Nigeria
Born in: 1962
Painting and Illustration
Painter, illustrator, conceptualizer, designer and creative art director, Wande George is a multi-talented Nigerian Contemporary Artist born in September, 1962. After graduation from Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State, Nigeria in 1987, he worked briefly as a studio artist but his love and proficiency in drawing and Illustration took him into the Advertising and Communication Industry where he spent almost two decades, as a Visualizer and later as a Creative Art Director. He made his mark as a seasoned illustrator and Creative Art Director and won several Awards for several blue-chip brands before leaving that industry in 2010 to direct his attention and energy on his first love, painting.
Exhibitions
Wande George's artworks have been shown in several independent and partnered exhibitions in Nigeria and across the world, including the following ones:
1. Lagos Art Auction, Art House, Victoria Island, Lagos, June 2020.
2. Lagos Art Auction, Art House, Victoria Island, Lagos, February, 2019.
3. Lagos Art Auction, Art House, Victoria Island, Lagos, November 2019.
4. Lagos Art Auction, Art House, Victoria Island, Lagos, November 2018.
5. Oreze IV, in honour of His Royal Majesty, Obi of Onitsha, Anambra, October 2018.
6. Fragment of Thoughts (solo exhibition), Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, August 2018.
7. Lagos Art Auction, Art House, Victoria Island, Lagos, November, 2017.
8. Oreze IV (in honour of His Royal Majesty, Obi of Onitsha), Anambra, October 2016.
9. Oreze III (in honour of His Royal Majesty, Obi of Onitsha), Anambra, October, 2015.
10. Oreze II (in honour of His Royal Majesty, Obi of Onitsha), Anambra, October, 2014.
11. Ojude Oba, in honour of Awujale of Ijebu, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun, October, 2014.
12. Naked Truth (solo exhibition), Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, August 2014.
13. Lagos Art Auction, Art House, Victoria Island, Lagos, May 2013.
14. Lagos Art Auction, Art House, Victoria Island, Lagos, November 2012.
15. Reemergence (duo exhibition), Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, August 2012.
16. Terra Art Auction, Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, April 2012.
17. SNA 13th Annual Exhibition, Nike Art Gallery, Lagos, October 2011.
18. Timeless, 10th Annual Pastel Exhibition, Mydrim Gallery, Lagos, December 2010.
19. SNA 12th Annual Exhibition, Nike Art Gallery, Lagos, October 2010.
20. SNA 11th Annual Exhibition, National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, October 2009.
21. Luminous, 8th Annual Pastel Exhibition, Mydrim Gallery, Lagos, December 2008.
22. SNA 10th Annual Exhibition, National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, October, 2008.
23. Impression of Female Circumcision, Jubilee Room, Palace of Westminster, London, December 2000.
24. Impression of Female Circumcision, Indianapolis, USA, November 1998.
25. Impression of Female Circumcision, Leventis Foundation, Lagos, August 1998.
26. Opening of Ajibulu Moniya Gallery, Surulere, Lagos, October 1991.
27. Impression of Life (duo exhibition), National Museum, Lagos, September 1990.
28. Valley of Decision (Auchi School), National Museum, Lagos, December 1989.