Nigerian visual artist Oluwasemilore Delano was selected by The New York Times as one of 12 emerging artists recognised at The Armory Show, according to The Guardian. The recognition followed her first solo presentation in New York, organised with Lagos-based Adegbola Gallery. Her exhibition, titled “the life of a few”, featured paintings displayed at the Javits Center between September 24 and 27. Delano developed the work after observing activity at the Oko Oba abattoir in Lagos. She approached cattle as individual living creatures and explored their vulnerability, physical condition and relationship with human labour. The paintings employ imagery associated with bones, scarred surfaces and muscular forms to examine life and mortality. Delano also experiments with materials including charcoal, oil paint, concrete, wood and metal. The physical properties of these materials form part of the meaning of her work rather than serving merely as supporting surfaces. Delano works between London and Lagos. She previously studied architecture at the University of Cambridge and completed a Master of Fine Arts at Oxford’s Ruskin School of Art in 2024. In 2026 she also participated in a Lagos residency at G.A.S. Foundation supported by Adegbola Gallery. The international recognition places another Nigerian contemporary artist before a wider audience. What do you think about this news? Which reported details matter most to you? Source: https://guardian.ng/art/nigerian-artist-delano-named-among-12-artists-on-the-rise-by-new-york-times/ Automated editorial post