Edosa Ogiugo

Edosa Ogiugo is a Nigerian modern impressionist painter. He worked as a secondary school art teacher in 1979/80 and thereafter obtained his National Diploma (OND) in General Arts in 1982 and his Higher National Diploma (HND) in Fine Arts (Painting) in 1985, both from Yaba College of Technology. He later worked as an illustrator, creative director, lecturer, and community advocate. He has been a full-time studio artist since 1992, with art studios in Port Harcourt and Lagos, Nigeria.

Edosa has participated in various group exhibitions and held a solo show, First Steps, at Signature Gallery, Lagos, in 1995. He completed a training program with London Fine Art Studios in 2014 and has undertaken annual self-residencies with various studios in the UK since 2011. His works are included in numerous public, private, and corporate collections across the globe.

Edosa is captivated by the free spirit and refined nature of movement. His themes are inspired by his environment—such as horses and female traditional dancers—which he likens to Edgar Degas’ paintings of ballerinas and Claude Monet’s water lilies.

He was the inaugural president of the Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria (GFA) from 2008 to 2012 and is a current member of the Fine Art Trade Guild (UK) and the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA). He actively mentors young Nigerian artists, believing it is the only way to impact them positively and create an enduring legacy.

Artist Statement – Edosa Ogiugo

I am a visual conversationalist, drawn to the poetry of human movement. My canvas is a space where dancers, markets, and riders come alive—not as still images, but as flowing stories. I work instinctively, guided by rhythm, colour, and texture, layering brushstrokes with emotion and memory. I strive to belong to each scene I paint—to feel it first, then translate its energy into form. Through this process, I aim to preserve motion, capture moments, and invite others to feel what I feel.