Abdulrazaq Awofeso

If you are successful and receive the £10,000 bursary, please tell us what you would use the funding for. Explain how this award will help move your artistic practice forward and what you hope to achieve. (350 words)

I will like to further my deep introspect and research on the effect of Okrika also known as thrift clothes from the west and dumped in Africa

The Dover Prize Fund has its roots in Darlington. Please explain how you believe your work might enhance and raise the profile of the creative arts in the area. (200 words)

I will like to make an inclusive interactive project by asking the community members to donate used clothing which we shall use to create artwork

Please tell us about your practice. Please include any recent exhibitions if applicable. (350 words)

I’m a contemporary multi dimensional artist. My practice evolves with the usage of pallets as a metaphor for transitory repertoires such as migration within various context from human to commodity. My most recent exhibitions include Waste Age;what can design do @Midlands Arts Center in conjunction with Design Museum London from October – February 2025, Timeless gazes From Pharaohs to the present day; April 10 to 7 September 2025 @Bhogossian Villa Empain, Brussels

Do you have a degree in visual or applied arts at undergraduate and/or post-graduate level? Please provide details. (200 words)

I have a National Diploma in General Arts from Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Nigeria.

Have you previously received professional grants or awards? Please give details. (200 words)

Thami Mnyele Foundation Residency Award, Amsterdam in 2018

Are you involved in organising self-created professional opportunities, for example, running an artist-led studio or project? (200 words)

Have you been previously commissioned as an artist by a public institution? (200 words)

Midlands Arts Center- commission for the Okrika installation as a part of the waste age exhibition in 2024
Ikon Gallery Commission for the solo exhibition titled Out of Frame- 2022

Has your artwork been purchased by a public collection? Please provide details. (200 words)

Government Arts Collection, Uk
Gandour Foundation, Switzerland
Museum Arnhem, Netherlands

Has your artwork been reviewed or featured in an art journal, magazine, newspaper or online curated platform? Please provide details. (200 words max)

RevistaPeronegro.com
Elephant magazine
Sculpture magazine
UrbanAfricans.com
Studio international
Zam magazine
Africanah.org

Are you represented by a gallery? Please provide details. (200 words)

https://www.edcrossfineart.com/artists/55-abdulrazaq-awofeso/overview/

Have you taken part in a recognised residency or artist placement scheme? (200 words)

Thami Mnyele Foundation Residency for Artists in Amsterdam 2018
Peacock and Worm bestiary residency in Aberdeen , 2023 September.

Email: rawofeso@gmail.com

Phone: 07517349527

Address: 57 Firtree Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 9SH, GB

Local Authority: West Midlands

Abdulrazaq Awofeso

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