{"title":"FIDELIS JOSEPH","description":"Fidelis Joseph (b. 1989) is a visual artist from Adamawa, Nigeria. Joseph gleans inspiration from a treasure trove of African folktales and poetry, as well as his philosophical leanings towards stoicism. He creates layers and textures by marrying traditional and experimental materials, such as oil paint, auto paint, spray paint, and crayons, allowing them to organically take shape on canvas, a deviation from the more controlled route of sketching. Joseph graduated from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 2017, where he earned a BA in painting. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHe has participated in several group shows including The Maker Lab, African Artists’ Foundation (2017), Collective Renditions, African Artists’ Foundation (2019), and Young Contemporaries Alumni Exhibition, Rele Gallery (2020). Joseph has two solo showcases Today, A Dream of Yesterday, PHILOS (2020) and In Search of Home, PHILOS (2021) under his belt. In 2022, he also showed at FNB Art Joburg. He is pursuing an MFA in Painting at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan.","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.koeniggalerie.com\/collections\/fidelis-joseph.oembed?page=2","provider":"KÖNIG GALERIE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}