Abraham Ogunlende, a self-taught artist was born into a family of creatives and thus art became a natural progression.

Graduating with a Bachelors degree in Business Management in 2013 and iMBA degree in Marketing in 2007, both from the Philadelphia University; Abe began to pursue arts professionally in 2014.

He employs the use of acrylic paint and pastels on canvas as a medium to create works which reflect his personal experiences and pop culture.

Over the past 4 year’s he’s had exhibitions at various locations all over Nigeria including Terra Kulture, Sao Muse, iDesign Fair, and Women’s Center Abuja. He has also collaborated with consumer brands such as Lipton and Absolut.

Fidelis Joseph, a visual artist from Adamawa state first studied painting and graphics at the Department of Fine and Applied Art at The Federal College of Education Yola where he received an NCE Certificate in 2012. From 2013- 2014 Fidelis taught “Cultural and Creative Arts, and Visual Arts” at the Federal Girls Government College, Yola.

In 2017, he obtained a B.A Fine Arts Degree from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria where he majored in painting. While at ABU Zaria, The Association of Fine Arts Student named him the “Most Influential Artist” during his undergraduate program. He was also named “Artist of the Year” by the Art History Department during The Zaria School at 60 celebrations.

Last year, he was commissioned to curate a mural for the “Maker Lab” at the African Artists Foundation Lagos. He currently serves and volunteers at the National Commission for Museum and Monuments in Jos.

Osaru Obaseki, a graduate of University of Port Harcourt is a self-taught visual artist from Edo state.

She started off her artistic practice exploring the use and flow of acrylic on canvas. In September 2017, Osaru joined the Nosona studios under the Edo global center platform where she gained the opportunity and resources to experiment with other mediums particularly sand which is influenced by the rich cultural heritage of the Benin Kingdom.

Osaru currently creates using a combination of sand and acrylic as a way of synergizing 2 different civilizations –the ancient and modern.

Osaze Amadasun is an artist of creative elasticity whose artistic mediums cut across drawing, painting, illustration and graphic design. Osaze first trained as an architect graduating with a BSc. in Architecture in 2014 and went to to receive a Master’s Degree in Environmental Design 2016, both from the University of Lagos.

Over the years, Osaze has undertaken various art projects illustrating, designing and creating for high profile organizations. He recently got commissioned to create murals for the NG_HUB building, Facebook’s first flagship community hub space in Africa located in Yaba, Lagos. He also worked on ‘Say my Name’ a children’s book celebrating cultural diversity.

Osaze’s work has featured in the Guardian Life, Konbini, Blanck Magazine UK, Art-X Live, amongst others.

Stephen Tayo, is a photographer who captures intimate portraits that reveal the sartorial flair and quiet dignity of his sitters. Based in Lagos, Stephen Tayo is interested in urban style and youth culture.

Adopting formal poses that were popular in the studio photography in West Africa in the 1950s and 1960s, he draws inspiration from works by Seydou Keita, Malick Sidibe and Samuel Fosso.

Stephen Tayo studied philosophy at the University of Lagos. His work has been featured in Vogue US, British Vogue, New York Times, Indie Magazine, Dazed, Teen Vogue, Okay Africa among others

Tonia Nneji, a painter from Imo State, Nigeria was born into a line of traditional carvers and masquerade carriers. Fol- lowing the family tradition of artistry, she graduated with a B.A (Hons) in Visual Arts from the University of Lagos, Nigeria in 2016.

In 2017, during her time at the Nigeria Youth Service Corp (NYSC), she was responsible for the creation of the NYSC Logo and restoration of the NYSC Sculpture in Isele Ukwu junction, Delta State. In that same year she was celebrated by BBC Africa during International Women’s Day. Prominent publications such as The Guardian, Vanguard, and Nation Newspapers have featured and written about her works. In 2018, she was awarded the New Jersey based Ronke Ekwensi Fellowship.

Her work is currently moving towards expressionism and is easily identified by her use of bold colors.