Oladélé Bamgboyé was born in Odo-Eku, Nigeria on 15 October 1963. He moved with his family to Glasgow, Scotland in 1975, where he studied chemical engineering at Strathclyde University (1981–85). He later completed an MA in Media, Fine Art, Theory and Practice at the Slade School of Fine Art, London (1996–8). His practice, encompassing a variety of media including traditional photography and video, is concerned with the embodiment of diaspora, racial stereotypes, deconstruction of anthropological myths and geography of the body, drawing inspiration from the history of African studio-portrait photography.

Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU database: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/oladele-bamgboye