Jumoke Sanwo is an artist out of Lagos, who uses photography, text and video-art as means of communicative expression. Her art is one of the selected ‘times’ for the future

She is a graduate of English Studies from the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. She continues to open the envelope with her unique take on the lifestyle of Africans with projects that celebrate the rich cultural diversity within the continent. Her works addresses aesthetic concerns as well as concerns on identity and mobility.

In 2011, Jumoke embarked on a historic road trip from Lagos to Addis Ababa as part of the Invisible Borders TransAfrican Photography Project.

With this project she was able to explore the concept of borders and barriers within the continent, challenging the limitations of free movement and trade.

She has dedicated the last 4 years to get engage in the discourse of promoting a united African State through a focus on mobility and TransAfrican exchange.

Jumoke Sanwo’s body of work have been showcased in Amsterdam, London, New York, Brussels, Dubai, Venice, Lagos, Sudan, South-Africa, Addis Ababa, Benin, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville and Ghana as part of group shows and projects.

She was showcased as part of New Museum of New-York’s Triennial tagged 'Ungovernables', a group of 34 artists and collectives under the platform of Invisible Borders Trans African Photography project in 2012.

She was also selected in the spring of 2013 by the Studio Museum of Harlem in New York to participate in the Harlem Postcard Project, which culminated in an exhibition.

She has worked extensively on varied projects across, Africa as well as in Nigeria. Her works have been published in both Local and International Magazines as well as Art Journals situating her work in the context of African Photography in the 21st century.

Moreover, her Series 'Silence des Femme' was featured by the London Auction House The Auction Room of London as part of its African Contemporary Photography auction inApril 2014.

In the summer of 2015 her project 'Silence Des Femme' was shortlisted for the PRISMA Human Rights Award by the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratization (EUIC) in collaboration with Lightbox.

The 'Silence DesFemme' series was also showcased at the AUC headquarters in August 2015 in AddisAbaba to commemorate the World Humanitarian Day.

Her 'Faces Project' and 'Silence Des Femme' was presented under the platform of Invisible Borders Trans African Project at the 2015 Venice Art Biennale.

Ireho Aito is a content creator and founder of WALKARTROAD Online and Jailer magazine respectively. i will continue to give updates on Africa's greatest exploits and black culture people in contemporary art through incisive interviews, exhibition reportage, articles and features.