Young Contemporaries 2023 Alumni

  • Adeniyi Adewole Wasiu

    Adeniyi Adewole Wasiu

    Adeniyi Adewole Wasiu (b. 1994) is a contemporary sculptor born in Ibadan, Nigeria. He studied Arts and Culture at the Yaba College of Technology. Adewole is also an art instructor and co-founder of the Ayowole Academy of Arts. In 2022, his work was shown in the group exhibition Crossroads by SMO Contemporary.

    He currently lives and works in Lagos.

  • Tosobuafo Matilda Bardi

    Tosobuafo Matilda Bardi

    Too Bardi (b. 2001) is a visual artist who draws inspiration from the depths of the human mind and enjoys working with the subject of altered consciousness. She holds a B.A from the University of Benin specialising in Painting. In her works, Bardi presents an intense preoccupation with states of the mind, rites of passage and an expressive representation of the real and unreal.

    In 2020, her work was featured in the virtual group exhibition Conversations by Nosa Creatives.

  • Hanson Okere

    Hanson Okere

    Born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Hanson Okere studied Fine Arts at the University of Port Harcourt. Working with pyrography techniques, he creates illustrative scenes that draw from personal experiences and reflections. Okere currently works from a home studio in Lagos, Nigeria.

  • Yoma Emore

    Yoma Emore

    Yoma Emore (b. 1997) is a visual artist working across digital and textile mediums.

    Born in Lagos, Nigeria, where she currently lives and works, she obtained a Bachelor's degree, in Art & Design, Media and Cultural Studies from the University of Worcester, in the UK. In 2018, she obtained a Master's degree in Textile Design from Chelsea College of Arts (University of the Arts London), where she specialised in digital textile printing. She has since created fabric works that combine her background as a painter and her interest in more conceptual forms of visual art, using motifs, repeat patterns and text.

    In 2017, she was awarded the Worcestershire County Council Art Award and also nominated for the Boffy Art Award, for an installation of text paintings that told a deconstructive story of colonialism, and presented fabric as a reflection of national identity, through the use of African Wax prints.

  • Seidougha Linus Eyimiegha

    Seidougha Linus Eyimiegha

    Seidougha Linus Eyimiegha (aka Mr. Danfo) (b. 1991) holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Delta State University, specializing in painting. His work is spurred by his everyday Lagos experiences and engages local art forms, contemporary designs, and popular culture. He re-enacts these stories in his paintings utilizing divergent colours, geometric shapes, graphic designs and installations blurring the boundaries between painting and graphic design.

    Mr. Danfo held his debut solo exhibition Portraits of Public Figures in Lagos at

    Alliance Française de Lagos in 2022 and was later shown at the Johannesburg Fair with Bubblegum Gallery later in the year. In September 2021, he exhibited at the Lagos Comic Con and his works were included in an International exhibition at Museo De Ciudad De Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Select group exhibitions include Elixir, National Museum, Lagos (2021), Floor One 9 Exhibition, Art Twenty One, Lagos, (2020), Ofala Festival Art Exhibition, Onitsha, (2019)

    Mr. Danfo's pieces have been included in several publications and private collections.

  • Adetutu Adediran

    Adetutu Adediran

    Adetutu Adediran is a visual artist and conceptual photographer. Born in Osun, Nigeria, she graduated with a B.Tech in Chemistry, from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology.

    Working in a conceptual photographic style, Adediran presents meticulously posed and arranged images that employ symbolism in representing ideas on masculinity, identity and migration. Her work is influenced by her experience and stories from her environment.

    Adediran's work has been exhibited at the Abuja Photo Festival, Abuja and Arnheim Gallery, Ibadan.

  • Elfreda Fakoya

    Elfreda Fakoya

    Elfreda Fakoya is a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist living and working between London and Lagos. Her design process is influenced by broad research seeking to incite conversations around cultural theory and diasporic identities as seen through clothing and customaries. Fakoya studied Fashion Design at Ravensbourne University and has since incorporated garment production and print techniques in her work. In 2012, she was the youngest artist to showcase at Africa Fashion Week London, and in 2018, she presented an award-winning collection at Graduate Fashion Week. Her work has also been featured at Alliance Francaise, The Royal Albert Hall, and The V&A museum. In 2020, she was selected as part of Arise's 30 under 30 for her work in fashion and was shown at Arise Fashion Week in Lagos and London. Fakoya has also been a guest lecturer at Ravensbourne and Northampton University.