Adeyemi Adebayo
Education:
MFA, Studio Arts, University of Massachusetts, USA, 2026.
M.Sc. Ecology and Population Genetics, University of Oulu, Finland, 2022.
B.Agric. Crop Production and Protection, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, 2019.
Selected Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
Mutating Origins: Collapsing of the Here & There. Herter Gallery, UMass, Amherst, USA. (2026)
Mutating Origins. Northampton Center for Arts, Northampton, USA. (2026)
A Stranger in Town. Factory of Willow, New Hampshire, USA. (2024)
We are all looking for Home, Beauty, and Freedom. Northampton Center for Arts, Northampton, USA. (2024)
Metamorphosis. AIR Gallery, Amherst, USA. (2025)
Group Exhibitions
Record of Existence. Herter Gallery, UMass, Amherst, USA. (2023)
Group Effort. See Saw Gallery, New Hampshire, USA. (2024)
Grafted. Herter Gallery, UMass, Amherst, USA. (2024)
Curated Exhibitions
OffBalance: Art in the Age of Human Impact. University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMass Amherst), USA. (2025)
Home as Counterpoint. (Group Exhibition: Bo Kim, Josue Salazar, Adeyemi Adebayo) Barn Door Gallery, Northampton Center For the Arts, Northampton, USA. (2025)
Nature of Change, UMass (VC’s residence), Amherst, USA (2025).
Selected Honors:
Blue Mountain Center Residency, Blue Mountain Center, New York, 2026.
New York Times Portfolio Review, New York, 2026.
Graduate School MFA Thesis Research Grant, University of Massachusetts, 2025.
Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA) Summer Research Award, University of Massachusetts, 2025.
Women for UMass Grant (with Boram Kim and Eva Barajas), University of Massachusetts, 2025.
Office of Equity and Inclusion Engagement Fund, University of Massachusetts, 2025
University of Massachusetts Arts Block Grant Awards 2024/2025.
Brown & Folwell Storytelling Scholarship, 2024.
Factory On Willow Artist in Residence, Manchester, New Hampshire, 2024.
Eva Fierst Curatorial Fellowship, University Museum of Contemporary Arts, University of Massachusetts, 2024.
Advancing Community, Democracy, and Dialogue Grant, University of Massachusetts, 2024.
Daniele Tamagni Grant (shortlisted; rejected)
National Press Photographers Foundation (NPPF)Brown/Folwell Storytelling Scholarship 2024.
University of Massachusetts Arts Block Grant Awards 2023/2024.
Teaching Engagement:
ART 230 Image Capturing (Fall/Spring 2023,2024,2025)
FYS 191 Opportunity Scholars (Fall 2024 Seminar).
FYS 191 Art in a Tech-Driven World (Fall 2024 Seminar).
Humanities & Fine Arts Upward Bound Workshop: Through the ViewFinder: Observing and Drawing the World Around Us (2025).
Public talks:
New Hampshire Center for Photography, New Hampshire: In Dialogue With Strangers. November 2024.
(Off)Balance: Art in the Age of Human Impact, University Museum of Contemporary Arts, Panel Moderator; UMass Amherst. March 26, 2025.
Upward Bound Summer Workshop: Observing and Drawing the World Around Us, University of Massachusetts. July 2025.
College of Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA) Spotlight, University of Massachusetts: Mutating Origins. November, 2025.
Smith Museum of Contemporary Art, Smith College, Northampton: Reading the Photograph: Self, Style and Fashion in Michel Kameni’s Portraits of Independence. Oct 4, 2025.
Smith Museum of Contemporary Art, Smith College, Northampton: Michel Kameni: Portraits of an Independent Africa Gallery Talk. December 10, 2025.
Selected Publications & Features:
Naija Nineties, Nataal Magazine, 2019.
Oulu Insiders and Outsiders, Oulun ylioppilaslehti, 2021.
Mutating Origins: Diaspora’s Struggle to Belong Home and Away, The Republic Ng, 2025.
Mutating Origins: Adebayo Adeyemi; No Wahala Media, 2025.
Art in the Age of Human Impact, Daily Hampshire Gazette, 2025.
Through the Lens: Finding Healing, Identity in Concurrent Shows at 33 Hawley in Northampton, Daily Hampshire Gazette, 2026.
Memberships
National Press Photographers Association (NPPA); Since 2025.
African Photojournalism Database (APJD); Since 2025.
Career Development
Baxter St. Portfolio Review, New York, 2026.