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List of Nigerian artists

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or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. Artists are listed by field of study and then by last name in alphabetical order, and they may be listed more than once, if they work in many fields of study.
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London 639: 493:(1934–1984), sculptor, muralist, graphic artist, and painter 150:(born 1993), scientific illustrator, medical doctor, painter 383:(born 1969), photographer, painter, and magazine publisher 186:(born c. 1971), painter, photographer, and cinematographer 114:(born 1969), photographer, painter, and magazine publisher 371:, Nigerian-born Swedish photographer and travel writer 270:(1958–2021), painter, curator, art critic, and teacher 258:(born 1969), Nigerian-born German painter and animator 577: 144:(1952–2012), Nigerian-born English figurative painter 192:(born 1955), painter, illustrator, graphic designer 156:(born 1989), Nigerian-born painter, living in Dubai 306:(born 1940), painter and drummer of Yoruba descent 102:(born 1963), painter, cartoonist, and art critic. 240:(born 1968), British painter of Nigerian descent 444:(born 1932), painter, printmaker, and sculptor 288:(born 1932), painter, printmaker, and sculptor 651: 413:(born 1990), photographer and photojournalist 8: 126:(born 1994), painter of hyperrealistic works 551:(1944–2011), painter, sculptor and musician 539:(born 1984), painter, sculptor, and curator 481:(born 1958), Nigerian-born English sculptor 318:(1944–2011), painter, sculptor and musician 300:(born 1984), painter, sculptor, and curator 78:(born 1966), conceptual artist, and painter 658: 644: 636: 487:(born 1960), Nigerian-born German sculptor 252:(born 1970), painter, sculptor, and author 450:(born 1971), painter, printmaker, teacher 432:, printmaker, drawings and works on paper 294:(born 1971), painter, printmaker, teacher 96:, drawings and works on paper, printmaker 584: 389:(born 1980), photographer and filmmaker 1241:Lists of Nigerian people by occupation 7: 463:, sculptor, known for work in cement 407:(born 1990), photographer, AR artist 357:List of Nigerian women photographers 353:List of photographers § Nigeria 336:(born 1993), ballpoint pen draftsman 234:(1946–1995), painter and illustrator 419:(born 1990), celebrity photographer 264:(1918–1993), blacksmith and painter 162:(born 1991), hyperrealistic painter 180:(1917–1994), painter, and sculptor 108:(born 1986), painter, and sculptor 14: 276:(born 1987), sculptor and painter 132:(born 1993), painter and sculptor 819:Democratic Republic of the Congo 623: 611: 599: 587: 521:Nigerian sculptor and woodcarver 1246:Lists of artists by nationality 666:Lists of artists by nationality 573:List of Nigerian women artists 1: 330:(born 1946), painter and poet 324:(born 1960), painter and poet 545:(born 1981), metal sculptor 250:Ikechukwu Francis Okoronkwo 53:List of Nigerian architects 1262: 350: 210:(born 1966), visual artist 50: 30: 16:A list of Nigerian artists 1219: 675: 671: 401:(born 1978), photographer 58:Multidisciplinary artists 1236:Lists of Nigerian people 505:(born 1936), wood carver 369:Lola Akinmade Åkerström 749:Bosnia and Herzegovina 531:Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede 527:(1903–1968), sculptor 511:(born 1965), sculptor 399:Yetunde 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List of Nigerian architects
Wilfred Ukpong
Ade Adekola
Tayo Adenaike
Alimi Adewale
Ayo Akínwándé
Olu Ajayi
Samson Akinnire
Kelechi Amadi-Obi
Chike Aniakor
Kingsley Ayogu
Samson Bakare
Jimoh Buraimoh
Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy
Fola David
Daddy K
Dipo Doherty
George Edozie
Emmanuel Eni
Ben Enwonwu
Stella Fakiyesi
Lemi Ghariokwu
Dele Jegede
Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede
Wole Lagunju
Ken Nwadiogbu

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