Selection Committee
Who Reviews Applications
Who Reviews Applications
Who Reviews Applications
Oyindamola Fakeye
Oyindamola Fakeye
INAUGURAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
INAUGURAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
Oyinda Fakeye is an experiential art curator and learning and participation producer, and the Executive and Artistic Director of the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA, Lagos). Her work focuses on exhibition-making, education, and public engagement. She has curated and worked on major projects including Identity: An Imagined State (2009), Nigeria’s first video art exhibition, and the 2019 Lagos Biennial, How to Build a Lagoon With Just a Bottle of Wine.
Oyinda Fakeye is an experiential art curator and learning and participation producer, and the Executive and Artistic Director of the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA, Lagos). Her work focuses on exhibition-making, education, and public engagement. She has curated and worked on major projects including Identity: An Imagined State (2009), Nigeria’s first video art exhibition, and the 2019 Lagos Biennial, How to Build a Lagoon With Just a Bottle of Wine.
Oyinkan Dada
Oyinkan Dada
INAUGURAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
INAUGURAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
Oyinkan Dada is a solicitor and gallerist, and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Arts & Culture in 2023. She is the founder of DADA Gallery and DADA Magazine, a platform dedicated to underrepresented Black artists from Africa and the diaspora. The gallery presents exhibitions at Cromwell Place in London, with a permanent space in Lagos, Nigeria.
Oyinkan Dada is a solicitor and gallerist, and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Arts & Culture in 2023. She is the founder of DADA Gallery and DADA Magazine, a platform dedicated to underrepresented Black artists from Africa and the diaspora. The gallery presents exhibitions at Cromwell Place in London, with a permanent space in Lagos, Nigeria.
Lani Adeoye
Lani Adeoye
INAUGURAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
INAUGURAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
Lani Adeoye is an award-winning designer and the founder of Studio-Lani, a design brand spanning sculpture, lighting, furniture, fashion and assistance devices. She is a Visiting Professor at Parsons’ The New School of Design in New York. Her work is held in the permanent collections of institutions including the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Die Neue Sammlung in Germany. She became the first African designer to win the SaloneSatellite competition in Milan, where she was named “The Future of Design.” Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Elle Décor, Wallpaper, Azure and Architectural Digest. Based primarily in Lagos, Lani works across Africa, North America, and Europe.
Lani Adeoye is an award-winning designer and the founder of Studio-Lani, a design brand spanning sculpture, lighting, furniture, fashion and assistance devices. She is a Visiting Professor at Parsons’ The New School of Design in New York. Her work is held in the permanent collections of institutions including the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Die Neue Sammlung in Germany. She became the first African designer to win the SaloneSatellite competition in Milan, where she was named “The Future of Design.” Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Elle Décor, Wallpaper, Azure and Architectural Digest. Based primarily in Lagos, Lani works across Africa, North America, and Europe.
Ugonna Ibe-Ejiogu
Ugonna Ibe-Ejiogu
INAUGURAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
INAUGURAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
Ugonna Ibe-Ejiogu is a cultural strategist, curator, and founder of Yenwa Gallery and Yenwa Art Lab, an institution focused on art, education, archiving, and sustainability. She previously led the revitalisation of the Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria and has curated and coordinated major initiatives, including the revival of the TKMG Lagos Art Auction. Her work bridges art, environmental practice, and creative entrepreneurship.
Ugonna Ibe-Ejiogu is a cultural strategist, curator, and founder of Yenwa Gallery and Yenwa Art Lab, an institution focused on art, education, archiving, and sustainability. She previously led the revitalisation of the Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria and has curated and coordinated major initiatives, including the revival of the TKMG Lagos Art Auction. Her work bridges art, environmental practice, and creative entrepreneurship.
Okiki Akinfe
Okiki Akinfe
INAUGURAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
INAUGURAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
Okiki Akinfe is a London-based painter whose practice explores Black subjectivity, visibility, and alternative forms of the archive. She completed her MFA in Painting at the Royal College of Art and her BA at the Slade School of Fine Art. Her recent exhibitions include Free the Wind, the Spirit, and the Sun at Stephen Friedman Gallery and Hauntology: Ghostly Matters at Mariane Ibrahim, Chicago. She is currently an artist- in-residence at Porthmeor Studios in Cornwall, England.
Okiki Akinfe is a London-based painter whose practice explores Black subjectivity, visibility, and alternative forms of the archive. She completed her MFA in Painting at the Royal College of Art and her BA at the Slade School of Fine Art. Her recent exhibitions include Free the Wind, the Spirit, and the Sun at Stephen Friedman Gallery and Hauntology: Ghostly Matters at Mariane Ibrahim, Chicago. She is currently an artist- in-residence at Porthmeor Studios in Cornwall, England.