27][28][29]

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.[30]

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.[31][32]

Art Auction. Art Gallery of Burlington, Canada. June 2016.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Art contemporain africain : Salifou Lindou et Sejiro Avoseh en résistance à Paris". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  2. ^ "Sejiro Avoseh - Afikaris Gallery". Afikaris. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  3. ^ "NATIVE COVERS". The NATIVE. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  4. ^ "Creative hubs make space for Nigeria's emerging artists". Financial Times. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. ^ "The Last Supper by Sejiro Avoseh". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  6. ^ "Rethinking Materiality". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  7. ^ "How my life became work of art – Sejiro Avoseh". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  8. ^ David (2018-07-20). "Sejiro Avoseh: Why my works focus on women". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  9. ^ Clare, Gemima (December 5, 2023). "Aliens in Spaces - In Conversation with Sejiro Avoseh". WideWalls.
  10. ^ Alokan, Oyedele (2023-07-10). "Sejiro Avoseh: Living and Leaving Behind". theblotted. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  11. ^ Oyebode, Bukola (2018-02-27). "In Conversation With Sejiro Avoseh: Auto-Painted Realities". The Sole Adventurer. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  12. ^ "Sejiro Avoseh". The Flux Review. 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  13. ^ Castellote, Jess (2018-01-08). "18 Nigerian Visual Artists Under 30 I am Going to Follow in 2018". a view from my corner. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  14. ^ Clare, Gemima. "Sejiro Avoseh: Faces of Nowhere and This Life". Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  15. ^ "L'exposition "Résiste" présente Salifou Lindou et Sejiro Avoseh à la galerie Afikaris à Paris". FranceInfo (in French). 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  16. ^ Castellote, Jess; Okwuosa, Tobenna (2020). "Lagos Art World: The Emergence of an Artistic Hub on the Global Art Periphery". African Studies Review. 63 (1): 170–196. doi:10.1017/asr.2019.24. ISSN 0002-0206.
  17. ^ "Sejiro Avoseh - Overview". Jupiter. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  18. ^ "Sejiro Avoseh: Faces of Nowhere and This Life". Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  19. ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2024-06-11). "Sejiro Avoseh debuts 'Faces of Nowhere'". The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  20. ^ "Sejiro Avoseh opens debut Solo Exhibition at Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York". The Guardian Nigeria. 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  21. ^ "Avoseh Shows 'Abuse of Innocence' From Today, At Angels". BookArtVille. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  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.
  23. ^ "when-we-are-not". rele. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  24. ^ "Sejiro Avoseh: When We Are Not What We Are". Contemporary And (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  25. ^ "Sejiro Avoseh to explore human constancy, change in solo art exhibition". TheCable Lifestyle. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  26. ^ "Résiste | 13 Février - 23 Mars 2021 - Overview". AFIKARIS (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  27. ^ "yc-alumni". rele. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  28. ^ "Rele's Young Contemporaries Alumni Exhibition at the National Museum | By Roli O'tsemaye". The Sole Adventurer. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  29. ^ "Young Contemporaries Alumni Exhibition - National Museum, Onikan Lagos". www.artland.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  30. ^ "Back to Base - Young Contemporaries Art Workshop for Students". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  31. ^ "Rele Arts Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  32. ^ WishAfrica.co. "Rele Arts Foundation's 2017 Young Contemporaries Exhibition in Lagos". Retrieved 2021-02-22.
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