February 27, 2021–March 26, 2021
Steve Turner is pleased to present Cosmic Memory, an online solo exhibition of recent paintings by London-based Richard Ayodeji Ikhide that include images inspired by his Nigerian heritage as well as his interest in other civilizations and mythologies. The works have a figurative core, but they are completed with colorful abstract gestures and patterns. According to Ikhide, “Many cultural histories converge in my work. During the course of my life, I have absorbed a lot of information, and when I make work, I intuitively respond to it and my life experiences. In doing so, I aim to bring together past, present and future as well as multiple geographies and cultures."
Richard Ayodeji Ikhide (b. 1991, Nigeria,) earned a BA in textile design at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London (2014) and Postgraduate Diploma at The Royal Drawing School, London (2017). He has had solo exhibitions at the Zabludowicz Collection, London (2019) and V.O. Curations, London (2021). Cosmic Memory is his first exhibition at Steve Turner and his first in the United States.
Richard Ayodeji Ikhide creates paintings and drawings inspired by his Nigerian heritage as well as his interest in other civilizations and mythologies. The works have a figurative core, but they are completed with colorful abstract gestures and patterns. According to Ikhide, “Many cultural histories converge in my work. During the course of my life, I have absorbed a lot of information, and when I make work, I intuitively respond to it and my life experiences. In doing so, I aim to bring together past, present and future as well as multiple geographies and cultures."
1991, Lagos, Nigeria
Lives and works in London
Education
2017
Postgraduate Diploma, Royal Drawing School, London
2014
BA, Central Saint Martins, London
2011
Foundation Diploma, Central Saint Martins, London
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Cosmic Memory, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
Future Past, V.O Curations, London
2019
Osmosis, Zabludowicz Collection, London
Group Exhibitions
2020
No Horizon, No Edge to Liquid, Zabludowicz Collection, London
2018
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2018, John Moores University, Liverpool; South London Gallery, London
2017
Best of Drawing Year 2018, Christies, London
2015
Obscurity, Somewhereto, London
Residencies and Awards
2021
V.O Curations Residency, London
2018
Clothworkers' Award 1st Prize, The Clothworkers’ Company and Central Saint Martins, London
Bibliography
2020
Lily & George. “Isolation Interviews: Richard Ayodeji Ikhide,” Brooke Bennington, Issue 17
Maher, Daniel Milroy. “Swim 03 - Changing Mediums,” Swim Magazine
2019
Luckraft, Paul. “Richard Ayodeji Ikhide interviewed by curator Paul Luckraft,” Zabludowicz Collection, May 1
