August Tondo
August Tondo (b. 1994) is a Nigerian sculptor and multidisciplinary artist from Benue State, Nigeria. He holds an NCE in Fine and Applied Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Fine and Applied Arts from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he graduated in 2023. His practice encompasses sculpture, painting, drawing, wood carving, and monumental works, with a particular interest in woven sculpture using raffia and sweet palm.
Recent group exhibitions include LIMCAF 2025, Enugu (2025), where he presented Uncovering and My Cave, A Gift; and +234 Art Fair (2025), presented by Soto Gallery in partnership with Ecobank and AFC, where his sculpture Leaking Treasure (2024) was exhibited. Earlier exhibitions include Nwa Ala at the Obiora Udechukwu Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2023), subsequently presented at De La Roke Arts Gallery (2023); Uzo-Ije at the Centre for Memories, Enugu (2023); and Nwa Ala at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2023). His earlier exhibition history includes Shadows of Solitude at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2020) and The Mirror, his final-year exhibition at the College of Education, Katsina-Ala.
Tondo lives and works in Benue State, Nigeria.
August Tondo (b. 1994) is a Nigerian sculptor and multidisciplinary artist from Benue State, Nigeria. He holds an NCE in Fine and Applied Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Fine and Applied Arts from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he graduated in 2023. His practice encompasses sculpture, painting, drawing, wood carving, and monumental works, with a particular interest in woven sculpture using raffia and sweet palm.
Recent group exhibitions include LIMCAF 2025, Enugu (2025), where he presented Uncovering and My Cave, A Gift; and +234 Art Fair (2025), presented by Soto Gallery in partnership with Ecobank and AFC, where his sculpture Leaking Treasure (2024) was exhibited. Earlier exhibitions include Nwa Ala at the Obiora Udechukwu Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2023), subsequently presented at De La Roke Arts Gallery (2023); Uzo-Ije at the Centre for Memories, Enugu (2023); and Nwa Ala at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2023). His earlier exhibition history includes Shadows of Solitude at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2020) and The Mirror, his final-year exhibition at the College of Education, Katsina-Ala.
Tondo lives and works in Benue State, Nigeria.
