Stella Fakiyesi (born c. 1971) is a Nigerian creative photographer,
cinematographer
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and painter. Fakiyesi's works in photography and
visual art
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have been featured in many international exhibitions.
Biography
Fakiyesi was born in
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. She studied photography at
Ontario College of Art & Design University
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from 1993 to 1997.
After her graduation in 1997, Fakiyesi started working on her solo career practice in
Toronto
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,
Canada
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. She founded and operated the SOF Art House, a gallery and co-work space for photographers in Toronto from 1999 to 2005.
Selected exhibitions
* 2019 ''Reflections of Love'' , Harbourfront Centre
* 2018 - 2019 ''Everything Remains'' , Art Gallery of Sudbury
* 2018 ''Everything Remains'' , Raw McMichael Gallery.
* 2016 ''Position As Desired'' , Exploring African Canadian Identity Art Gallery of Windsor.
* 2012 ''Position As Desired'' , Canadian Museum of Immigration Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* 2010 - 2011 ''Position As Desired'' , Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Toronto, Canada.
* 2005 ''Amiala'' , Harbourfront Centre Toronto, Canada.
* 1998- 2000 ''History of African Photography from 1840 to Present'' group show , Paris, São Paulo, Mexico City, Washington, D.C., Cape Town, South Africa.
* 1999 ''Portrait Afrika'' group show , Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin.
See also
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Ade Adekola
Ade Adekola (born 1966), is a Nigerian multidisciplinary conceptual artist. He is known as a photographer, painter, textile artist, digital artist, and writer. He lives in Lagos.
Ade Adekola was born on March 3, 1966, in Nigeria. He graduated i ...
*
Nengi Omuku
Nengi Omuku (born 1987) is a Nigerian creative artist, sculptor and painter.
Early life and education
Born in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. Omuku studied both her B.A. and M.A in Fine art at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College Lo ...
References
External links
Website*
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
20th-century Nigerian painters
Nigerian women painters
Yoruba women artists
Yoruba artists
Women printmakers
Nigerian expatriates in Canada
21st-century Nigerian painters
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