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Adebanji Alade
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Adebanji Alade (born 1972), also known as "the Addictive Sketcher", is a painter and television presenter, active in the United Kingdom, who serves as president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He is a member of the Guild of Fine Art in Nigeria and of the council of the Chelsea Art Society.
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Early life
Alade was born in Hackney, London on 28 February 1972.[1] Between 1992 and 1997 he obatined a Higher National Diploma in Fine Art from Yaba College of Technology in Nigeria.[1]
Between the ages of 16 and 18, he lost his father, mother and elder brother.[2] His uncle became his mentor and sponsor.[2]
He studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art from 2003 to 2005, graduating with a Diploma in Portraiture.[1][3] He has also taught there.[3]
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Career
In 2014 Alade was elected a full member of the Guild of Fine Art, Nigeria.[1][4] In the same year he became a member of the council of the Chelsea Art Society.[4] He was elected president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 2023 and is its first ever black president.[5]
He is the subject of a 2012 episode of the documentary series Life Of An Artist,[6] and has appeared as artist in residence on BBC Television's The One Show.[7] He recreated the Mona Lisa for a 2021 Channel 4 documentary which he presented.[8] The project was also the subject of a BBC podcast.[9]
Alade was the featured painter in episode five of the third series of Extraordinary Portraits, when he painted a group portrait of six members of the Edwards family, who all work for the NHS.[10]
He illustrated the children's book, Balthazar and His Bendy Bus (2013), by John Lane.
His self-portrait, Skin (2015), is held by the Ruth Borchard Collection.[11][12]
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Personal life
Alade and his wife Ruth live in Belvedere, London, with their two children.[13]
Publications
Alade has authored several books
- The Addictive Sketcher. Search Press. 2020. ISBN 978-1782215820.
- Addictive – An Artist's Sketchbook: Adebanji Alade's sketches of city life. Search Press. 2020.
- Painting People and Places: Capturing everyday life in oils. Search Press. 2024. ISBN 978-1800920323.
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