Rasheed Amodu

I was born in 1966 at Surulere, Lagos. My parents are from Oyo State, Nigeria. Right from Primary school, I knew that I was destined to be an artist because I cannot stop drawing and coping pictures from dailies and magazines. From my second year in Secondary school, I was also training as an artist in the studio of late David Essiet. Thus, I was a 1981 to 1985 trained Artists before moving on to the university. From 1980 to 1984, I was the Best Fine Arts student throughout my Secondary school years at Igbobi High School, Yaba, Lagos. I was also honoured with a Distinguished Stewardship Award by the Society of Nigerian Artists, Lagos State Chapter in 2015. I have being practicing as an artist since 1985 before going for further studies as well as being involved in other art related engagements till date.
As an art critic and historian, I have contributed essays to some books, journals and exhibition catalogues. I have also written articles on art published in Nigerian newspapers such as "The Guardian", "The Nation", and "This Day". I have been documented in several publications. My art works have been collected in Nigeria and other countries such as USA, England, and the Netherland to mention a few. I have executed many commissi...

My primary and secondary school education were done in Lagos State before getting a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Fine Arts, specializing in painting, from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, in 1991. I bagged a Master of Arts degree (M.A.), specializing in art history- African Studies, in 2001 from University of Ibadan, lbadan, and a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in African Art Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- lfe, in 2015. I am presently a Ph.D Postgraduate student of African Art Studies at my alma mater: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

I have staged five solo exhibitions between 1991 and 2019 with four catalogues to boot. "Final Year Exhibition", "Beyond the Basic" (2007), "Peculiar Parts" (2008), and "Sacred Precinct" (2011), "Wine and Connect with Rasheed Amodu" (2019) were the titles of my five solo shows. The two-man show I did with a senior colleague was in 1997 titled: "Treasures from Ona", before the solos. I have also participated in many group and joint exhibitions such as the Best of Ife (Ife Art School) group exhibitions between 1995 and 2000, and the annual Society of Nigerian Artists, Lagos State Chapter exhibition (October Rain Series) among others.

List of My Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
“Beyond The Basics”, Solo Exhibition, National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria, October, 2007 (Catalogued).
“Peculiar Parts”, Solo Exhibition, National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria, November, 2008 (Catalogued).
“Sacred Precinct”, Solo Exhibition, Yusuf Grillo Gallery, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, November, 2011 (Catalogued).
Two Man Exhibition
“Ona Teni Ola (Treasures from Ona)”, Two Man Exhibition, Russian Cultural Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos. May-June, 1997 (Catalogued).

Exhibitions (Selected)
“Best of Ife '95”, Joint Exhibition, Signa...