Artist Bio
ADEBESIN ADEDAMOLA ADEYEMI Adebesin Adedamola was born on September 2, 1976, in surulere local Government Lagos. Nigeria. He trained at Auchi Polytechnic Auchi, Edo State, Obtaining an OND in 2000, and HND in 2003 in Fine art with a major in painting, His professional experience, began in 2000. He had a residency program that began in 2005 – 2009 at Aina Onabalu Complex, National Gallery Of Art, Lagos, Nigeria. He has been an experimentalist and held several group shows.. SPECIAL SKILL MEDIA COMPETENCIES Painting (Oil on canvas, Acrylic, Pastel, Graphite, watercolor) Sculpting and Graphic Design. EXPERIENCES 2009 – 2010 - Black Vision Studio Lagos - (Full Time Artist) 2005 – 2008 - Aina Onabalu Complex. National Gallery of Art .Lagos Nigeria. - (Resident Artist) 2008 – 2009 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Private School. Lagos - Art Teacher (Part-time) January - December 2001 Abraham Studio - Studio Artist (1year Industrial Training) 1986 -1995 - Studio 7 Ebute metta,Lagos - Art Student February 2004 –February 2005, Exotic Studio, Mubi Adamawa State - NYSC (services) Studio Artist EDUCATION .2003 Auchi Polytechnic Auchi .Edo State, Nigeria. - HND painting and General art.Major painting 2000 Auchi Polytechnic Auchi .Edo State, Nigeria. - OND General Art 1997 Lagos Mainland Secretariat & Computer Centre.Lagos.Nigeria ND-Computer Science. 1995 Gbaja Boys High School Surulere.Lagos Nigeria SOCIETIES Society of Nigeria Artists Art zero group Drawing stampede Africa Art Resource Centre Koncordance Auchi Heritage EXHIBITIONS Black Heritage Lagos - 2000 Passing out (NYSC) Abuja - 2005 Democrat Lagos - 2005 Expression (KAMPANI) Lagos - 2005 Expression (KAMPANI) Lagos, Abuja & Port Harcourt - 2006 Actualization Lagos - 2007 Art on the Mainland – 2008 Art on the Mainland - 2009 The gaze of Hope (United Nations) 2008 International Nigerian Art Expo Lagos 2008 International Nigerian Art Expo Lagos – 2009 International Nigerian Art Expo Lagos - 2010 Cash and Carry Art Expo Lagos 2008 Naijazz Art Exhibition 2008 Art Flow at Labule 2008 Impact (National Gallery of Art, Residency Art Exhibition) 2008 October Rain (Society Of Nigeria Artists) 2009 Arthouse auction Lagos Nigeria -2012 Lagos Art Auction Nigeria -2013 Lagos Art Auction Nigeria -2014 Lagos Art Auction Nigeria -2015