Adejoke Tugbiyele is a multi-award-winning, Nigerian-American artist and activist whose work powerfully interrogates the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and religion. A U.S. Fulbright Scholar, she has received numerous prestigious accolades, including the Grand Prix Leridon, the Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant, and recognition as one of the '100 Leading Global Thinkers' in 2015.
Tugbiyele’s practice spans intricate 2D and 3D works and immersive performance art. Using diverse materials such as wire, natural fibers, bronze, and wood, she creates figurative sculptures that explore the body, spirituality, and the potential for self-love. Her art challenges established norms by examining how history, culture, and religion shape identity and perception.
Her influential work is housed in esteemed public and private collections worldwide, including The Brooklyn Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art, and the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. An alumna of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Tugbiyele is a sought-after panelist and contributor to global dialogues on art and social change.
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Adejoke Tugbiyele is a multi-award-winning, Nigerian-American artist and activist whose work powerfully interrogates the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and religion. A U.S. Fulbright Scholar, she has received numerous prestigious accolades, including the Grand Prix Leridon, the Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant, and recognition as one of the '100 Leading Global Thinkers' in 2015.
Tugbiyele’s practice spans intricate 2D and 3D works and immersive performance art. Using diverse materials such as wire, natural fibers, bronze, and wood, she creates figurative sculptures that explore the body, spirituality, and the potential for self-love. Her art challenges established norms by examining how history, culture, and religion shape identity and perception.
Her influential work is housed in esteemed public and private collections worldwide, including The Brooklyn Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art, and the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. An alumna of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Tugbiyele is a sought-after panelist and contributor to global dialogues on art and social change.
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