Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Andrew Esiebo is an accomplished visual storyteller whose photography began with providing insight into the rapid urbanization of Nigeria and Nigeria's vibrant cultural and heritage sites. Over time, he has expanded into multimedia and video reportage, tackling a whole range of complex subjects: sexuality, gender politics, football culture and popular culture, migration, religion, and spirituality.
He has been offered the Visa Pour La Création Prize by France's Institut Français as well as the Artistic Creation Prize by the Musée du Quai Branly. Several nominations that he has received in his career include the Prix Pictet, Magnum Emergency Fund, Sovereign African Art Prize, CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography, and the Joop Stewart Masterclass.
In 2010, he was chosen for the Road to Twenty-Ten project as one of an All-Africa Dream Team of journalists and photographers to provide alternative storylines from the host country during South Africa's World Cup.
His work has been extensively exhibited around the world, including in Brazil at the São Paulo Biennial, in Senegal during the Dakárt Biennial, at the Biennale Cuvée in Austria, the Havana Biennale, the Arles Photo Festival, the Photoquai Biennial in France, the Guangzhou Triennial in China, the Chobi Mela V Photo Festival in Bangladesh, the Noorderlicht Photo Festival in the Netherlands, Bamako Encounters in Mali, and also at the Lagos Photo Festival in Nigeria. Among these aforementioned significant exhibitions are "A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography" at London's Tate Modern and "Civilization: The Way We Live Now" at London's Saatchi Gallery. His work has also been featured at the Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean in Marseille, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and large museums like the Red Cross Museum in Geneva, the Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool, the Musée de la Musique in Paris, the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the and the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
His images have been published in titles including National Geographic, The New York Times, Courrier International, Le Point, CNN African Voices, the Washington Post, Financial Times, The Guardian, Marie Claire Italia, Le Monde Magazine, Time Out Nigeria, Mail & Guardian, Bloomberg, and Wallpaper, among many others.
He has collaborated with a number of local and international institutions while working on social issues. These notably include Kent University, King's College London, the University of Padova, The Photographers' Gallery in London, ActionAid, National Geographic, Women for Women International, MSH Nigeria, and World Press Photo.
His commitment to his artistic practice has earned him some residencies that include Visa Pour Création by Cultures France in Paris, Gasworks in London, Gyeonggi Creation Center in South Korea, and the Bag Factory Art Residency in Johannesburg, South Africa.
He has served as a juror for some of the world's most coveted competitions, which include the World Press Photo Contest, the Nikon Photo Contest, and the National Geographic Portfolio Review Prize, among many others.
His work is held in many public and private art collections worldwide.
Dedicated to sharing skills and experience, Andrew likes facilitating and leading photography training workshops and mentoring up-and-coming photographers. I have led many training and capacity-building projects that have helped foster the next generation of visual storytellers. Notable engagements include serving as the Lead Instructor for Story Lab Training for Red Cross Communication Volunteers with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies support in Nigeria, as well as the Lead Instructor and Mentor for Naija in Light, a training project for photographers in Kano and Lagos. He has conducted workshops for Storymi Academy and the French Media Development Agency; given master classes for the Uganda Press Photo Award in Kampala; served as faculty for the Nlele Institute photography workshop in Lagos; and conducted portfolio reviews at the Abuja Photo Festival.
Andrew Esiebo presently resides in Nigeria but continues to work on visual projects worldwide, using his lens as a means to tell stories that matter.
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