Modupeola Fadugba

Modupeola Fadugba is a Nigerian multi-media artist whose practice involves painting, drawing, andsocially engaged installation. The self-taught artist comfortably inhabits the nexus of many disciplines. She holds a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware, a Masters in Economics from the University of Delaware, and a Masters in Education from Harvard University. Modupeola has lived in the US, the UK, Rwanda, and Tanzania and currently lives in Ibadan, Nigeria. Her peripatetic life experiences have fused into a diverse and unique perspective which manifests in her work.

Modupeola’s artworks explore cultural identity, social justice, game theory, and the art world within thesocio-political landscape of Nigeria and our greater global economy.

Dreams From The Deep End, a documentary produced by Fadugba that explores unity through powerful Black figures together in water, recently won a New York Emmy Award. The People's Algorithm - a game installation that fosters debate about how to improve Nigeria's education system - was awarded El Anatsui's Outstanding Production Prize and a 2016 Dakar Biennale Grand Prize from Senegal's Minister of Communication.

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Selected solo exhibitions include The Artist’s Algorithm: Why Nations Win, Alara Concept Store, Lagos, Nigeria (2021); Dreams from the Deep End, Gallery 1957, Accra, Ghana (2018); Prayers, Players & Swimmers, Cité des Arts, Paris, France (2017); Synchronised Swimming & Drowning, London, UK (2017); Heads Up, Keep Swimming, SMO Contemporary Art, Lagos, Nigeria (2017) and Like Play, Like Play, Dakar, Senegal (2016).

Selected group exhibitions include ‘Constellations Part 1: Figures on Earth and Beyond’ Gallery 1957, London, UK (2024) Seen and Being Seen, Praise Shadows Art Gallery, Brookline (2021); Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Burlington House, London, UK (2017); Afriques Capitales, Gare Saint Sauveur, Lille, France (2017); Design is the Personality of an Idea, Ford Foundation & African Artists Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria (2015) and Art/Energy, Red Door, London, UK (2015). Fadugba has participated in the following fairs Art Dubai; 1-54, Contemporary African Art; SS17, ART X Lagos and 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair. Her works are included in notable collections such as Minneapolis Institute of Art; Smithsonian Institute of African Art; Tiroche Collection and Sindika Dokolo Foundation.