Ayogu Kingsley
1994
Ayogu Kingsley (b. 1994) is a Nigerian artist born in Enugu, Nigeria in 1994. Kingsley developed an interest and showed early aptitude for art from a young age. He began painting at eight years old and gained state-wide recognition creating works for local politicians throughout specialized secondary school where he gained his Trade Test in Painting and Decorating. He studied in Enugu State College of Education where he gained a National Certicate in Education in Fine and Applied Art Education in 2017. He moved to Lagos to begin his professional art career later that year. Kingsley, who traditionally paints in oil on canvas, has gained a large social recognition since the start of his career for his hyperrealist prowess, a technique which he continues to utilize in his most recent body of work.
Saturday Morning
2023
Oil on Canvas
138 × 107 cm
Available
Saturday Night
2023
Oil on Canvas
107 × 138 cm
Available
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Lucky Dube (Voice On The Telephone)
2023
Oil on Canvas (framed)
76 × 101 cm
Available
Artworks
Awards
Finalist Spanish visual Art competition
Winner Talent for Praize Music and Art Competition 2015
Winner Best Experiment Artist at LIMCAF 2016
Group leader at Enugu State Art Schools Mural Workshop, organized by Alliance Francaise 2017
Winner Vin Martin Ilo Award at LIMCAF 2017
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Arts (visual and applied) 2020
Exhibitions
Spanish Visual Art Competition Grand Finale 2015
Talent for Praize Music and Art Competition Grand Finale 2015
LIMCAF Zonal Exhibition 2016
LIMCAF Grand finale 2016
The Sojourner Art Exhibition 2017(Initiated & Curated by Ayogu Kingsley for FAAE, ESCET)
MAEZOE Art First Lagos 2017
Not Seen but Felt debut solo Exhibition 2017
LIMCAF Enugu Zonal Exhibition
LIMCAF Grand Finale Exhibition 2017
Moniker Art Fair, Brooklyn New York 2018
Rele gallery Young Contemporary Exhibition 2020
