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Glitch - Ade Adesina | Sarah Wiseman Gallery
Sarah Wiseman Gallery are pleased to present ‘Glitch’, a solo show by Ade Adesina. Ade is an award-winning printmaker working predominantly in linocut and etching, investigating ecology through a sociopolitical lens. Glitch will be his third solo presentation at the gallery.
Ade’s works are imaginary compositions of juxtaposing landscapes which highlight global issues on ecology and the footprint humanity now leaves on the natural world. Heavy machinery sits among safari wildlife, clouds often found suspended from metal chains in a bleak sky, baobab trees dominate man-made cityscapes. Visually striking and complex, Ade’s black & white imagery tells the story of his fascination with the world’s turbulent environment.
Growing up in Nigeria, Ade was surrounded by abundance of creativity and graft. He says ‘There was a little bit of creativity in everything around me, like basket weaving, tie-dye, sign making, you name it. Everything had some kind of skills and a background.’
Ade now lives and works in Aberdeen, Scotland. He is a Royal Scottish Academician, a 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, France. Ade’s print ‘The View After the Questions’ was acquired by The Arts Council Collection in 2024.
Ade’s works are imaginary compositions of juxtaposing landscapes which highlight global issues on ecology and the footprint humanity now leaves on the natural world. Heavy machinery sits among safari wildlife, clouds often found suspended from metal chains in a bleak sky, baobab trees dominate man-made cityscapes. Visually striking and complex, Ade’s black & white imagery tells the story of his fascination with the world’s turbulent environment.
Growing up in Nigeria, Ade was surrounded by abundance of creativity and graft. He says ‘There was a little bit of creativity in everything around me, like basket weaving, tie-dye, sign making, you name it. Everything had some kind of skills and a background.’
Ade now lives and works in Aberdeen, Scotland. He is a Royal Scottish Academician, a 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, France. Ade’s print ‘The View After the Questions’ was acquired by The Arts Council Collection in 2024.
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