Education
2020 – Present Mevlevi Turning, The Study Society
2018 – Present Butoh Avant Garde Movement, Seki Dance
2007 – 2008 MA in Fine Art, Central St. Martins College of Art and Design
2004 – 2007 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Central St. Martins College of Art and Design
2003 – 2004 Art and Design Foundation, Camberwell College of Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2018 TRANSCENDING BORDERS / Dimbola Museum / Isle of Wight
2017 MEMORIES OF MY MENTOR / Dimbola Museum / Isle of Wight
2016 EARTH BEGINNINGS / Whitespace Gallery / Lagos
2016 RETRACING THE EYE / Dimbola Museum & Gallery / Isle of Wight
2015 RETRACING THE EYE / Lionel Wendt Gallery / Colombo
2015 TRUTH & ART / Centre for Contemporary Art / Lagos
2014 RETRACING THE EYE / St. Martin-in-the Fields / London
2013 THE MODERN GRIOT/ Khalili Lecture Theatre SOAS / London
2012 TRUTH & ART / St. Martin in the Fields / London
2011 THE WATER’S WILL / Drik Gallery / Dhaka
2010 ARA: A NEW FACE OF THE OLD WORLD / 198 Gallery / London
2009 THE TRILOGY / Departure Gallery / London
2008 ARA’S WORLD / Shoreditch Gallery / London
2007 ABBA / East-Side Educational Trust / London
2007 AMMA / Brady Arts Centre / London
Group Exhibitions
2022 CREATIVE CROSS CURRENTS / Dimbola Museum / Isle if Wight
2021 AKSHAYPATRA / Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of Art) / New Delhi
2019 Enshrine / Fringe Arts Bath Festival / Bath
2018 RETRACE / Oval Space Containerville / London
2017 LIVING LEGACIES / Saout Radio Contemporary Audible Art / Maghreb
2017 RETRACE / Art Africa Fair Jubilee Hall V&A Waterfront – Cape Town
2016 VOICE OF THE VOICELESS / Mall Galleries (RBA) / London
2015 ARA / LAFGA Muri Okunola Park / Lagos
2013 F.A.M.E / Festival of Art & Music Evolution / London
2013 THE PILGRIM WITHIN / Oitij-jo Bargehouse Oxo Tower Wharf / London
2012 TRUTH & ART / October Gallery / London
2010 WOMAN & I / Addis Foto Fest Laphto Art Gallery / Addis Ababa
2010 ARA / The East London Sukkah / London
2010 ARA / London Art Fair Business Design Centre / London
2010 ARA’S SOJOURN / Bearspace Gallery / London
2010 ARA’S SOJOURN / London Art Fair Business Design Centre / London
2009 DISPLACEMENT / Drik Gallery / Dhaka
2009 FATES & FUTURES / Art Vendors Alhamra Art Council / Lahore
2009 ARA’S SOJOURN / LUDA Gallery / St Petersburg
2009 SECOND LANGUAGE / Garden Gallery / Karachi
2009 TRAJECTORY OF TRUTH / Oxford House / London
2008 OTHER ASIAS / Nolias Gallery / London
2008 ARA’S SOJOURN / Dray Walk Gallery / London
2008 MEMORY & MYTH / The Bargehouse / London
2008 LEGEND OF ARA / Room 212 Gallery / Bristol
2007 ARA’S TRUTH / East London Photography Festival Art Pavilion / London
2007 ARA’S SOJOURN / Secret Garden Party / Cambridge
2007 ARA’S SOJOURN / Enter 07 Watermans / London
2006 I AM / Love Music Hate Racism Exhibition / Barking College / London
2005 SHADOW OF SELF / Trinity Buoy Wharf / London
2004 LOOK INSIDE – UNBOXED / National Annexe Gallery / Cape Town
Performance/Installation
2020 WHO AM I / October Gallery / London
2020 WHO AM I / The Forge / Basingstoke
2020 WHO AM I / LV21 Ship / Kent
2020 WHO AM I / St.Agnes Church / Isle of Wight
2020 WHO AM I / East Dene, Bonchurch – Isle of Wight
2020 WHO AM I / Bridport Arts Centre / Dorset
2019 WHO AM I / St Stephen Walbrook / London
2019 WHO AM I / Victoria & Albert Museum / London
2019 THE BODY LANGUAGE / Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi / Venice
2019 WHO AM I / The Royal Hotel Ventnor Fringe Festival / Isle of Wight
2019 WHO AM I / Ventnor Fringe Festival – Isle of Wight
2019 WHO AM I / Whitecross City YMCA – London
2019 MOON / October Gallery – London
2019 NEW WORLDS / Norden Farm / Maidenhead
2019 NEW WORLDS / Gulbenkian Theatre / Canterbury
2019 NEW WORLDS / The Poly / Cornwall2019 NEW WORLDS / Morrab Library / Cornwall
2019 NEW WORLDS / St. Agnes Church / Isle of Wight
2019 NEW WORLDS / St Stephen Walbrook / London
2019 NEW WORLDS / Compton Parish Rooms / Chichester
2019 NEW WORLDS / Norwich Arts Centre / Norwich
2019 NEW WORLDS / The Forge / Basingstoke
2018 GEKKA: UNDER THE MOON / Hastings Museum & Art Gallery / Hastings
2018 ẸRÍ: TESTIMONY / Ventnor Fringe Festival / Isle of Wight
Festivals & Screenings
2022 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / University of Bristol / Bristol, UK
2022 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / Arnolfini / Bristol, UK
2022 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / University of Bristol / Bristol, UK
2021 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / University of New Brunswick / Fredericton, Canada
2021 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / New York African Diaspora International Film Festival / New York, USA
2021 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / Africa Film Festival / Leuven, Belgium
2021 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival / Prague, Czech Republic
2020 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / Star and Shadow Cinema / Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2020 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / Glasgow Film Theatre / Glasgow, UK
2020 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / HOME / Manchester, UK
2020 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / Rich Mix / London, UK
2020 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / Broadway Cinema / Nottingham, UK
2020 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / Chapter Arts Centre / Cardiff, UK
2020 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / Midlands Arts Centre / Birmingham, UK
2020 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE / London Film Festival / London, UK
2018 LIVING LEGACIES / Music Museum of Nepal / Kathmandu, Nepal
2018 TRUTH & ART / Kathmandu International Folk Music Film Festival / Kathmandu, Nepal
2018 MEMORIES OF MY MENTOR / Sapumal Foundation / Colombo, Sri Lanka
2018 SOMETIMES I WONDER / Prana Lounge Conscious Cinema / Colombo, Sri Lanka
2018 TRANSCENDING BORDERS / University of Rajasthan / Jaipur, India
2018 MEMORIES OF MY MENTOR / Studio Sukriti / Jaipur, India
2017 MEMORIES OF MY MENTOR / Dimbola Museum & Gallery / Isle of Wight, UK
2017 SOMETIMES I WONDER / Jubilee Exhibition Hall / Cape Town, South Africa
2016 SOMETIMES I WONDER / Whitespace Gallery / Lagos, Nigeria
2016 TRUTH & ART / Nigerian Film Corporation / Lagos, Nigeria
2016 500 YEARS LATER / IRep International Film Festival / Lagos, Nigeria
2015 TRUTH & ART / AFRIFF Africa International Film Festival / Lagos, Nigeria
2015 TRUTH & ART / Genesis Cinema Silver Bird Galleria, Lagos, Nigeria
2015 TRUTH & ART / Genesis Cinema, City Mall / Lagos, Nigeria
2015 TRUTH & ART / The Quintessence Festival / Lagos, Nigeria
2015 TRUTH & ART / Centre for Contemporary Art / Lagos, Nigeria
2015 TRUTH & ART / IRep International Film Festival / Lagos, Nigeria
2015 ARA’S WORLD / Women as Hidden Influencers / Bonny Island, Nigeria
2014 TRUTH & ART / Lights Camera Africa Festival / Lagos, Nigeria
2013 TRUTH & ART / AfriKàBa Festival / Hastings, UK
2013 THE WATER’S WILL / Whitechapel Library / London, UK
2013 THE PILGRIM WITHIN / Festival of Art & Music Evolution / London, UK
2013 THE WATER’S WILL / Festival of Art & Music Evolution / London, UK
2013 THE PILGRIM WITHIN / Bargehouse Oxo Tower Wharf / London, UK
2012 TRUTH & ART / Film Africa Rich Mix / London, UK
2012 TRUTH & ART / Bolivar Hall Embassy of Venezuela / London, UK
2011 ANCIENT FUTURES / Drik Gallery / Dhaka, Bangladesh
2011 THE ROAD TO BASILIQUE / Kembujeh Video Club / Banjul, Gambia
2010 ARA’S WORLD & ARA’S SOJOURN / Horsebridge Arts Centre / Kent, UK
2010 THE ROAD TO BASILIQUE / WOMEX World Music Expo / Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 THE WORLD OF TUNDE JEGEDE / Rich Mix / London, UK
2009 ARA’S WORLD / Brooklyn Photo Salon / New York, USA
2009 AFRICAN CLASSICAL MUSIC / Tara Arts / London, UK
2008 ARA’S SOJOURN / Video Art Gallery / London, UK
2007 ARA’S SOJOURN / Portobello Film Festival / London, UK
2007 OUR STORY OUR VOICE / ICA Institute of Contemporary Arts / London, UK
2007 OUR STORY OUR VOICE / The Pan African Film Festival / Los Angeles, California
2006 THE IDEA / Brady Arts Centre / London, UK
Multi-Media Collaborations
2022 EMIDY / Saint-Légier-la-Chiésaz Church / Geneva, Switzerland
2020 IN SEARCH OF EMIDY / Morrab Library / Cornwall, UK
2020 THE PLAYGROUND / Rambert Dance / London, UK
2019 EMIDY / Centro Andino Para La Educacion y La Cultura CAPEC / Tilcara, Argentina
2019 EMIDY / La Cultura CAPEC / Tilcara, Argentina
2019 EMIDY / Museo de Bellas Artes / Mendoza, Argentina
2019 EMIDY / Centro Cultural Parque de España / Rosario, Argentina
2019 EMIDY / Press Conference – Alliance Francaise / Rosario, Argentina
2019 EMIDY / Beethoven Foundation / Buenos Aires, Argentina
2019 EMIDY / Festival Métis Saint Denis / Paris, France
2019 EMIDY / Festival Métis Saint Denis / Paris, France
2019 EMIDY/ Church in La Neuveville / Bern, Switzerland
2019 EMIDY / Memories of Exile Festival Salle de l’Alhambra / Geneva, Switzerland
2019 EMIDY / Collegiate Church of Neuchâtel / Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2019 ẸRÍ: TESTIMONY / Jaipur Jantar / Jaipur, India
2019 NEW HORIZONS: NOK ORCHESTRA / Emmanuel Church / London, UK
2019 TUNDE JEGEDE TRIO / Etuk’s Truth / Lagos, Nigeria
2019 EMIDY / Alliance Française Theatre / Lagos, Nigeria
2019 EMIDY / Institut Française / Cotonou, Benin
2019 EMIDY / Institut Française / Lomé, Togo
2019 TUNDE JEGEDE SOLO / Performance – Cafe Loft / Lomé, Togo
2018 EMIDY / Chateau de Flawinne / Namur, Belgium
2018 EMIDY / The Cité Miroir / Liège, Belgium
2018 EMIDY / Chateau de Portes / Alès, France
2018 EMIDY / Festival Itinerant Music / Saint Laurent Les Bains / Ardèche, France
2018 EMIDY / Theatre of the House of Khemisset / Khemisset, Morocco
2018 EMIDY / Youth Theatre of Khemisset / Khemisset, Morocco
2018 EMIDY / The Night of the Story / Marrakesh, Morocco
2018 EMIDY / La Marbrerie, Montreuil / Paris, France
2018 NOMAD / October Gallery / London UK
2018 NOMAD / Église Ceaulmont / Ceaulmont, France
2018 NOMAD / The Poly / Falmouth, UK
2018 NOMAD / Morrab Library / Penzance, UK
2018 NOMAD / Dimbola Museum / Isle of Wight, UK
2018 NOMAD / Ventnor Exchange / Isle of Wight, UK
2018 NOMAD / Front Room / London UK
2018 NOMAD / Chidham and Hambrook Village Hall / Chichester, UK
2018 NOMAD / University of Oxford / Oxford, UK
2018 NOMAD / Norden Farm / Maidenhead, UK
2018 NEW HORIZONS: NOK ORCHESTRA / St Stephen Walbrook / London, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / TEDGlobal Builders. Truth-tellers. Catalysts / Arusha, Tanzania
2017 TESTIMONY / The Poly / Falmouth, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / Morrab Library / Penzance, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / Under Ground Theatre / Eastbourne, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / Bradford Festival / Bradford, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / Dimbola Museum / Isle of Wight, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / Ventnor Exchange / Isle of Wight, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / Norden Farm / Maidenhead, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / Newcastle Arts Centre / Newcastle, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / Norwich Arts Centre / Norwich, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / The Whitty Theatre / Berkshire, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / The Forge, Anvil Arts / Basingstoke, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / Chidham and Hambrook Village Hall / Chichester, UK
2017 NEW HORIZONS: ART ENSEMBLE OF LAGOS / Jazz Cafe / London, UK
2017 TESTIMONY / StringFEST Festival of Plucked and Bowed Instruments / London UK
2017 EMIDY / Hautecourt Romanèche / Place de l’Église / Hautecourt, France
2017 EMIDY / BSM Festival / Le Château des Gimarets / Gimarets, France
2017 EMIDY/ Theatre Utopia / London, UK
2017 EMIDY / Groundlings Theatre / Portsmouth, UK
2017 EMIDY / Lyric Theatre / Bridport, UK
2017 EMIDY / Tara Theatre / London, UK
2017 EMIDY / Cave Poesie / Toulouse, France
2016 New Horizons: An African Ballet / Muson Centre / Lagos, Nigeria
2016 New Horizons: New Worlds / Muson Centre / Lagos, Nigeria
2016 New Horizons: Resistance & Revelation / Muson Centre / Lagos, Nigeria
2016 TESTIMONY / Festival des Musiques Rares / Fleurville, France
2016 “…STATUES ALSO DIE” / Federal Governement Printing Press / Lagos, Nigeria
2016 “…STATUES ALSO DIE” / NFA Nigerian Film Corporation: Archives in Africa / Lagos, Nigeria
2016 Pecha Kucha / British Council / Lagos Nigeria
2015 New Horizons: Testimony / Muson Centre / Lagos, Nigeria
2015 New Horizons: African Messiah / Muson Centre / Lagos, Nigeria
2015 New Horizons: African Connections / Muson Centre / Lagos, Nigeria
2013 TUNDE JEGEDE TRIO / Africa Centre Summer Festival Piazza / London, UK
2013 THE GRIOT’S TALE / Africa Centre / London, UK
2013 THE GRIOT’S TALE / Guest Projects Africa / London, UK
2013 OneZero Nitin Sawhney / Roundhouse / London, UK
2012 VISIONS OF A TRAVELLER / Planetarium de Vaulx-en-Velin / Lyon, France
2012 VISIONS OF A TRAVELLER / Lyon Opera House / Lyon, France
2012 AFRICAN MESSIAH / Royal Opera House / London, UK
2011 ANCIENT FUTURES / Wiltshire Music Centre / Wiltshire, UK
2011 TUNDE JEGEDE TRIO / Abuja Philharmonic Orchestra / Abuja, Nigeria
2011 ANCIENT FUTURES / Norden Farm Centre for the Arts / Maidenhead, UK
2011 ANCIENT FUTURES / King’s Place / London, UK
2011 ANCIENT FUTURES / St Ethelburga’s Centre / London, UK
2010 ANCIENT FUTURES / Tara Studio Theatre / London, UK
2010 ANCIENT FUTURES / Pound Arts Centre / Corsham, UK
2010 ANCIENT FUTURES / Wiltshire Music Centre / Wiltshire, UK
2010 ANCIENT FUTURES / Beaford Arts Centre / Devon, UK
2010 ANCIENT FUTURES / Lee Parish Church / Devon, UK
2010 ANCIENT FUTURES / St Mathew’s Church / Devon, UK
2009 ANCIENT FUTURES / Contact Theatre / Manchester, UK
2008 BLOOD WEDDING / Departure Arts Centre / London, UK
2004 REACH / Drill Hall Theatre / London, UK
2003 PACE / Soho Theatre & Tabernacle Arts Centre / London, UK
2002 WIDE ASLEEP / Talawa Theatre & Arcola Theatre / London, UK
Workshops
2019 WHO AM I / Bruce Castle Museum / London
2019 WHO AM I / Saturday Social @ LiC / London
2019 WHO AM I / Finsbury Park Community Hub / London
2019 WHO AM I / Art Advance at Hackney Museum / London
2019 WHO AM I / Furtherfield Gallery / London
2019 WHO AM I / Bruce Castle Museum / London
2019 WHO AM I / DYH Award – Dalston Eastern Curve Garden / London
2019 WHO AM I / Furtherfield Commons / London
2019 WHO AM I / Xenia Group at Hackney Museum – London
2019 SISTER’S CIRCLE 7 EDITIONS / Emmanuel Church / London
Residencies
2023 / TREE OF LIFE Casa Da Musica / Coimbra, Portugal
2021 WHO AM I / Santiniketan Tagore Uni Visra-Bharati / Kolkata, India 2020 WHO AM I / Kultursciok Kultufactory / Domicella, Italy
2019 WHO AM I / Guest Projects / London, UK
2019 TRANSCENDING BORDERS / Studio Sukriti / Jaipur, India
2018 TRANSCENDING BORDERS / University of Rajasthan / Jaipur, India
2018 EMIDY / Eco Museum of Berber / Marrakesh, Morocco
2017 TESTIMONY / Guest Projects Africa / London, UK
2016 EMIDY / Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud / Fontevraud, France
2015 LIVING LEGACIES / World and Traditional Music at British Library / London, UK
2014 EMIDY / Guest Projects / London, UK
2014 LIVING LEGACIES / Prince Claus Foundation / Netherlands, Holland
2013 THE GRIOT’S TALE / Guest Projects / London, UK
2011 TEMPO REALITIES / Openvizor / Dhaka, Bangladesh
2009 DREAM MEMORIES / Axion Foundation / Cornwall, UK
Awards
2020 Freelands Foundation and A-N The Artists Information Company
2019 WHO AM I / Discover Young Hackney Award / London
2018 TRUTH & ART / Commendation Award at Kathmandu Film Festival / Kathmandu
2018 DEREK JOHNSON DOCUMENTARY / Music Museum of Nepal / Kathmandu
2008 MA SCHEME / Arts & Humanities Research Council Award / London
Talks
2016 Julia Margaret Cameron at 200 / V&A / London, UK
2014 Movements, Mobilities, Migrations / Tate Britain / London, UK
Publications
2017 WOMEN CINE MAKERS / Issuu
2016 MUSIC MAKES THE PEOPLE / Light Camera Africa
2015 ART IS FOR TRANSFORMATION / Levekunst
2015 A JOURNEY OF ASCENSION / Levekunst
2015 A JOURNEY OF ASCENSION / Vesess
2011 THE LEGEND OF ARA / Chand Aftara
Filmography
2020 AFRICAN APOCALYPSE
2020 who am i
2018 Memories of My Mentor
2014 Night Paintings
2014 Truth & Art
2013 The Pilgrim Within
2012 Visions of a Traveller
2012 The Brodsky Quartet
2012 Nomadic Mystics
2012 African Classical Music
2011 The Water’s Will
2011 One Take Wonders
2010 Ara Trilogy
2010 When Night Falls
2010 The Road to Basilique
2010 The World of Tunde Jegede
2009 Menantol
2008 Ara’s World
2007 Ara’s Sojourn
2007 Our Story Our Voice
2006 The Idea
2002 Justice for the Youth
International Television & Radio Broadcasts
2022 Network AREWA / Kano, Nigeria
2020 BBC 2
2019 Resonance FM
2018 Radio France Inter
2018 BBC World Service
2018 Newsday BBC World Service
2016 NTA – Nigerian Television Authority
2014 NTA – Nigerian Television Authority
2014 Eye Africa – Gambia TV
2013 Women’s Voice – Bangla TV
2013 Living the Life – Islam Channel
2012 Channel S – Bangla TV
Press
2019 Les Temps
2019 Le Courrier
2018 ClassiqueNews.com
2018 UNESCO World Heritage Website
2017 Le Journal
2017 Le Progres
2017 Songlines
2016 The Guardian
2016 Business Day
2016 Tribune
2016 The Guardian
2016 This Day
2014 Music in Africa
2014 Royal Times
2014 New Telegraph
2014 This is Africa
2014 The Net (Nigerian Entertainment Today)
2014 New Telegraph
Founder / Co Founder
2019 Salon Concert
2019 Sister’s Circle
2016 Kora Yoga Africa
2015 New Horizons Africa
2014 Living Legacies Archive
2006 Chand Aftara Visuals
Collections
Sapumal Foundation, Colombo
Morrab Library, Cornwall
Ann Hardisty, Isle of Wight
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo
Rex Morgan, Bathurst
Dimbola Museum & Galleries, Isle of Wight
Musical Society of Nigeria, Lagos
Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos
Saint Martin In-the-Fields, London
Drik Gallery, Dhaka
International Centre or Fine Art Research
British Artists’ Film and Video Study Collection
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London