Exhibitions – OLUSEGUN ADEJUMO

Now on view — Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, through Aug 2026

When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting

Curated by Koyo Kouoh & Tandazani Dhlakama, this landmark survey traces a century of Black figurative painting. The exhibition opened at Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, before touring to Kunstmuseum Basel, Bozar in Brussels, and now Liljevalchs Konsthall in Stockholm, where it remains on view through August 2026.

2019 — London

Freudian Tones

A solo exhibition at Old Brompton Gallery, Kensington, London — a body of work turning inward, probing the subconscious currents beneath the figure.

2009 — Besançon, France

Besançon vu par Nina et Adejumo

A body of watercolour works made during his time in Besançon, shown at the Centre de Linguistique Appliquée, Université de Franche-Comté — a departure into watercolour that captured the city through an outsider's eye.

2015 — Accra, Ghana

Homage to Efua

Shown at the Nubuke Foundation, East Legon, Accra — a tribute to Efua Dorkenoo, the Ghanaian-British campaigner who led the global movement against female genital mutilation, engaging directly with the themes of her life's work.

2011 — Port Harcourt

Ideas and Ideals

His tenth solo exhibition, staged deliberately in Port Harcourt rather than Lagos — the city where he spent his own childhood. Thirty paintings and a dozen drawings, rendered in warm, impressionistic colour, set out to counter the region's media reduction to oil conflict and unrest, offering instead the Niger Delta he knew firsthand: ordinary, peaceful, alive.

Full Exhibition History

2022–26When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, curated by Koyo Kouoh & Tandazani Dhlakama — Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town → Kunstmuseum Basel → Bozar, Brussels → Liljevalchs, Stockholm (now on view, through Aug 2026)

2019Freudian Tones (solo) — Old Brompton Gallery, Kensington, London, UK

2016Catharsis, Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria — Terra Kulture, Lagos

2016Oreze IV, in honour of HRM Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, Obi of Onitsha

2015Art is Life (Promoting Nigerian Art and Culture) — Total Village, Lagos

2015Oreze IV, in honour of HRM Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, Obi of Onitsha

2015Infinite Treasures — Terra Kulture, Lagos

2015Homage to Efua, tribute to anti-FGM campaigner Efua Dorkenoo — Nubuke Foundation, East Legon, Accra, Ghana

2014Emotions (solo) — Mydrim Gallery, Lagos

2014Distinction 2 — Terra Kulture, Lagos

2012Nothing but the Truth — Mydrim Gallery, Lagos

2012Togetherness, South-South Economic Summit — Asaba

2012Imbued Essence, Contemporary Nigerian Paintings, Sculptures & Craft — London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, Stratford

2011Les Designs d'Olusegun Adejumo (solo) — City Mall, Lagos

2011Ideas and Ideals (solo), 10th solo exhibition — Nettetal Luxury, Old G.R.A., Port Harcourt

2011Living Legends — Wole Soyinka — National Gallery of Arts, Lagos

2010Make a Wish, fundraiser for breast and cervical cancer, Bloom Project — City Hall, Lagos

2010Crux of the Matter, Guild of Professional Artists of Nigeria — Lagos

2010Timeless, 10th Annual Pastel Exhibition — Mydrim Gallery, Lagos

2010Ancient to Modern, Lagos State celebrating Nigeria at 50 — Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos

2009Colours of Hope, in support of Children Living with Cancer Foundation — Artistic Licence Gallery, Lagos

2009Walking with the Masters — PricewaterhouseCoopers, Lagos

2009Besançon vu par Nina et Adejumo — Centre de Linguistique Appliquée, Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France

2009Dialogue Between Cultures, Alliance Française & Society of Nigerian Artists — Lagos

2008Threshold, Guild of Professional Artists of Nigeria — Lagos

2008Art Expo — Lagos

2008The Giclée Print Exhibition, Hue Concept — Terra Kulture, Lagos

2008October Rain, Society of Nigerian Artists, Lagos Chapter

2008Colours of Hope — Lagos

2007Expressions (solo) — Sandiland Arcade, Victoria Island, Lagos

2007The Bond — Sachs Gallery, Lagos

2007Colours of Hope — Terra Kulture, Lagos

2007Little Treasures, Miniature Art Fair — Framemaster Ltd, Lagos

2007Hellenic Images and Fifty-Four Nigerian Artists in Translation — Greek Embassy, Lagos

2006Premier Exposition, Watercolour Society of Nigeria — Terra Kulture, Lagos

2005Rejuvenation, Society of Nigerian Artists — Mydrim Gallery, Lagos

2005Concert of Five — Lifestrokes Gallery, Abuja

20055th Annual Pastel Exhibition — Mydrim Gallery, Lagos

2004Lately (solo) — Truview Gallery, Lagos

2004The Drawing Room Project, Chapter One — Framemaster Gallery, Lagos

2004Figure Drawings — Hourglass Gallery, Lagos

2004The Matrix and the Muse — Framemaster Gallery, Lagos

2004Selected, 19th Annual Philadelphia Art Expo — October Gallery, US

2002Highlights, 2nd Annual Pastel Exhibition — Mydrim Gallery, Lagos

2002The Aso Rock Collection, African Foundation for the Arts — Lagos

2002Jigida — The Great Room, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London

2000Take One Woman — Atrium Gallery, London

2000First Light — Vermilion Gallery, Lagos

2000Behind the Wall — Vermilion Gallery, Lagos

1998On Request (solo) — American Embassy Guest House, Lagos

1998From the Cradle, Yaba College of Education — Goethe Institute, Lagos

1997Young Master Artist Club — Signature Gallery, Lagos

1997Six Artists — Mydrim Gallery, Lagos

1994Recent Paintings (solo) — Chevron Estate, Lagos

1994Recent Paintings in Watercolour (solo) — Fenchurch Gallery, Lagos

1994Devine Inspiration — Mauba Gallery, Lagos

1994Let It Flow — Mydrim Gallery, Lagos

1992Diverse Siblings (solo) — Alliance Française, Lagos

1992Diverse Siblings (solo) — The Club, Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Lagos

1992Myriads of Thoughts — Mydrim Gallery, Lagos

1991A Splash of Colours — Terri's Food Chain, Lagos

1989Nigerian Arts and Crafts — American Embassy, Lagos

1988Collectives — Barnette Gallery, Lagos