Toyin Ojih Odutola
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Selected Works66

Museum Acquisitions

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LACMA
Amon Carter Museum
Harvard Art Museums
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Birmingham Museum of Art
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Previous Sales 37

Christie's
Distinguished Relation at Ejogu Gardens (Amara Palace)
Distinguished Relation at Ejogu Gardens (Amara Palace), 2018
Bought In
Oct 2025
Christie's
The Treatment 15
The Treatment 15, 2015
HK$228,600 ($29k USD)
Sep 2025
Sotheby's
Unspoken Satisfaction
Unspoken Satisfaction, 2018
$300,000
Feb 2025
Sotheby's
Representatives of State
Representatives of State, 2016
Unknown
May 2024
Christie's
Last Dance at the Annual County Gala
Last Dance at the Annual County Gala, 2016
$604,800
Nov 2022
Sotheby's
Birmingham (center)
Birmingham (center), 2015
$8,000
Oct 2022
Christie's
Within this dark channel (all you could see was what she could give you)
Within this dark channel (all you could see was what she could give you), 2016
$441,000
May 2022
Sotheby's
Through Line
Through Line, 2017
$2,198,000
Nov 2021
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2011
$77,500
Oct 2020
Christie's
Manifesto
Manifesto, 2017
£212,500 ($281k USD)
Oct 2019
Christie's
Like the Sea II
Like the Sea II, 2014
£25,000 ($33k USD)
Jun 2018
Phillips
Michaelmas Term
Michaelmas Term
$177,800
Phillips
Masks
Masks
$88,900
Phillips
New Growth (Maebel)
New Growth (Maebel)
$45,150
Phillips
The Treatment 21
The Treatment 21
$38,700
Wright
LTS II
LTS II
$30,480
Jan 1970
Christie's
The Treatment 19
The Treatment 19, 2015
$34,054
Mar 2026
Phillips
Think Before You Speak (For Now at Least...)
Think Before You Speak (For Now at Least...), 2011
Bought In
Feb 2026
Phillips
And So Much More
And So Much More, 2015
Bought In
Sep 2025
Christie's
A Verb and a Noun
A Verb and a Noun, 2013
$69,300
May 2025
Christie's
The Fortress
The Fortress, 2015
$37,800
Oct 2024
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2011
$63,000
Nov 2023
Christie's
What You Think You See
What You Think You See, 2014
Bought In
Nov 2023
Sotheby's
Aldo, in Parallel
Aldo, in Parallel, 2015
$38,100
Sep 2023
Sotheby's
Streets Ain't Ready
Streets Ain't Ready, 2020
$165,100
May 2023

For Sale 3

Jack Shainman Gallery · Artsy
It Takes As Long As It Takes
It Takes As Long As It Takes, 2023
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Pastel, charcoal, and graphite pencil on paper
Jack Shainman Gallery · Artsy
Frustration Protocol
Frustration Protocol, 2022
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Pastel and charcoal on paper
Jack Shainman Gallery · Artsy
Denial Protocol
Denial Protocol, 2022
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Pastel and charcoal on paper
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Market52 auction results

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$29.3K – $2.2M
24 of 29 works on paper lots with prices
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$267K
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$97.7K
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Mar 2026 · $34.1K
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Works on paper: $97.7K medianPaintings: $239K medianSculpture/objects: $45.1K medianEditioned prints: $8.2K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Galleries1

#50 Jack Shainman Gallery
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Podcast Interviews2

podcasts Special Preview: Toyin Ojih Odutola on Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso The Art Angle · Apr 3, 2022
We're sharing a special preview of a podcast I’ve been enjoying, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, from Pushkin Industries. Talk Easy is a weekly interview podcast, where writer Sam Fragoso invites actors, writers, activists, …
 podcasts Toyin Ojih Odutola (QuarARTine special episode) - Season 5 - Episode 18 Talk Art · Jun 1, 2020
Recorded in New York on Sunday 26th January 2020, Russell & Robert meet leading artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, best known for her multimedia drawings and works on paper, which explore the malleability of identity and the pos…
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Education2

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Valencia, CA, USA
University North Alabama
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Publications2

Monograph 1

Toyin Ojih Odutola Author
Rizzoli · 2021

Survey 1

Vitamin D3: Today's Best in Contemporary Drawing
Phaidon Press · 2022
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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News20

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The Studio Museum in Harlem announced it will reopen on November 15, 2025, after being closed since 2018 for construction of its new building on 125th…
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Toyin Ojih Odutola is presenting two major solo exhibitions simultaneously—one at Jack Shainman Gallery in New York and one at the Hamburger Bahnhof i…
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The article surveys several New York gallery exhibitions during the transition from spring to summer 2025, focusing on how the human body is depicted …
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Past Exhibitions11

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Busch-Reisinger Museum

Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black

Georges Seurat, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, Odilon Redon, Piet Mondrian, Lyonel Feininger, Diego Rivera, Richard Serra, John Wilson, Isabella Quintanilla, Toyin Ojih Odutola

Sep 12, 2025 — Jan 18, 2026

Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black September 12, 2025–January 18, 2026 Special Exhibitions Gallery, Harvard Art Museums Discover how simple to...

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Harvard Art Museums

Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black

Georges Seurat, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, Odilon Redon, Piet Mondrian, Lyonel Feininger, Diego Rivera, Richard Serra, John Wilson, Isabella Quintanilla, Toyin Ojih Odutola

32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Sep 12, 2025 — Jan 18, 2026

Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black September 12, 2025–January 18, 2026 Special Exhibitions Gallery, Harvard Art Museums Discover how simple to...

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#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

Toyin Ojih Odutola: Ilé Oriaku

Toyin Ojih Odutola

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

May 6, 2025 — Jul 18, 2025

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Toyin Ojih Odutola Ilé Oriaku

Toyin Ojih Odutola

Jan 1, 2024 — Jan 1, 2024

Toyin Ojih Odutola — 07. Juni 2024 – 01. Sep 2024

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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

New Work: Toyin Ojih Odutola

Toyin Ojih Odutola

151 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

Jan 1, 2022 — Jan 22, 2023

Floor 4 New Work: Toyin Ojih Odutola Sept 03, 2022–Jan 22, 2023

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Smithsonian Institution

Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing Theory

Toyin Ojih Odutola

Jan 1, 2021

Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing Theory The exhibition features a recent body of work in the form of a monumental cycle of 40 large-scale, monochromatic ...

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Smithsonian Institution

Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing Theory

Toyin Ojih Odutola

Jan 1, 2021

Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing Theory The exhibition features a recent body of work in the form of a monumental cycle of 40 large-scale, monochromatic ...

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#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

Toyin Ojih Odutola: When Legends Die

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46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

Sep 6, 2018 — Oct 27, 2018

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Whitney Museum of American Art

Toyin Ojih Odutola: To Wander Determined

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99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014, USA

Oct 20, 2017 — Feb 25, 2018

Toyin Ojih Odutola — Oct 20, 2017 – Feb 25, 2018

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#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

Toyin Ojih Odutola: Of Context And Without

Toyin Ojih Odutola

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

Dec 11, 2015 — Jan 30, 2016

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#297 Corvi-Mora

An Unlearning

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Art Fair Appearances4

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Art Basel Paris — Paris
2025
Seattle Art Fair — Seattle
2018
Seattle Art Fair — Seattle
2017
Seattle Art Fair — Seattle
2016
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Recent Activity20

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An Unlearning
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The Painted Book Cover Is Back
May 19, 2026
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BlackBook Art Gallery Rewrites the Rules
May 9, 2026
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Look Inside the Art-Filled Home of New York City's Cultural Crusaders
May 9, 2026
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Un’isoletta tutta dedicata all’arte nel mezzo della Laguna di Venezia. Va avanti il progetto della Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo sull’Isola di San Giacomo
May 8, 2026
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Smithsonian’s First Major Exhibit Of African LGBTQ+ Art On Display Through August
May 7, 2026
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Apr 23, 2026
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Apr 22, 2026
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The Giants Have Arrived: Inside Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’s MCASD Exhibition
Apr 3, 2026
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new museum reopening expansion new humans review
Mar 25, 2026
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Mar 16, 2026
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Feb 4, 2026
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Jan 20, 2026
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Jan 12, 2026
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Dec 18, 2025
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Dec 13, 2025
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Opening of Museum of West African Art in Nigeria delayed after protests
Nov 10, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Paris 2025
Oct 24, 2025
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christies london day sale october 2025
Oct 17, 2025
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Exhibition
Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black
Sep 12, 2025
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