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Nigeria

Born in: 1973

Painting and Sculpture

Born in Nigeria, Abiola Idowu has dedicated his life to becoming an accomplished artist of the 20th and 21st Centuries. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria in 2002, and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria in 2007. He is known as a prolific and creative painter and sculptor who draws on spiritual faith and the love of simple everyday beauty. He creates dramatic pieces that are influenced by West African folk art but maintain a modern signature style.

Exhibitions

Abiola Idowu's artworks have been shown in several independent and partnered exhibitions in Nigeria and across the world, including the following ones:

1. Frugal Fresh Group Show, Shéré Art Gallery, Brampton, Ontario, Canada , April 2020.

2. Between Lines (solo), Shéré Art Gallery, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, April 2020.

3. Affordable Show, Freedom Factory, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July & December 2019.

4. Mystery Of Genesis (solo), Faié African Art, Chicago, Illinois, USA, April 2019.

5. Phenomenal (solo), Freedom Factory, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 2019.

6. Togetherness (solo), Freedom Factory Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 2018.

7. Entwine, The Vanderelli Room, Columbus, Ohio, USA, November 2017.

8. Common Ground, John Christopher Studio, Columbus, Ohio, USA, May 2017.

9. Celebrating Women, Global Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, USA, September 2015.

10. Exhibition, Italian Culture Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, May 2014.




11. Exhibition/Auction, Art House Contemporary, Lagos, Nigeria, May 2014.

12. Exhibition, The Orient Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2013/14.

13. Residency/Exhibitions, Nairobi, Kenya, April 2013.

14. Society Of Nigerian Artists, Silverbird Galleria, Lagos, Nigeria, 2012.

15. New York Art in USA, an Extension of Nigeria at 50, New Jersey, USA, 2011.

16. Vision of Nigeria, Exhibition, Nigeria, 2011.

17. FIFA World Cup Exhibition, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2010.

18. Black Festival, Bronze Medalist, Lagos, Nigeria, 2010.

19. African Regional Exhibition and Summit on Visual Arts, Abuja, Nigeria, 2009.