Joe Odiboh
Visual artist / Writer
Joe Odiboh is originally from Nigeria, became naturalised in South Africa but then came to Ireland seeking International Protection. He trained as an art teacher originally and now sees himself as an African artist and expressive painter creating imagery to better represent the African peoples and cultures. He was a guest speaker at Kelvin Gaynor art exhibition in Platform Arts Belfast depicting the work, ‘Double Gaze Visions’ in 2021. He also showed artwork with NIDOE in Dublin for Nigerian independence Day Celebrations in the same year. He ran an art workshop at Mother Tongues Festival and spoke at Glencree’s Intercultural and Refugee program for African Day Celebrations and was judge in an African children art competition. He has shown work in many exhibitions and given talks and workshops across the country. Joe worked with Sabona Productions a film company in County Sligo as well as being the subject of a film portrait ‘Joe Odiboh Release’ by filmmaker Eamonn Dillon which was shown by Welcome Café Dublin in 2019.
Acrylic Painting on Canvas | This piece of painting expresses in cool colors and warm colors climate change, the struggle by Nomads for the preservation of our natural habitats and control over industrial pollution.
Acrylic Painting on Canvas | 70x70 cm | It is a colorful experience of wearing mask in social distancing in abstract expressionist art.
Acrylic Painting on Paper | 29.7x42 cm | This painting is an espression of uncertainty in the world of today. The shades and style of use of vibrant colours expresses frustration and anger of afflictions by strange viruses coupled with the destruction and deaths by Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Acrylic Painting on Paper | 29,7x42 cm | The poor fish is an expressive painting of the story of "Ineke the fish". According to the wise Ineke the fish, it said to the other fishes in the River Niger.
"Since men have learnt to fish without missing, so we fishes must learn how to swim and avoid certain food wisely without being caught"