• Matthew Eguavoen

  • Matthew Eguavoen

Matthew Eguavoen

Nigeria

 

BIOGRAPHY

Matthew Eguavoen (born 1988), is a rising contemporary artist from Edo State, currently living in the city of Lagos, Nigeria.

Eguavoen’s focal concern hangs in the impact of his work on his immediate environment, and on the world at large. Fascinated by individuals’ reactions to their surroundings and how it affects their response to life, his art centers around societal, political and economic imbalances. Eguavoen’s large-scale portraits hold a strong, striking gaze, as each of his models embody bold, unwavering stares. Through these eyes, the artist projects identity formation, mental health, gender constructs, the societal and governmental impact on both the “common man” and the “affluent.”
@ courtesy of ADA Gallery & the artist

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • Exhibition 23 - Solo Show at PM/AM Art Gallery, London, UK (2022)
  • EGBÉ OKPÀ at Afikaris, Paris, France (2022)


GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

  • upcoming: with Maison Ozman at Place des Vosges Gallery, Paris, France (December 2022)
  • Voyage at Nothing At All art space, Hong Kong, China (2022)
  • Shout Plenty - presented by African Artists’ Foundation in collaboration with Alliance Française, Ikoyi, Nigeria (2022)
  • Classique! at Afikaris, Paris (2022)
  • Voices for Love at Prior Artspace Barcelona, Spain (2022) 
  • Duo show Smiling & Suffering together with Onguene Tassi, at OOA - Out of Africa Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (June 2022)
  • What Now? at PM/AM Art Gallery, London, UK (2022)
  • It's not only a portrait at Galería Badr El Jundi, Marbella, Málaga, Spain (2021)
  • 40 under 40 exhibition with WHATIFTHEWORLD Gallery X KRONE - a collaboration with BMW Young Collectors Co., an initiative of FNB Art Joburg, at Twee Jonge Gezellen wine estate Tulbagh, South Africa (2021-2022)
  • I NO BE GENTLEMAN (AT ALL O) with ADA \ CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY, Accra, Ghana (2021)
  • Live in color at Mitochondria Gallery, Texas, USA (2021)
  • Several group exhibitions in London, UK (2019 -2020)


Art Fairs

  • Volta New York 2022, USA (with OOA - Out of Africa Gallery)
  • EXPO Chicago 2022, USA (with Galería Badr El Jundi)
  • 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Paris 2022, France (with Afikaris)
  • Art Geneve Art Fair 2022, Switzerland (with Afikaris)
  • Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2022, South Africa (with Afikaris)


Matthew Eguavoen is representend by AFIKARIS and OOA - Out of Africa Gallery.


I​​​​​​nstagram: @mattheweguavoen_art

Works in Collection