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Modupeola Fadugba (born 1985 in Lomé, Togo) is a multimedia artist working in
painting, drawing, and socially-engaged installation. Her works explore cultural identity,
social justice, game theory, and the art world within the socio-political landscape of
Nigeria and our greater global economy. The People's Algorithm – a game installation that
fosters debate about how to improve Nigeria's education system – was awarded El
Anatsui's Outstanding Production Prize and a 2016 Dakar Biennale Grand Prize from
Senegal's Minister of Communication. Her most recent exhibition, Dreams from the Deep
End, depicts swimmers exploring collaborative ways of being in the water together, set
against the bleak backdrop of America's racialised – and oftentimes tragic – swimming
history.

Selected solo exhibitions include: Dreams from the Deep End, Gallery 1957, Accra (2018);
Prayers, Players & Swimmers, Cité des Arts, Paris (2017); Synchronised Swimming &
Drowning, London (2017); and Like Play, Like Play, Dakar (2016). Selected group
exhibitions include Summer Exhibition 2017, Royal Academy, London (2017); Afriques
Capitales, Gare Saint Sauveur, Lille (2017); Dak’Art, Dakar (2016); The Art Energy, London
(2015); and Design is the Personality of an Idea, Ford Foundation & African Artists
Foundation, Lagos (2015). Her work is included in international collections such as the
Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Fadugba holds a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware, a
Masters in Economics from the University of Delaware, and a Masters in Education from
Harvard University. She currently lives and works in Abuja, Nigeria.