Niyi Olagunju
b. 1981 Sagamu, Nigeria
Lives & works in Houston TX
Niyi Olagunju's works are in the permanent collections of:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Norfolk VA
The House of European History, Brussels
The Presidential Palace, Accra
Education
2011 MFA, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
2009 BFA Fine Art, University of Oxford
2000 National Diploma in General Art, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos Nigeria
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 Niyi Olagunju | Baga, Wood & Paper, TAFETA London
2019 Baga Nimba - TAFETA London
2018 Music to the Eyes - TAFETA London & Lagos
2016 Adeniyi Olagunju - Clifford Chance, London
Selected Group Exhibition
2023 Africa Supernova, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
2022 Architecture of Tropical Spaces, Cromwell Place, London
2021 The Royal Academy (RA) Summer Exhibition, London
2021 Armory Offsite in partnership with the Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance, Bella Abzug Park NY
2019 Get Up, Stand Up Now, Somerset House, London
2019 TAFETA Presents, TAFETA London
2019 KUBATANA, An exhibition with Contemporary African Art - Vestfossen Kunstlabratorium, Oslo
MoMA POPRALLY x The Bronx: Beauteous, The Andrew Freedman Home, Bronx, NY
2017 Summer Series | Enwonwu, Ogunbiyi, Olagunju, Olatunji & Wahaab - TAFETA London
2017 Lagos Biennial , Lagos
2017 TAFETA at LINLEY, LINLEY Belgravia
2016 Enwonwu & Olagunju, TAFETA London
2011 MULTIPLE BARTER: The house has fallen, Gallery at TCU, Fort Worth TX
2011 The Hand That Feeds Me: TCU/MFA/500X, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2010 "Transmission", Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
2009 Showdown, 414, Fort Worth Texas, USA
2009 Degree Show, Oxford, UK.
2008 20 Eventi, Poggio Moiano, Sabina, Italy
2008 Box Ladder, Modern Art Oxford, UK
Art Fairs
TEFAF Maastricht
The Armory Show, New York
Untitled Art Fair, Miami
1-54 Contemporary African Art, London & NY
Awards/Acheivement
2011: Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, ISC, New Jersey,
2007: Outstanding Achievement in photography, International Society Photographer
2004: Military Medal: OSM Northern Ireland Medal
2003: Military Medal: ODM Iraq Medal 2003