Ade Adesina, born in Nigeria 1980, is a full time artist based in Aberdeen, Scotland. He was elected a Royal Scottish Academician in 2017 and is a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Art. He has also held the positions of Artist in Residence at Eton College and Glasgow Print Studio.
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Leonardo Sciascia amateur d’estampes XI edizione, Italy
Gordon Contemporaries, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland
Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition, London, England
2023
Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland
Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition, London, England
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London, England
2022
Annual Exhibition - Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland
Parallel - Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland
Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition - London, England
Phantom - The Biscuit Factory Gallery, Newcastle, England
Aberdeen Artist Society Annual Exhibition - Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland
Annual Exhibition - Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland
'Contradictions', Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford.
Aberdeen Artist Society Annual Exhibition, Aberdeen Art Gallery.
2021
RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Scottish Arts Club Prize.
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London.
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London.
RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
Arte Laguna, Venice.
2020
'New Leaves', Kilmorack Gallery
'Landscape of Memory', Koel Gallery, Pakistan.
Summer/Winter Exhibition, Royal Academy, London.
Summer Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London.
'Academicians in Isolation', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
RE Original Print, The Royal Society of Painter Printmakers, Bankside Gallery, London. For Art Sake, Framing Prize.
'Twilight' Solo Exhibition, Sarah Wiseman Gallery
2019
Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition, London.
"A Decade On" Collaboration Exhibition, Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen.
RE Original Print, The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Bankside Gallery, London.
Botanical. Royal Scottish Academy. An Talla Solais Gallery. Ullapool.
Allusion V. Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Art. Eton College.
Mirage. The Gallery at Linlithgow, Livingston. Solo
Visual Art Scotland, Annual Exhibition. Edinburgh.
Allusion IV. Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Art. Glasgow.
Aviary. Royal Scottish Academy. Edinburgh.
The Society of Scottish Artists, Annual Exhibition. Edinburgh
National Original Print Exhibition
Signs of Life. Collaboration Exhibition, Ade Adesina/David Mach. Bo.lee Gallery, London
Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition, London.
2018
40/40 Vision, 40 Years of Wasps Artist Studios. Kirkcudbright Galleries. Group Exhibition.
June Carey & Ade Adesina: a Collaboration in Print, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow
The View After the Questions, Society of Scottish Artist\ Galeria/Ateliers Engramme Exchange, Quebec, Canada. Solo
The Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh
Beyond Reality Collaborative Exhibition, Eton College, Eton, Ade Adesina/June Carey
Art Dubai 2018, Dubai
Rene Carcan International Print Exhibition, Belgium
Winter Flowers, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Society of Scottish Artists/Visual Arts Scotland Open Exhibitions
London Art Fair, London
2017
Ages of Wonder, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
National Original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London.
Micro MACRO. The Newly Elected Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts, Kelly Gallery, Glasgow.
Allusion Clutha to Tatha. Royal Glasgow Institute or Art, Members Exhibition, Tatha Gallery. Group Exhibition
Royal Scottish Academy, Summer Exhibition, Edinburgh.
This Will Ruin Everything – 10 Years of Recoat, The Lighthouse in Glasgow, 2017. Group Exhibition
Linocut Today, Lyonel-Feininger-Galerie Quedlinburg, Museum for Graphic Arts. Germany. Group Exhibition
Linocut Today, Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg. Garmany. 2017. Group Exhibition
Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition. London.
John Martin Gallery, London. Solo
Roots and Wings, Tatha Gallery. Fife
Secrets of the Sand. The Suttie Arts Space, Aberdeen. Solo
2016
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Art Open Exhibition. Torrance Memorial Award.
Society of Scottish Artists, Annual Open Exhibition. The Deloitte Prize.
Beyond the Light, Eton College. Eton. Sol
National Original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London
Just Before the Light, The Gallery Tweeddale Museum. Peebles.
Linocut Today 2016, Stadtische Galerie, Bietigheim Bissingem, Germany.
8th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro 2016, Portugal.
Awake, Newave Gallery, Aberdeen. Solo
There Will Be Light, Edinburgh Science Festival, Summerhall. Solo
2015
Artist in Residence, Highland Print Studio, Inverness.
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Wasps Residency Award.
2015
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle.
National Original Print Exhibition. London.
Tribuna Graphic 2015. Romania.
The 2ND Global Print 2015. Portugal.
Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition. London.
Nature’s Footprint, BP Atrium Gallery, BP Headquarters, Aberdeen
Gallery At Fifty Five, Stonehaven. Solo
Glasgow Print Studio. Solo
2014
Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition. London.
Day Watchers, Peacock Visual Art, Aberdeen. Solo
Rise of the Sun, Grampian Hospitals Art Trust. Solo
The Royal Scottish Academy, Generation 2014
Woodend Barn Gallery, Banchory. Solo
Heal the World, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Solo
2013
The Royal Scottish Academy, Resident 13
Linocut Today 2013, Stadtische Galerie, Bietigheim Bissingem, Germany.
The Aberdeen Artists Society, Wellhead Electrical Supplies Prize.
The Royal Scottish Academy, New Contemporaries
Hard Ground, Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen
Belvidere Gallery, Aberdeen solo
Ink and Ivory, Artist in Residence Exhibition, Gray's School of Art
Compass Gallery, Cabinet Show, Glasgow
2012
Compass Gallery, New Generation, Glasgow
RSA John Kinross Scholarship to Florence
Grampian Hospital Art Trust, group exhibition
Transition, Aberdeen, group exhibition
Aberdeen Art Fair, Aberdeen Music Hall
Selected Awards & Residencies
2023
Tatha Gallery Award
Mario Avati Engraving Prize - Academie des beaux-art, France
2022
Scottish Arts Club Prize
Eames Fine Art print prize
Creative Scotland Hardship fund
2021
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London. John Purcell Paper Prize.
2020
RE Original Print, The Royal Society of Painter Printmakers, Bankside Gallery, London. For Art Sake, Framing Prize.
2018
National Original Print Exhibition. The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers Prize. A year's membership to the RE. London.
Royal Academy of Art, London Original Print Fair Prize, London.
Society of Scottish Artists/Visual Arts Scotland Open Exhibitions. Open Eye Gallery Award.
2017
Artist in Residency, Wasps Artist Studios, Admiral's House, Lower Ollach, Isle of Skye. Scotland.
2016
Society of Scottish Artists, Annual Open Exhibition. The Deloitte Prize.
Artist in Residence, Eton College.
The Long Walk, Highland Print Studio, Inverness. Residency Exhibition
Aberdeen Visual Artist and Craft Makers Award.
2015
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Wasps Residency Award.
National Original Print. Hawthorn Printmaking Supplies Award.
Royal Academy of Art, Arts Club Trust Award
2013
The Aberdeen Artists Society, Wellhead Electrical Supplies Prize.
RSA Artist in Residence, Glasgow Print Studio
The Royal Scottish Academy, New Contemporaries Awards
Walter Scott Global Investment Award
David & June Gordon Memorial Trust Award
Art in Healthcare Purchase Prize
2012
Artist in Residence, Gray's School of Art.
2011
SUT JP Kenny Award, Gray’s School of Art