People

Adejoke Tugbiyele

Multidisciplinary artist whose work examines gender, spirituality, and social transformation through sculpture and mixed media.

Career

Visual Artist; Sculpture

Origin / Ethnicity / Heritage

Nigerian-American

Additional Languages

English

Pronouns

She/Her

About
Origin / Ethnicity / Heritage
Nigerian-American
Pronouns
She/Her
Location
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Additional Languages
English
View all works by Adejoke Tugbiyele

Art

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Exhibition · 2018

Language of the Heart

Sculptural figures in timeless gestures frame the moulding of materials as a metaphor for self-becoming and unapologetic love amid discrimination.

Exhibition · 2015

Testimony

Her first solo show in Africa testifies on behalf of Nigerians suffering under anti-gay laws, reflecting on gender identity and migration.