Adebanji Alade | |
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| Born | 28 February 1972  |
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| Occupation | Painter, television presenter, illustrator |
| Website | http://adebanjialade.co.uk/ |
Adebanji Alade (born 1972), also known as "the Addictive Sketcher", is a painter and television presenter, active in the United Kingdom, who serves as president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He is a member of the Guild of Fine Art in Nigeria and of the council of the Chelsea Art Society.
Alade was born in Hackney, London on 28 February 1972. [1] Between 1992 and 1997 he obatined a Higher National Diploma in Fine Art from Yaba College of Technology in Nigeria. [1]
Between the ages of 16 and 18, he lost his father, mother and elder brother. [2] His uncle became his mentor and sponsor. [2]
He studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art from 2003 to 2005, graduating with a Diploma in Portraiture. [1] [3] He has also taught there. [3]
In 2014 Alade was elected a full member of the Guild of Fine Art, Nigeria. [1] [4] In the same year he became a member of the council of the Chelsea Art Society. [4] He was elected president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 2023 and is its first ever black president. [5]
He is the subject of a 2012 episode of the documentary series Life Of An Artist, [6] and has appeared as artist in residence on BBC Television's The One Show . [7] He recreated the Mona Lisa for a 2021 Channel 4 documentary which he presented. [8] The project was also the subject of a BBC podcast. [9]
Alade was the featured painter in episode five of the third series of Extraordinary Portraits , when he painted a group portrait of six members of the Edwards family, who all work for the NHS. [10]
He illustrated the children's book, Balthazar and His Bendy Bus (2013), by John Lane.
His self-portrait, Skin (2015), is held by the Ruth Borchard Collection. [11] [12]
Alade and his wife Ruth live in Belvedere, London, with their two children. [13]
Alade has authored several books
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