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The Black Frame, A Shade Ethical Visual Masterclass

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Who taught the week

The Black Frame was led by a team of photographers and educators who taught, mentored, and sat on the portfolio review across the six days in Lagos.

  • Portrait of Olabanke Oyinkansola Goriola, Facilitator on The Black Frame

    Facilitator

    Olabanke Oyinkansola Goriola

    The Shade Initiative

    A doctoral candidate in Performance Studies at Northwestern University whose research examines how artificial intelligence reproduces skin-tone discrimination against dark-skinned Nigerian female performers. She conceived and built The Black Frame.

  • Portrait of Oluwayemisi Onadipe, Facilitator on The Black Frame

    Facilitator

    Oluwayemisi Onadipe

    Nlele Institute

    A visual artist and photographer whose documentary practice sets out to make the invisible visible. She leads the Afrotellers Hub in Nigeria, mentoring and training young photographers.

  • Portrait of Ololade Lawal, Facilitator on The Black Frame

    Facilitator

    Ololade Lawal

    Nlele Institute

    A Lagos based visual artist working across abstract painting, photography, installation, artistic research and new media, with work on family structures and domestic histories.

  • Portrait of Obasola Bamigbola, Facilitator on The Black Frame

    Facilitator

    Obasola Bamigbola

    Nlele Institute

    A lens based visual artist and art administrator whose work explores African spirituality, cultural identity, and social narratives, exhibited across the USA, Europe and Africa.

  • Portrait of neec nonso, Facilitator on The Black Frame

    Facilitator

    neec nonso

    Nlele Institute

    a nigerian artist working across photography, installation, and augmented reality, exploring memory, spirituality, identity, history, and contemporary african life.

  • Portrait of Kayode Oluwa, Facilitator on The Black Frame

    Facilitator

    Kayode Oluwa

    Nlele Institute

    A Nigerian contemporary artist from Isale Eko, Lagos, whose portrait work focuses on ordinary people in their cultural setting. A 2020 World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Program nominee.

  • Portrait of Ayodele Dada, Facilitator on The Black Frame

    Facilitator

    Ayodele Dada

    The Shade Initiative

    A creative strategist and storyteller with years of experience as a Creative Director in advertising. At The Black Frame he led the session on personal branding and reclaiming your story.

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