Adebanji Alade

Adebanji Alade
Born28 February 1972 
Alma mater
OccupationPainter, television presenter, illustrator 
Websiteadebanjialade.co.uk 

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.

Early life

Alade was born in Hackney, London on 28 February 1972.[1] Between 1992 and 1997 he obtained 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]

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]

He has a studio on Lots Road, Chelsea, London.[4]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Adebanji Alade PROI". Mall Galleries. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "The Edwards and Adebanji". Extraordinary Portraits. Series 3. Episode 5. BBC Television.
  3. ^ a b "Adebanji Alade - Painting the Mona Lisa". Heatherley School of Fine Art. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Adebanji Alade PROI". Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Artist Adebanji Alade on taking on the legacy of the The[sic] Royal Institute of Oil Painters". London Live. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  6. ^ "The Life of an Artist". The Life Of... 12 September 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  7. ^ "My sketchbook: Adebanji's people, landscapes and cows". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  8. ^ "How to Paint the Mona Lisa". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Outlook - The man who (re)painted the Mona Lisa - BBC Sounds". BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  10. ^ "BBC One - Extraordinary Portraits, Series 3, The Edwards and Adebanji". BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Skin". Art UK. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Adebanji Alade". Ruth Borchard Collection. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Adebanji Alade". Chelsea Art Society. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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