SNA celebrates Jegede at 70, holds exhibition, conference

From July 23 to 24, 2015, the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) will hold a conference, an art exhibition and talks to commemorate Prof. Dele Jegede’s 70th anniversary and his contributions to the development of the Society, as well as contemporary Nigerian art. The events themed Introspection: Dele Jegede@70, will hold across two separate venues; the University of Lagos and the Yaba Colege of Technology. A former president of the Society of Nigerian Artists, Prof. Jegede is a renowned illustrator, cartoonist, painter and art critic from Ikere-Ekiti in Ekiti State, Nigeria. He trained at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, before proceeding to the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he graduated as a painter in 1973, winning the department’s prize. He also received his PhD in Art History from the Indiana University, Bloomington, United States. Prof. Dele Jegede was the Art Editor of Daily Times before he became a research fellow at the Cultural Studies Department of University of Lagos. He has been professor of Art History at Miami University since 2005. He has taken part in several exhibitions in Nigeria and internationally. His work can also be found in many public and private collections both here and abroad. The SNA in a statement signed by its President Mr. Oliver Enwonwu stated that the two-conference will open on Thursday July 23, and end on Friday July 24, 2015, at the Dept. of Creative Arts Complex, University of Lagos, while the Creative Confab (Stampede) holds on Friday July 24, 2015, at the Art Complex Foyer, YABATECH, Lagos. The art exhibition will open on Friday 24 and run till Friday 31 July, 2015, at the Yusuf Grillo Gallery, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos.