SNA

Advancing the development of the visual arts in Nigeria. Join us!

[SNA @snanational]

SNA in partnership with Freedom Park & The Future Projects presents its 2nd Artists' Professional Development Series
Speaker: Adenike Adeyemi, CEO Fate Foundation
Topic: Starting, Incubating & Scaling Businesses, July 25, 10am - 1pm
Esther's Revenge, Freedom Park, 1, Hospital Rd

[SNA @snanational]

Dotun Popoola is a Nigerian artist whose hybrid artworks fuse painting and sculpture, in which he welds scrap metal to create imposing pieces in varying degrees of anatomical precision, that allude to upheavals in African society.

[SNA @snanational]

Chibuike Uzoma's photographs engage contemporary African politics, speaking against the negative impact of colonialism and military dictatorship on Africa, as well as unemployment, religious and ethnic conflicts.

[SNA @snanational]

Uche Uzorka's practice embraces painting, collage, charcoal and ink drawing in examination of urban street culture. His works are best described as abstract drawings with amorphous shapes and splashes of colour freely flowing together in seemingly haphazard rhythm.

[SNA @snanational]

Olu Amoda provides an alternative, optimistic stance in the repositioning and rewriting of art historical discourse with deep insightful commentaries and observations on the social, economic and political realities of modern Africa.

[SNA @snanational]

Raqib Bashorun is one of the most prominent artists working in Nigeria today. Since 1987, issues of waste, recycling and environmental sustainability have engaged him, underscoring a preoccupation with found materials, which he reproduces as objects of beauty and usefulness.

[SNA @snanational]

The Society of Nigerian Artists, Plateau State Chapter cordially invites the general public to the opening of an art exhibition titled ‘Reawakening’. The exhibition opens at 11:30am on March 22, 2018, at the Exhibition Hall, National Museum, Kaduna.

[SNA @snanational]

Fidelis Odogwu's broad oeuvre embraces naturalism and the abstract expressionism of classical African sculpture, known for its geometric and architectonic volumes. 'Social Club', 2017, welded metal, 90 x 90cm

[SNA @snanational]

Oyerinde Olotu works in charcoal, pastels, acrylic and oils. His paintings are heavily-laden with rich impasto applied briskly with a palette knife.
'Oju-Irin', 2013, oil on canvas, 68.5 x 83.5cm

[SNA @snanational]

Zinno Orara is proficient in a large variety of media including oil, acrylic, watercolour and pastels. In recent times, he has incorporated found objects in his paintings. 'When Love Was Blind (Then and Now)', 2012, oil on canvas, 47.5 x 42.5cm

[SNA @snanational]

Did you know that an exhibition of paintings, sculptures and installations was held at the Omenka Gallery in July, 2014, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Society of Nigerian Artists?
Ibe Ananaba,'In the Hearts of Many', 2013, acrylic on canvas, 112.5 x 112.5cm.

[SNA @snanational]

Ben Osawe is widely recognised as one of Nigeria’s major figures in sculpture and one of the most versatile. In his work, Osawe successfully fuses indigenous Nigerian traditions with European classical modernism.
'Man with Hat', 1986, bronze, 83.8cm

[SNA @snanational]

Clary Nelson-Cole, Untitled, 1970, oil on board, 63.5 x 91.5cm
#ThrowbackThursday

[SNA @snanational]

Working with repurposed objects, Taiye Idahor is inspired by everyday life in the ever-busy city of Lagos and its dynamic culture heavily influenced by the media. 'Edewede', 2015, collage and pen drawing on archival paper, 51 x 61cm

[SNA @snanational]

Twins Seven Seven's works reflect a personal cosmology, drawn from Yoruba myths and stories. ‘Priest and Priestess in Festivity Mood of Ibeji Ceremony’, 2007, acrylic, ink on fabric, 98.1x 100cm

[SNA @snanational]

Ben Osawe, "Benin Queen", 1990, bronze, 114.5cm #throwbackthursday

[SNA @snanational]

Uche Edochie’s themes over the years have ranged from confrontational political satires to social commentary. They also investigate the inevitable destiny of human relationships. "Life Lessons for Our Children", 2006, acrylic on canvas, 122 x 187cm

[SNA @snanational]

Bruce Onobrakpeya born in 1932 is one of Nigeria’s most important artists.
A renowned printmaker his forms relate mostly to Nigerian folklore. "Royal Whisks (Igbudia Erha)", 2016-2017, copper foil relief, 112.5 x 91.5cm

[SNA @snanational]

Engaging societal issues and contemporary African politics, Ben Osaghae shifts between narration and abstraction, satire and symbolism while exploring the tensions between form, space and rhythm.
"Prayer Warriors I", 2009, oil on canvas, 135 x 102cm