Young Contemporaries 2017 Alumni
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Ezekiel Osifeso
Ezekiel Osifeso studied Visual Arts (painting) in the Department of Creative Arts, at the University of Lagos. He interned at the Universal Studios of Arts under the tutelage of prolific Nigerian Artists like: Mr Abiodun Olaku, Joshua Nmesirionye, Ejoh Wallace,to mention a few. There he was trained in painting and draughtmanship.
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Marcellina Akpojotor
Marcellina O. Akpojotor had her first form of apprenticeship under her father who is a sign writer. She grew up assisting him in his works and was always engaged in creative endeavors which cut across drawing, design, stencil, writing and calligraphy. She studied Art and Industrial Design at Lagos State Polytechnic and had her industrial training at the studio of Bruce Onobrakpeya, Lagos.
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Oladimeji Coker
Oladimeji Coker works predominantly in black-and-white photography. He is a strong believer in people being aware of self, history and heritage as they go in tandem with charting the course for the future. He aims to capture moments that point out these truths, making his audience stop to observe their current situation and make adjustments where necessary.
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Rewa Ugorji
Rewa Ugorji is a self-taught artist who developed her innate talent from a very young age.
Her spirit is moved by what she refers to as "depicted sentience" through the celebration of the female form and bright, vivid colors. Her preferred medium of acrylics and watercolours on cartridge paper provides the immediacy, proximity and transparency to express hermost personal experiences and influences living between Lagos, London and Johannesburg, cities she considers home.
For her, art creation is synonymous with catharsis and her creations are her life's diary.
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Sejiro Avoseh
Sejiro Avoseh is best known for his signature figuration that features automobile related faces. With strong surreal influences, he creates intricately detailed works rendered in paint and collage materials.Sejiro derives inspiration primarily from his own life experience; an ongoing dialogue with his past, present and the nearest future.