B. 1986 Lagos, Nigeria
Currently living and working in London
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
2007 Associate of Science (Information systems) - Hostos Community College. Bronx, New York
PUBLIC ACQUISITION
Girl in White Lace (Lagos, Nigeria) Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (July 2017)
SOLO EXHIBITION
July 2017: Un-belonging - Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Royal College of Art Painting Degree Show, London, U.K - June 2019
Painting from the Other Side curated by Shannon Forrester – 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
Jerome Ave - Bronx Photo League - Urban Justice Center, Manhattan, New York - April, 2018
Africa and African Identity Through the Eyes of African Artists - Yale's African Initiative, New Haven, Connecticut - April, 2018
RCA WIP Show - Royal College of Art, London - Jan, 2018
2016
Battle of the Borough - Photoville, Brooklyn, NY - Sept, 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
Fragments of a Chronology, 2015. Video: 15mins. Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York - July, 2015
In the Spirit of Umoja - Harlem State Building Art Gallery, New York, New York - May, 2015
2014
Five from 150 - Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx, New York - Sept, 2014
Bronx X Bronx - Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx, New York - Sept, 2014
2011
Brooklyn Art Space: 50/50, Brooklyn, New York - Aug, 2011
ARTIST TALK
The Ruskin School of Art – University of Oxford (February 8, 2019)
Un-belonging: Moderated by Stephanie Baptist, Bronx Documentary Center (July 22, 2017)
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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Jerome Ave (Bronx Photo League) 136 pages 93 black-and-white images Hardcover, linen-bound 978-0-692-76889-1 September 2016
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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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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, 2014
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Painted three canvases for the 16mm short Art film Annunciation (a triptych), written and directed By Ben Hozie, 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 QUESTION WITH OSARETIN UGIAGBE (2019)
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THEGUARDIAN: JEROME AVE INSIDE ONE OF NEW YORK CITY'S LAST WORKING CLASS AREAS - IN PICTURE (2018)
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BRONX NET: ARTIST TALK 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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EXIT-EXPRESS: UNBELONGING DE OSARETIN UGIAGBE (2017))
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AFRICA IS A COUNTRY: THE WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHER OSARETIN UGIAGBE (2017)
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OKAY AFRICA: FROM LAGOS TO THE BRONX, PHOTOGRAPHER OSARETIN UGIAGBE DOCUMENTS THE IN-BETWEEN (2017)
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FINANCIAL TIMES: SNAPSHOT; UNBELONGING BY OSARETIN UGIAGBE (2017)
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PDN ONLINE: A SPLIT VIEW OF NEW YORK AND LAGOS (2017)
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NEW YORK TIMES: OF THE BRONX AND OF NIGERIA (2017
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AMERICAN PHOTO MAGAZINE: JEROME AVE (2016)
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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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CRAVE: EXHIBIT | BRONX: AFRICA (2015)
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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)
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NEWS 12 THE BRONX: BRONX ARTIST RECOGNIZE FOR BOLD PAINTINGS (2014)
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ARTSLANT; MARLENA YURUKOVA: THE YOUNG ART OF THREE YOUNG ARTISTS (2011)