About The Artist

Abdul Razak Awofeso was born 31 March 1978 in Lagos, Nigeria. He now lives in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. SA.
In 1996 he completed his Senior Secondary Certificate at Maryland Comprehensive High School, Lagos
In 2000 completed an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) at Yaba College Of Technology and in 2004 did Web design at Tnet IT training.
EXHIBITIONS & WORKSHOPS:
1999 - learned Drawing and Painting Techniques at Dotun Alabi Painting Studios (Lagos)
2000 - Worked With Universal Studios Of Art (Lagos) Jan-July 2000. Drawing and Painting.
2003 - JAG (Johannesburg art gallery) holiday drawing workshop
2003 - 247 residency programme - JAG (Johannesburg art gallery)
2003 - 247 residency exhibition - JAG (Johannesburg art gallery)
2003 - New Compositions, (akojopo titun) - Eskom African Business Leaders Forum(EABLF) alongside fellow artist Christian Nerf - Sandton Convention Centre. Johannesburg
2003 - Solo exhibition "FIRST STEP" - the Goethe institute, Johannesburg
2003 - "Small WONDERS" exhibition gallery vertigo, Vernon BC, Canada.
2003 - Conducted a Watercolor portraiture workshop for portrait students at the creative inner city initiative (CICI), Joubert Park, Johannesburg.
2003 - Group exhibtion - Gordart Gallery, Melville, Johannesburg.
2004 - Solo exhibition ‘life in(to) sojourn¨ - JAG (Johannesburg art gallery)
2004 - Guides training w/shop for gallery guides - JAG
2004 - Drawing and painting workshop in coffee on paper as a medium at JAG
2004 - field-of-vision exhibition, New York
2004 - Conducted a drawing and painting with coffee as medium for students workshop at the Lapeng Centre, Joubert Park.
2005 - "Far and wide" exhibition - ABSA Gallery, Johannesburg
2005 - "KNOT JUST ANY TIE" exhibition - Gordart gallery, Johannesburg. The Croatian Necktie Exhibition will be travelling to at least 20 countries.
2005 - Santon Convention Centre
PUBLICATIONS
Oct.2002 - Youth Indaba. The voice Radio Station, Johannesburg.
NOV.2003 - Johannesburg’s Regal budding artist, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
NOV 2003 - An artist’s journey, Business in Africa Magazine
June 2004 - Strokes of a genius, Star newspaper, Star Tonight section.
April 2005 - "Beeld" April 5th 2005
COMMISSIONS
ABSA FOUNDATION, Goldcity Communication, Nandos (Nigeria)
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