Born in 1961, Edosa Ogiugo’s first artistic influence was from family. He went on to obtain an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in General Arts and a Higher National Diploma in Fine Arts and Painting and from Yaba College of Technology. In 1992, Ogiugo became a full-time studio artist.
His oeuvre includes paintings and sketches in charcoal and pastels. With artistic excellence, he renders various subjects, from mundane life to the simplicity of movement, which he captures with his paintings of traditional female dancers, animals in motion and fleeting life. His works are a tapestry of his life in Nigeria and are reminders of the power of visual art as storytelling.
Over the past four decades of his career as an artist, Ogiugo has stretched his talent and skill, earning his place in positions as a guest lecturer, creative director, illustrator/visualizer and as an art director for “Pot of Life” for Nigeria Television Authority (Benin City).
He has widely exhibited his works in Nigeria and the UK. His exhibitions include “An Exhibition of the Drawings of Seven Nigerian Art Masters” (Mydrim Arts Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos, November, 2022); “Echoes of Serenity: An Exhibition by Edosa Ogiugo and Duke Asidere” (O'DA Art Gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos, June 2022); “DeFiAnCe: Creativity in Times of Crisis” (Lagos, Nigeria, 2020); “Móremí” (a travelling exhibition; Nigeria, London, New York, 2019); “Legacies of Biafra” (Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London, UK, 2018); “Infinite Treasures” (TerraKulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, 2018); “First Step” (solo exhibition; Lagos, Nigeria, 1995). He has been a participant of numerous residencies and workshops, some of which include the Atelier course residency (London Fine Art Studios, Lavender Hill, 2014); fresh graduate mentoring session (Universal Studio of Art, Lagos, 2011; University of Lagos, 2009); 12th Form mentoring session (Winchmore Hill School, UK, 2004); select artists’ forum (Didi Museum Life Drawing, 2002).
Ogiugo is a member of the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) and the Fine ArtTrade Guild (UK). He was also the inaugural president of the Guild of Professional Fine Artists (Nigeria) from 2008 to 2012. He owns practising art studios in Port Harcourt and Lagos, Nigeria.