Biography

John Madu is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice includes painting, collage and design. Born in 1983 in Lagos, Nigeria, Madu developed an artistic awareness early on due to his father’s art collecting. After studying policy and strategic studies he decided to pursue an artistic career, always experimenting with a diversity of media; from paintings on canvas, burlap or “akwa ocha” (a traditional cloth from the Delta state, Nigeria), to designing with plexiglass or snake skin in his work.

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Biography

John Madu is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice includes painting, collage and design. Born in 1983 in Lagos, Nigeria, Madu developed an artistic awareness early on due to his father’s art collecting. After studying policy and strategic studies he decided to pursue an artistic career, always experimenting with a diversity of media; from paintings on canvas, burlap or “akwa ocha” (a traditional cloth from the Delta state, Nigeria), to designing with plexiglass or snake skin in his work.

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