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          Olu Amoda (Nigeria, b.

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        2. HND Sculpture, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi · Teaching at Department of Fine Art, Yaba College, Lagos ·
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          5. HND Sculpture, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi · Teaching at Department of Fine Art, Yaba College, Lagos ·.

          Olu Amoda

          Nigerian artist (born 1959)

          Olu Amoda (born 1959)[1] is a Nigerian sculptor, muralist, furniture designer, and multimedia artist best known for using relics of discarded consumer such as rusty nails, metal plates, bolts, pipes, spoons and rods to create sculptural figures, flora and animals to highlight Nigerians socio-political and cultural issues from sex, politics, race and conflict to economic distribution.[1][2] He is the founder of Riverside Art and Design Studios in Lagos, Nigeria.[3]

          Early life and education

          Amoda was born in Warri in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, in 1959 to a goldsmith father.[4] He studied sculpture in Auchi Polytechnic in Auchi, Nigeria, in 1983,[5] and in 2009, he earned a master's degree in Fine Arts from Georgia Southern University in Georgia, USA.[6]

          Career

          Amoda is considered one of Nigeria's leading contemporary artists.[2] In January 2020, he was ann