ADE ADESINA
Ade Adesina, born in Nigeria 1980, is currently a full time Artist based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Studied printmaking at Grays School of Art, Aberdeen. Royal Scottish Academician, member of the Royal
Glasgow Institute of The Fine Art, The London Group and Associate Member Royal Society of Painter-
printmakers. Past Artist in Residence at Eton College & Glasgow Print Studio.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS + AWARDS
2020: Royal Academy of Art, Summer/Winter Exhibition, London.
2020: Summer Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London.
2020: Academicians in Isolation, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
2020: RE Original Print, The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Bankside Gallery, London.
For Art Sake, Framing Prize.
2020: Twilight, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford.
2019: Hors de Question, Headmade Factory, St Martin, French West Indies.
2019: Winter Show, John Martin Gallery, London.
2019: SSA/VSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
2019: RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
2019: The Great Print Exhibition, Rheged Centre, Cumbria.
2019: Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London.
2019: National Original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London.
RK Burt Heavyweight Paper Prize.
John Purcell Paper Award.
2019: Aurora, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Solo
2019: Ulsan International Woodcut Print Biennale, South Korea.
2019 Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition, London.
2019 "A Decade On" Collaboration Exhibition, Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen.
2019 RE Original Print, The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Bankside Gallery, London.
2019 Botanical. Royal Scottish Academy. An Talla Solais Gallery. Ullapool.
2019 Allusion V. Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Art. Eton College.
2019 Mirage. The Gallery at Linlithgow, Livingston. Solo
2019 Visual Art Scotland, Annual Exhibition. Edinburgh.
2019 Allusion IV. Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Art. Glasgow.
2019 Aviary. Royal Scottish Academy. Edinburgh.
2018 The Society of Scottish Artists, Annual Exhibition. Edinburgh
2018 National Original Print Exhibition. The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers Prize. A year's membership to the RE. London.
2018 Signs of Life. Collaboration Exhibition, Ade Adesina/David Mach. Bo.lee Gallery, London
2018 Royal Academy of Art, London Original Print Fair Prize, London.
2018 Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition, London.
2018 40/40 Vision, 40 Years of Wasps Artist Studios. Kirkcudbright Galleries. Group Exhibition.
2018 June Carey & Ade Adesina: a Collaboration in Print, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow
2018 The View After the Questions, Society of Scottish Artist\ Galeria/Ateliers Engramme Exchange, Quebec, Canada. Solo
2018 The Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh
2018 Beyond Reality Collaborative Exhibition, Eton College, Eton
Ade Adesina/June Carey
2018 Art Dubai 2018, Dubai
2018 Rene Carcan International Print Exhibition, Belgium
2018 Winter Flowers, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2018 Society of Scottish Artists/Visual Arts Scotland Open Exhibitions. Open Eye Gallery Award.
2018 London Art Fair, London
2017 Ages of Wonder, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2017 National Original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London.
2017 Artist in Residency, Wasps Artist Studios, Admiral's House, Lower Ollach, Isle of Skye. Scotland.
2017 Micro MACRO. The Newly Elected Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts, Kelly Gallery, Glasgow.
2017 Allusion Clutha to Tatha. Royal Glasgow Institute or Art, Members Exhibition, Tatha Gallery. Group Exhibition
2017 Royal Scottish Academy, Summer Exhibition, Edinburgh.
2017 This Will Ruin Everything – 10 Years of Recoat, The Lighthouse in Glasgow, 2017. Group Exhibition
2017 Linocut Today, Lyonel-Feininger-Galerie Quedlinburg, Museum for Graphic Arts. Germany. Group Exhibition
2017 Linocut Today, Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg. Garmany. 2017. Group Exhibition
2017 Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition. London.
2017 John Martin Gallery, London. Solo
2017 Roots and Wings, Tatha Gallery. Fife
2017 Secrets of the Sand. The Suttie Arts Space, Aberdeen. Solo
2016 Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Art Open Exhibition. Torrance
Memorial Award.
2016 Society of Scottish Artists, Annual Open Exhibition. The Deloitte
Prize.
2016 Beyond the Light, Eton College. Eton. Solo
2016 Artist in Residence, Eton College. Eton, 2016.
2016 National Original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London
2016 Just Before the Light, The Gallery Tweeddale Museum. Peebles.
2016 Linocut Today 2016, Stadtische Galerie, Bietigheim
Bissingem, Germany.
2016 8th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro 2016, Portugal.
2016 Awake, Newave Gallery, Aberdeen. Solo
2016 The Long Walk, Highland Print Studio, Inverness. Residency
Exhibition
2016 Aberdeen Visual Artist and Craft Makers Award.
2016 There Will Be Light, Edinburgh Science Festival, Summerhall. Solo
2015 Artist in Residence, Highland Print Studio, Inverness. 2015-2016.
2015 Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Wasps Residency Award.
2015 The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle.
2015 National Original Print Exhibition. London.
Hawthorn Printmaking Supplies Award.
2015 Tribuna Graphic 2015. Romania.
2015 The 2ND Global Print 2015. Portugal.
2015 Royal Academy of Art, Arts Club Trust Award
2015 Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition. London.
2015 Nature’s Footprint, BP Atrium Gallery, BP Headquarters, Aberdeen
2015 Gallery At Fifty Five, Stonehaven. Solo
2015 Glasgow Print Studio. Solo
2014 Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition. London.
2014 Day Watchers, Peacock Visual Art, Aberdeen. Solo
2014 Rise of the Sun, Grampian Hospitals Art Trust. Solo
2014 The Royal Scottish Academy, Generation 2014
2014 Woodend Barn Gallery, Banchory. Solo
2014 Heal the World, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Solo
2013 The Royal Scottish Academy, Resident 13
2013 Linocut Today 2013, Stadtische Galerie, Bietigheim Bissingem, Germany.
2013 The Aberdeen Artists Society, Wellhead Electrical Supplies Prize.
2013 The Royal Scottish Academy, New Contemporaries
2013 Hard Ground, Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen
2013 RSA Artist in Residence, Glasgow Print Studio
2013 The Royal Scottish Academy, New Contemporaries Awards
Walter Scott Global Investment Award
David & June Gordon Memorial Trust Award
Art in Healthcare Purchase Prize
2013 Ink and Ivory, Artist in Residence Exhibition, Gray's School of Art
2013 Compass Gallery, Cabinet Show, Glasgow
2012 Artist in Residence, Gray's School of Art.
2012 Compass Gallery, New Generation, Glasgow
2012 RSA John Kinross Scholarship to Florence
2011 SUT JP Kenny Award, Gray’s School of Art
