He is not a small fry neither is he a greenhorn in the pedagogy and practice of art both in the academia and the studio with special reference to drawing, painting, metal and wood crafts, mixed media, and installation genre at both local and global space.

He has lunched and endeared himself and his art practice to the minds and collections of his audience, proteges, mentees, students, art dealers and collectors alike. So, for every of his show, he weaves a dialogue that celebrates the African cosmogony.

This assertion is best gleaned from the outstanding solo, joints, group exhibitions, workshop participations and facilitations, projects and commissions to mention just a few.

In fact, his last show, titled, Ikore, which held at the National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, in September 2024, Aladegbogbe produced works that were not only profound, but they called for perseverance. He encouraged his audience to sow the seed of truth and the seed of hope and love.

In his upcoming show, In Time, he embarks on a journey through time, interrogating endless possibilities, growth and self -discovery. His works are deepened with immediacy and movements in composition, while also capturing the essence of his subject matter rather than the details.

The Ikore exhibition underscores the fact that there is season for everything under the sky and there is harvest after a period of planting. What you sow is certainly what you reap.

The artist, while pointing attention to the truth that creativity is a big venture and it is those who have invested time, skills, materials, and commitment, and who draws the divine providence that can expect abundance in harvest.

His latest show, which opens on March 5 to 31, 2025, at the Yaba College of Technology and March 15 to 29 at the National Museum, Lagos, deepens human reflection. It looks at the artist turning 60. The show celebrates his coming of age after a long season toiling.

Like Ikore, which is a time of rewards and a time to appreciate Olodumare, the one referred to as Olu-Ikore (the Enabler of Harvest), in his new show, he celebrates the sustenance provided by Olodumare, who oversees the big vineyard called mother earth where all planting and harvesting take place.

Says the curatorial director, Moses Ohiomokhare, “turning 60 for Aladegbongbe is not just a milestone; it is a gateway to new beginnings. Listening to him in our conversation while preparing for this exhibition, you find a man on a journey to joy and fulfilment. He puts to bear his accumulated wisdom, and experience, telling stories through his art.”

According to the curator, Aladegbongbe’s works are not only spontaneous; you’ll surely “enjoy his bright and varied use of light. I call him a great


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