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CURRICULUM VITAE
https://oyewolelawal.mypixieset.com/
oyewolelawal01@gmail.com
oyewolelawal@icloud.com
Nigerian national, born in Nigeria, Dec 8, 1998. I live in Nigeria.
Currently works as a Freelance Documentary Photographer, Photojournalist and Visual Artist.
EDUCATION/TRAINING/ RESIDENCIES
2025 Rethinking Rubbish, Lagos Edition
2025 Leadership Program by Kuta
2025 Imora Art Intensive Residence
2025 Vii Academy Portfolio Review
2025 New York Times Portfolio Review
2024 Vital Impact Mentorship
2024 1-1 program vii Academy
2024 Dikan Center Ghana
2024 New York Times Portfolio Review
2024 Hamburg Portfolio Review
2023 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop- VII Academy
2023 AFP / Google News Initiative- AFP
2023 Introduction to Photojournalism- Finbarr O’Relly
2023 Canon Workshop- Canon
2023 Photojournalism - Nigerian Institute of Journalism
2023 Film making - KAP Films
2022 CLPA Mentorship- CLPA
2022 Text & Visual Journalism- Joe Penney and Victor Adewale
2022 Wolf Gang installation program- Nlele/ CCA
2022 Visual Art / Photography – Nlele Institute
2022 Bsc: Sociology - University of Lagos
2021 Kabenny Workshop (Echeta)- Bernard Kalu
2021 Nlele Portfolio Review- Nlele
AWARDS / COMMISSIONS/ GRANTS
2025 Nominee, Global Focus Exposure
2025 Nominee, Prix Pictet Global Photography Award
2025 Felix Shoeller photoaward Shortlisted
2024 Emerging Lens Fellowship Award
2024 Alternative Heritages by Storymi in partnership with The Republic and France Embassy
2023 Art Partner Cop28 shortlisted
2023 Eugene Smith Student Grant
2023 Canon Workshop Competition Second Place
2021 Winner of Echeta sponsored by TellThatStory
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 UNDP Nigeria Art For Climate
2025 Screening Square Miles by Vii Foundation
2025 World Un/making at the University of Bayreuth, Germany.
2025 +234 Art Fair by Ecobank Pan-African center
2025 Square Mile Italy by Photo Vogue
2024 Ayo Ibile (Dual Street Exhibition) Ketu, Lagos
2024 Public Manifesto by Iranti Press/Festac2077
2023 Alliançe Français Lagos. October 2020 E GET WHY Photo Exhibition
2023 Art Partner #COP28
2022 COSMOS OF SPACE OF PLACE AND TIME, Bamako Mali December
2020 JPClark Centre in UNILAG. Lagos Ownership and Identity Exhibition
2020 LagosPhoto Festival. Home Museum
MEMBERSHIPS
Vii Foundation
Diversify Photo
Echeta
Nlele
Indigenous Visual
African Photojournalism Database
PUBLICATIONS/MAGAZINE/ASSIGNMENT
2025 Photo Reportage for Getty Image
2025 AP Magazine
2024 Photo Reportage for MotherJones
2024 The Republic
2024 Foto Factory Lagos
2024 Muse Magazine
2022 Aftermath, No! Wahala magazine
2021 Street Photography Magazine
2021 StreetPhotography, Tell that story
2021 Lagos Ownership and Identities
ARTIST TALK/LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS
2024 Vital Impact Presentation
2024 Capitalist Don’t Care on YouTube
2023 Eugene Smith Presentation
2023 Storymi Presentation