In honor of Black History Month, we are proud to announce #Art+Africa a solo exhibition of Raqib Bashorun!

AN EXHIBITION OF RECENT WORK BY LEADING CONTEMPORARY SCULPTOR RAQIB BASHORUN

Raqib Bashorun is one of Nigeria ‘s most avant garde sculptors. His exemplary career as an artist and teacher is marked by major exhibitions held in the United States and Nigeria. Bashorun holds an MFA in Sculpture with a minor in Drawing (2002), and an M.Ed. (Art Education, 1984) from the University of Missouri in Columbia, USA. A retired member of the teaching staff of the Yaba College of Technology, he at various times held several important positions including Principal Lecturer at the School of Art, Design and Printing, Chief Lecturer and Head of the Department of Graphics, (2005-2008). For the past 30 years, Bashorun has focused on issues of waste, recycling, and environmental sustainability, skillfully using found materials which he expertly reproduces as objects of beauty, form and function.

SAiD is pushing forward the vision of a new Africa Diaspora narrative, sharing success stories that strengthen and enrich our community. Our 2022 themed campaign is #SharedJourney which is a symbolic “insight, knowledge and experiences” campaign gesture that promotes storytellers and seeks out the stories that shed light on who we are as people.

Until we share our journey through our stories, conversation and celebration the world will remain in total oblivion of our beautiful heritage and our achievement. A campaign based on cross-fertilization of insight, knowledge and experiences. A campaign that rises from lessons learned from each and every one of us’ and from our previous mistakes and successes through deeper dialogue and insight.