Family Fun Activity: The Art of Photography
Drop in and create artwork inspired by the work of Nigerian-Born and Toronto-based emerging photographer Bidemi Oloyede, featured in I Am Hu(e)Man, large-scale banners presented on the exterior of the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) Art Gallery building.
*Program is subject to change due to COVID-19 community guidelines. Visit the PAMA website this spring for registration and current program listings.
Bidemi Oloyede was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, and has called Toronto home since 2012. He graduated from OCAD University in 2019 with a BFA in photography. Also in 2019, he received the Verant Richard Award for his accomplishment in photography. Oloyede’s work focuses on the Black community he knows intimately, which he explores through portraiture and spontaneous images of people he encounters on the street. Using black-and-white, medium- and large-format photography, his work utilizes historical processes and archival documentation to consider how picture-making imparts meaning and importance to the subject. Oloyede’s work can be found in the collections of the Art Gallery of Ontario; the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives; and Capital One. He is represented by the Nicholas Metivier Gallery.