Nigerian artist Olu Amoda honored with Hudgens Prize and featured in solo exhibit

October 19th, 2023

The Hudgens Center for Art and Learning is hosting a solo exhibition of Nigerian artist Olu Amoda’s latest work titled “Scavenging and Scanning: Sculptural Exploration of the Earth’s Belly,” on view through Oct. 28. (Courtesy of Olu Amoda)

Rusty nails, bolts, pipes and rods; each has a story to tell. Nigerian artist Olu Amoda considers the former lives of his materials and the new meanings they offer in his sculptural work.

He’s considered one of the leading contemporary artists of Nigeria, and since his relocation to Georgia, he has been selected as last year’s winner of the Hudgens Prize, awarded by the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning.

The center is hosting a solo exhibition of Amoda’s latest work titled “Scavenging and Scanning: Sculptural Exploration of the Earth’s Belly,” on view through Oct. 28.

In this interview, artist Olu Amoda joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes along with Hudgens Center curator Kate Driscoll.

“The elements, the earth, wind, and fire, come into my creative process,” Amoda says.

“Scavenging and Scanning: Sculptural Exploration of the Earth’s Belly” is on view at the Hudgens Center through Oct. 28. More information is available here.