Matthew Eguavoen
MATTHEW EGUAVOEN WAS BORN IN 1988 IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA. HE CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN LAGOS.
Matthew Eguavoen attended the University of Port Harcourt, where he attained a Bachelors in Science for Civil Engineering and Structures. In his final year at the university of Port Harcourt, he decided to pursue his passion for creating art through self-study, where he continued his artistic development.
A full-time contemporary painter, he depicts his figurative and portrait subjects using a combination of oil paint, acrylic paint, charcoal, and graphite pencils to document stories that encompass the emotions and demeanor of his muse to the viewer of his work. Eguavoen uses his work to address the societal, economic, and political views across the complex intersectionality that Nigerians face in different facets of life. The constraint of societal ideology about life, on human existence and survival.
As an artist he is deeply concerned about the impact of his work on his immediate environment and the world at large and that is why themes of his art centers around the societal, political and economic imbalance taking over humanity happiness, swamping over the essence of society.
Eguavoen’s works are featured in collections across West Africa, USA, Europe, and North America.
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Amidst the Divide , 2022
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Are we doing this or not II, 2022
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Chi akpóóla (Chi has called), 2022
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Conversations we must have , 2022
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I made my Home Here, 2022
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It is illegal to be myself II, 2022
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Iyaniwura (Mother is as precious as gold), 2022
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Now that we are here, 2022
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Stepping Out in a Minute, 2022
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Behind Every successful Adam, 2021
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I Can’t give what you’re asking in exchange for mentorship, 2021
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I Was my parents' flower girl, 2021
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She Came with additonal pounds, 2021
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We Work shit out, 2021
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Classique!
Group show 16 Jul - 17 Sep 2022We are thrilled to announce the opening of our new Parisian space located at 7 rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, 75003 Paris. The inaugural exhibition Classique! - featuring works by - Moustapha Baidi Oumarou, Matthew Eguavoen, Salifou Lindou, Omar Mahfoudi, Richard Mensah, Ousmane Niang, Jean David Nkot, Nana Yaw Oduro, Hyacinthe Ouattara, Daniel Pengrapher and Marc Posso - it will take place from July 16th to September 17th.Read more -
Egbé Okpá
Matthew Eguavoen 2 Apr - 3 May 2022Matthew Eguavoen's portraits stage his thoughts on Nigerian society. He explores social, economic and political issues through the eyes of his models. His new series of works presented in the...Read more
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Art X Lagos
Lagos | Nigeria 4 - 6 Nov 2022EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Matthew Eguavoen Emma Odumade Jean David Nkot Ousmane NiangRead more -
AKAA
Paris | France 21 - 23 Oct 2022EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Matthew Eguavoen Jean David Nkot Moustapha Baidi Oumarou Hyacinthe OuattaraRead more -
Artgenève
Geneva | Switzerland 3 - 6 Mar 2022EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Matthew Eguavoen Moustapha Baidi Oumarou Omar Mahfoudi Saïdou Dicko Salifou LindouRead more -
Investec Cape Town
Cape Town | South Africa 18 - 20 Feb 2022EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Salifou Lindou Jean David Nkot Crystal Yayra Anthony Matthew Eguavoen Ousmane NiangRead more