Tuesday, 15 April 2014

20 Nigerian Contemporary Artist you should know: Dele Jegede

20 Nigerian Contemporary Artist You should know: Number 3: Dele Jegede

Dr. Dele Jegede is a renowned Nigerian from Ikere-Ekiti in Ekiti State of Nigeria. He trained at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, before proceeding to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he graduated as a painter and the prize winner of his set in 1973. He also did his PhD in Art history from Indiana University, Bloomington USA.
Dele Jegede is a good illustrator, cartoonist and art critic. He was the Art Editor of Daily Times before he became a research fellow at the Cultural Studies Department of University of Lagos.  He has taken part in several one man and joint art exhibitions in  Nigeria and abroad.

"Durbar" : By Dele Jegede









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