Ade Adekola | |
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Born | Lomé, Nigeria | March 3, 1966
Occupation | Multidisciplinary conceptual artist |
Known for | Photographer, painter, textile artist, writer, digital artist |
Ade Adekola (born 1966), is a Nigerian multidisciplinary conceptual artist. He is known as a photographer, painter, textile artist, digital artist, and writer. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He lives in Lagos. [6]
Ade Adekola was born on March 3, 1966, in Nigeria.[ citation needed ] He graduated in 1992 with a degree in architecture from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and trained at the University of Manchester beforehand. [7] [8]
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