Lakin Ogunbanwo

His subjects exist with distrust in the frame often masked by the shade, the drapery and the foliage. His use of bright colors and daring compositions constitutes a tribute to popular African studio photography in the 1960s and 1970s.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1987, Lakin Ogunbanwo studied law at Babcock University in Nigeria and Buckingham University in England before working as a fashion photographer in 2012. His work was presented at Times New York, at GQ and Riposte Magazine.

Solo exhibitions include We Must Not Looking (2017) and Are We Good Enough (2015) at WHAT IF-THEWORLD, and Portraits by Lakin Ogunbanwo (2013) at Rooke & amp; van Wyk Gallery in Johannesburg. Recent group shows include Dey Your Lane! at BOZAAR; Lagos Photo Festival (2016) and Art x Lagos in Nigeria (2016).

Lakin Ogunbanwo has been recognized by the British Journal of Photography as one of the top 25 photographers of 2015 in its annual Ones to Watch. Ogunbanwo was recently commissioned to carry out several installations for the Galeries Lafayette showcases in Paris, as part of the Africa Now exhibition (2017).

Lagos Art, The Civic Center, Lagos

Nataal: New African Photography, Red Hook Labs, New York

Dey your Lane !, BOZAAR, Brussels

2015 Rituals and Performance: Inherant Risk, Lagos Photo Festival, Nigeria

2015 Joburg Art Fair – WHATIFTHEWORLD, Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg

Afreaka Festival, Meetings Between Contemporary Brazil and Africa, Mario de Andrade Library, São Paulo

2014 Broken English, Tyburn Gallery, London

Uncertain Terms – WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town