Ade Adesina - Full Interview

Ade Adesina is an artist living and working in Aberdeen, Scotland. Having previously studied printmaking at Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, he graduated in 2012. 

Born in Nigeria in 1980, Adesina studied Fine Art at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen (2008-12), and continues to live and work in the city. Whilst his subject matter spans continents and encompasses metropolises and jungles, often the backdrop of Aberdeen and the North Sea oil and fishing industries are visible. Adesina's work has been exhibited worldwide and he is the recipient of a host of awards recognising his achievements in printmaking. 

Becoming the first RSA New Contemporary to be elected a Royal Scottish Academician in 2017, and benefitting from several RSA awards and residencies including the John Kinross Scholarship, Adesina's extraordinary success has been encouraged and recognised by the Academy throughout his career so far.

Ade is a Royal Scottish Academician an Associate member of The Royal Society of Painters and Printmakers, and a member of The London Group. He has had artist residencies at Eton College, Glasgow Print Studio, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, Engramme, Quebec, Canada, and Fossekleiva Kultursenter Berger Museum, Norway 2024. 

More recently, he was awarded the Mario Avati Engraving Prize 2023 from the Academie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France where his solo show Griot in 2024 was a resounding success.