Press

Public Art & Art in Public Places

  • 2022 Outdoor Sculpture: ‘Harmony’ Co-created alongside Abraham Dos Santos with/for Artist.
  • Carla Contreras, SCAD Lacoste, France 2022 Outdoor Sculpture: ‘Gazelle’, Symphony Orchestra Presidential Building, Ankara
  • Turkey 2022 Outdoor Sculpture: ‘Turtle’, BAIA Building, East Point, Atlanta GA
  • 2022 Outdoor Sculpture: ‘My Space – Betta Fish Series’, BAIA Building, East Point, Atlanta GA
  • 2022 Indoor Sculpture: ‘Egbin II’, 5 Church Restaurant, Buckhead, Atlanta GA 44
  • 2021 Indoor Sculpture: ‘Redemption’, Redeemed Christian Church, Christ Villa, Maryland, 3ft by 4ft. Metal
  • 2021 Outdoor Sculpture: ‘Catfish’, Webster City, Iowa – 5ft by 4ft, Scrap Metal
  • 2021 Indoor Relief Sculpture: ‘Redemption II’, Redeemed Christian Church, Christ Villa, Maryland, 4000 SQ FT, mural paint on wall.
  • 2020 Sculpture: ‘Confluence’, Red Martini, Atlanta GA – 18ft by 45ft, mixed media. 2019 Sculpture: ‘Eden’, Rosebar, Atlanta GA – 15ft by 30ft, mixed media.
  • 2019 Mural: ‘Wide Wild West’, Old Legion Building, Mellette SD – 35ft by 180ft, mural paint on wall.
  • 2018 Mural: ‘Holy’, St. Paul Catholic Church, New England, SD- 20ft by 40ft, Mural Paint on Wall.
  • 2019 Mural: ‘Native Land’: Brave Heart Society Building, Lake Andes SD – 100ft by 35ft, mural paint on wall.
  • 2019 Mural: ‘By The Beach’, Dakota Lodge, Lemmon SD – 16ft by 65ft, mural Paint on Wall
  • 2018 Mural: ‘Holy’, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Morristown SD- 15ft by 30ft acrylic paint on wall
  • 2018 Mural: ‘The Last Buffalo Hunt’, History Museum, Faulkton SD – 18ft by 50ft, mural paint on wall.
  • 2018 Mural: Redeemed Christian Church of God, Atlanta, 15ft by 35ft, Mural Paint on Textured Wall.
  • 2018 Mural: ‘Buckhead’, Shops at Buckhead, Atlanta GA – 20ft by 40ft, mural paint on board.
  • 2016 Mural: ‘Largest Cattle Roundup’, Lemmon SD – 30ft by 100ft, Mural Paint on Textured wall.
  • 2013 Mural: ‘Our Cultural Heritage’, Mural at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Osun State, Nigeria. 20ft by 8ft, enamel paint on metal.

Selected Exhibition

  • 2022 – Group Exhibition: SouthRiver Review, South River Arts Studio, Atlanta GA.
  • 2022- Joint Exhibition: The Hudgens 12th Annual Juried Members Show, Duluth, GA ( Catalog)
  • 2022 – Group Exhibition: Herolding Confluence, Trees Atlanta, Atlanta Georgia. (Catalog)
  • 2022 – Joint Exhibition: Valuable Scraps, Symphony Orchestra Presidential Building, Ankara Turkey. (Catalog)
  • 2022 – Group Exhibition: Larry Walker and Friends, Mason Fine Arts, Atlanta Georgia
  • 2021 – Group Exhibition: The Summer Invitational, Swan Coach Gallery, Atlanta Georgia (Catalog)
  • 2021 – Solo Exhibition: Echoes from Beneath, South River Arts Studio, Atlanta Georgia (Catalog)
  • 2020 – Group Exhibition: Kingdom Animalia, Studio 18, Miami Florida (Catalog)
  • 2019 – Group Exhibition: Horsenality, Kokomo Gallery, Lemmon South Dakota (Catalog)
  • 2018 – Two-Person Exhibition: Man and Animals, Kokomo Gallery, Lemmon South Dakota
  • 2018 – Three-Person Exhibition: Dakota as Seen Through Nigerian Eyes, The Capital Gallery, Bismarck, North Dakota
  • 2017 – Two-Person Exhibition: Diary of Two Visual Anthropologists, Kokomo Gallery, Lemmon, South Dakota (Catalog)
  • 2016 Two-Person Exhibition: Araism and the West, John Lopez Gallery, Lemmon, South Dakota (Catalog)
  • 2014 Group Exhibition: Araism Movement 12, Studio 18, Pembroke Pines, Florida (Catalog)
  • 2014 Group Exhibition: Araism Movement 13, Red Door Arts Gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos (Catalog)

Selected Bibliography

Print Media

  • Shilo Appel, “Imafidor Brings rolling Plains, Alaskan Landscape and Nigerian Touch to Mellette”, Redfield Press, August 14, 2019, 3 & 4
  • Kelda Pharris, “Bison Roam and Brown Bears Play in Colorful Mellette Murals”. American News, August 6, 2019, 1 & 9A.
  • Karen Syvertson, “Nigerian Artists in the Dakotas,” 360 Review Magazine, University of Mary 2019, 44-47.
  • Peter Kilian, “Forward for Araism and the West”, Araism and the West, June 19, 2016, 4
  • Mufu Onifade, “Two of a Kind”, Araism and the West, June 19, 2016, 20
  • Moyo Okediji, “Popoola and Imafidor, Visual Anthropology of American west”, Araism and the West, June 19, 2016, 10-13b
  • Arielle Windham, “Araism and the West: A Highlight of Two Cultures”, The Dakota Herald, June 27, 2016.12.
  • Lauren Donovan, “Prairie Skies Inspire Artists’ work”, The Bismarck Tribune, June 16, 2016, A1 & A7

Television

  • Christal Young, “Good day New York- Portrait of George Floyd,” Fox5, February 7, 2021 
  • Ryan Martin,”Art and History Inspire New Mural in Faulkton,” KSFY TV, July 26, 2018 -Cliff Naylor, “Art Connects Two Continents,” KFYR TV, July 04, 2017 
  • “Art Exhibit Araism Movement 12″, Interview, OCTV-TV, Miami, April 30, 2014.

Radio

  • Chynna Lockett, ” Nigerian Artists and John Lopez Open Show in Lemmon,” June 20, 2018 

Websites

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