Osaretin Ugiagbe
B. Lagos, Nigeria
Adjunct professor; Studio Art (Painting & Drawing) Hostos Community College (CUNY)
EDUCATION
2019 Master of Art (Painting Program) - Royal College of Art, London UK
2009 Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) - Long Island University (C.W post campus) Long Island, New York
PUBLIC ACQUISITION
Girl in White Lace (Lagos, Nigeria) Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (July 2017)
ARTIST TALK/LECTURE
The Ruskin School of Art – University of Oxford (February 8, 2019)
Un-belonging: Moderated by Stephanie Baptist, Bronx Documentary Center (July 22, 2017)
SOLO EXHIBITION
July 2017: Un-belonging - Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx NY
SPECIALITIES
Painting, Photography, Digital art, Installation art, Video art. Mixed media.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
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Nel Grembo Materno (Group show) Boccanera Gallery curated by Giorgia Lucchi Boccanera. Trento, Italy. Thu 22 Dec 2022 to Sat 25 Feb 2023
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Art Verona, Represented by SarahCrown, Verona, Italy
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Dallas ArtFair. Dallas, Texas. Represented by Sarah Crown(New York)
2021
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Two-man show with Hiva Alizadeh, Represented by Sarah Crown(New York)/ The Flat Massimo Carrasi (Italy)
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WITHIN curated by Sarah Crown. The Yard – Columbus Circle 33 W 60th Street – 2nd, 11th, and 12th floor
2020
FBA Futures, Mall Galleries, London U.K
2019
Travers Smith CSR program, London U.K 2019
Royal College of Art Painting Degree Show, London, U.K - June 2019
Painting from the Other Side curated by Shannon Forrester (Ph.D.) – Dyson Gallery, London, U.K - April 2019
2018
De Cacaofabriek - A New York State of Mind - Stories from the Unusual Suspects – Helmond, Netherlands - Sept 2018
RCA WIP Show - Royal College of Art, London - Jan 2018
2016
Jerome Avenue Workers - Bronx Photo League - Photoville, Brooklyn, NY - Sept 2016
The Bronx Speaks: Our Home - Bronx Art Space, Bronx, New York - Mar 2016
Bronx: Africa co-curated by LeRonn Brooks - Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx, New York - Feb 2016
2015
Intersecting Imaginaries - No Longer Empty- Bronx Photo League - Concourse Plaza Hotel, Bronx, New York - Nov 2015
Jerome Avenue Workers - Bronx Photo League - Vasquez Muffler, Bronx, New York - Oct 2015
Tracie Hervy collaboration with Osaretin Ugiagbe - Fragments of a Chronology, 2015. Video: 15 mins. Bronx Museum of the Arts (Bronx Aim Program), Bronx, New York - July 2015
2014
Five from 150 - Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx, New York - Sept 2014
Bronx X Bronx - Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx, New York - Sept 2014
PUBLICATIONS
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Exit #68 Street Photography Editorial: Productions of Art and Thought, S.L. Year: November / 2017 Language: Spanish English Pages: 176 Binding: Rustic ISSN: 1577-2721 ISBN: 9771577272008-68
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Columbia Journal Review March/April 2015 Vol. 54 Issue 1, p6-9. 3p. 1 Color Photograph. ISSN: 0010-194X
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Literature & fiction book titled: Stillborn by Diekoye Oyeyinka. Cover by Osaretin Ugiagbe. Published by East African Educational Publishers (July 17, 2014)
PROJECTS
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Travers Smith CSR program, London U.K 2019
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Duro Olowu Picks the Best Street Style from Frieze London and 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair for American Vogue
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A cameo for "Young Documentarians” by Gareth Smith for the New York Times, 2017
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Five Journal, March 2017
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Code Unknown collaboration with Tracie Hervy
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Painted a mural for the upcoming Art film Lion's Den, written and directed by Ben Hozie, in 2014
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Painted three canvases for the 16mm short Art film Annunciation (a triptych), written and directed By Ben Hozie, in 2012
SELECTED PRESS/REVIEWS
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ELEPHANT ART: THE LONDON MFA SHOWS: ART IN A WORLD ON THE EDGE OF CHANGE (2019)
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HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE: 10 QUESTIONS WITH OSARETIN UGIAGBE (2019)
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FINANCIAL TIMES: SNAPSHOT; UNBELONGING BY OSARETIN UGIAGBE (2017)
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NEW YORK TIMES: OF THE BRONX AND OF NIGERIA (2017
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PDN ONLINE: A SPLIT VIEW OF NEW YORK AND LAGOS (2017)
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OKAY AFRICA: FROM LAGOS TO THE BRONX, PHOTOGRAPHER OSARETIN UGIAGBE DOCUMENTS THE IN-BETWEEN (2017)
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AFRICA IS A COUNTRY: THE WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHER OSARETIN UGIAGBE (2017)
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FOX 5: PHOTOGRAPHER OSARETIN UGIAGBE'S EXHIBIT (2017)
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EXIT-EXPRESS: UNBELONGING DE OSARETIN UGIAGBE (2017))
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MOTT HAVEN HERALD: DEBUT EXHIBIT SHOWS AN ARTIST WITH A FOOT IN TWO WORLDS (2017)
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BRONXNET: ARTIST TALK OSARETIN UGIAGBE (2017)
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CBS: THE BEST OF NY'S POPUP PHOTO FESTIVAL (2016)
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THE VILLAGE VOICE: THE MOST STRIKING IMAGES TO SEE AT PHOTOVILLE (2016)
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PHOTOVILLE: THE BATTLE OF THE BOROUGH (2016)
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THE RIVERDALE PRESS: IN THE BRONX HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS (2016)
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: LONGWOOD ARTS PROJECTS CELEBRATES AFRICA (2015)
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NEW YORK TIMES: BRACING FOR GENTRIFICATION (2016)
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COLOMBIA JOURNAL REVIEW: LETTERS TO THE EDITORS (2015)
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COLOMBIA JOURNAL REVIEW: DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE SOUTH BRONX (2015)