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Ije

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Disciplines: Mixed Media

Location: Stonehaven

Materials: Acrylic, Assemblage, Felting, Found, Objects, Monoprint, Oil, Pastel
An artist whose sensuous, nomadic practice spans painting, sculpture, and installation, rooted in transformation of materials, bodies, and perception. I create tactile, rhythmic works that evoke energetic memory and emotional resonance, frequently incorporating found /gifted / re-used and elemental materials – wire, plaster, pigment, textiles, glass, and swarf. I also write and perform poetry, photograph and document. Born in Scotland of British / Nigerian heritage, currently based between NE Scotland and the West Midlands, I draw on a lifetime of moving – across landscapes, communities, and emotional terrains. Artworks unfold across multiple viewpoints, and rather than offering resolution, they propose rhythm, resonance, and orientation – openings for connection and contemplation. A prolific maker with an MA Fine Art from Birmingham City University, I exhibit regularly across the UK. I won the Chameleon Arts Prize in 2019, leading to my first large solo exhibition in 2020 at Surface Gallery Nottingham, across both floors of the gallery (paintings, installations, poetry and a film), each floor approx. 16x7m exhibition space. My art can be found in private and corporate collections in the UK and internationally. I am a Trustee and Ambassador for the UK charity – Outside In.

Previous Experience

Solo 2020 I RELEASE MY COLOURS (Part 2) Surface Gallery, Nottingham Small Group 2024 THE GRANGE FESTIVAL The Grange Festival / Outside In partnership exhibition (6 artists), The Grange, Hampshire 2022 HOWDEN GROUP Howden Group / Outside In partnership (4 artists), One Creechurch Place, London; (painting purchased Howden Family Collection) 2021 MULTIPLICITY OF US (7 Afro-descendant artists) Arcadia, Coventry Large Group 2026 FUTURE FOLKLORE: THE ART OF STORYTELLING, Maclaurin Art Gallery, Ayr 2025 WINTER GROUP SHOW 2025/2026, Linden Hall Studio, Deal / ING DISCERNING EYE Mall Galleries, London / UNDOINGS: Exploring Contemporary Making and Unmaking Sussex Contemporary at BN9, East Sussex / PAINTING Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield 2024 COLOUR Open Gallery, Halifax, West Yorkshire / LEAMINGTON OPEN Leamington Spa Art Gallery, Leamington Spa / C.A.S.E. The Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry 2023 RUGBY OPEN EXHIBITION Rugby Art Gallery, Rugby; (also 2017 to 2022 + 2015) / ING DISCERNING EYE Mall Galleries, London

Collections

ECHOES OF THE SEA & COASTEERING

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