Yaruya supports independent artistic activity across all fields of art, and is the digital gallery and working archive of sculptor Samson Ogiamien.
About the association
Yaruya — Association for the Promotion of Independent Artistic Activity is a nonprofit organization based in Graz. It promotes artistic activity across all fields of art by facilitating projects, exhibitions, festivals and events, acting as an intermediary between institutions and artists, and supporting artists in realizing and presenting their work.
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Working across carved wood, plaster, cast bronze and bent wire, Ogiamien moves between Yoruba and Igbo visual traditions — Olokun, Uli, Agbada — and the figurative language of European portrait sculpture. Yaruya holds the digital gallery and repository of his projects, commissions and exhibitions.
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