RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS

  • Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship|South Africa & England|2024

  • Smithsonian Institute of African Art | Archival Research Fellowship | Washington DC, USA | 2020

  • International Studio and Curatorial Program | Artist Residency | Brooklyn, New York | 2018

  • International Cite des Arts | Paris, France | 2017

COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS

  • “Facebook: Indigo Reflection” | Commission | Facebook | 2021

  • “Synchronized Swimmers: Deep Blue See” | Smithsonian Institute of African Art | 2018

  • “Harlem Honeys and Bears: Pink Honey" | Minneapolis Institute of Art  | 2018

  • “Synchronized Swimmers: Black See” | Collection | Trioche Collection | Israel | 2017

  • “Heads or Tails: Five Years Old” | Collection | Trioche Collection |Israel | 2017

  • “How to do a Platform Lift” | Collection | SindikaDokolo Foundation | 2017

  • “Le Papillon: Monrovia” | Commission | Economic Council of West African States | 2016

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

  • Emmy Award | Winner| DEI Long Form Content category | 2022 

  • The Future Awards Africa | Nominee| Arts and Culture | 2017

  • Dakar Biennale for Contemporary African Art | Minister of Culture Grand Prize | 2016

  • National Art Competition| Prof. El AnatsuiOutstanding Production Prize | 2014

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

  • The Armory Show | Solo Exhibition| New York | 2023

  • Why Nations Win | Solo Exhibition| Lagos, Nigeria | 2021

  • Dreams From The Deep End | Accra, Ghana| 2018

  • Heads Up, Keep Swimming |Lagos, Nigeria | 2017

  • Prayers, Players, and Swimmers | Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris | 2017

  • Synchronised Swimming and Drowning | Ed Cross Fine Art, London | 2017

  • Like Play, Like Play | Solo Exhibition | Dakar, Senegal | 2016

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery |West Palm Beach|2024

  • Constellations|London|2024

  • Frieze Art Fair |Korea|2024

  • 1-54 Art Fair|London| 2024

  • Filling in the Pieces in Black | London & Brussels | 2023

  • Royal Academy Summer Exhibition | Burlington House, London | 2020

  • Schomburg Centre for Research, New York Public Libraries | Harlem, New York |2019

  • Royal Academy Summer Exhibition | Burlington House, London | 2017

  • Afrique Capitales: Cape of Good Hope Here We Come | Lille, France | 2017

  • The People’s Algorithm 2.0 | Dak’Art Biennale Exhibition | Dakar, Senegal | 2016

  • Design is the Personality of an Idea | Exhibition by the African Artists’ Foundation |Nigeria | 2015

  • Art/Energy | Red Door | Knightsbridge, London| 2015

  • Art Dubai | Dubai, UAE | 2022

  • The Armory Show | New York, USA | 2023

  • Filling in the Pieces in Black | London & Brussels | 2023

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

  • Master of Education | Technology in Education | Harvard Graduate School of Education | 2012-13

    Masters Research Paper: “Minding the Minority Middle: An Empirical Examination of the Role of Early and High
    School Achievement in Determining College-Preparedness for Minority Students in STEM

  • Master of Arts | Economics | University of Delaware | 2008-10
    Masters Research Paper: “Obesity in the United States: Examining State Level Differences”

  • Bachelor of Engineering | Chemical Engineering | University of Delaware | 2003- 2008
    Undergraduate Research Paper: “Determining the Role of Molybdenum in Bismuth Molybdate Catalysts

PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Director,  Student Affairs | African University of Science and Technology | Abuja, Nigeria | 2011–12

AUST is a pan-African Science and Technology post-graduate university funded by the World Bank and the Nelson Mandela Institute. There, I coordinated admissions, academic records, financial aid, and career/research opportunities for 148 master's and doctoral students. I also taught English as a second language to francophone students.

  • Operations Manager (Consultant) | The Khana Group | Abuja, Nigeria | 2013 – 14

The Khana Group is a development advisory firm where I managed operations for “Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE)” – a program sponsored by Coca-Cola, to empower 100,000 marginalized girls through literacy, numeracy, and business skills development. I recruited, trained, and evaluated 40 personnel for data collection across Lagos, FCT, Kano, and Kaduna.

  • McNair Scholars Program Graduate Assistant | University of Delaware |USA | 2008-10

I taught GRE Math prep classes to a class of 30 undergraduate scholars, as well as one-on-one tutoring and general graduate school application prep. I also sourced and planned group excursions, community engagement, and volunteer activities.

PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS

  • Rebecca-Anne Proctor | Harper’s Bazaar Art | March 2018 | The Color of Water, The Shape of Water | Available at https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/art/artists/march-cover-star-modupeola-fadugba