Michael Fadugbagbe is a Yoruba-Nigerian artist & filmmaker raised in Jamaica, Queens and based in Brooklyn, New York.

He works in photography, video art, writing, and installation, addressing themes of memory, power, and movement. His work draws from the de/anti-colonial words of Fanon, sounds of Fela Kuti, still images of Gordon Parks, and moving images of Sembène.

Commercially, he’s done strategic work for HBO, Netflix, and New York Times, bridging artful & precise storytelling with diligent research, cultural resonance, and subversion.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with High Honors in Studio Art from Wesleyan University. His thesis installation “e be so!” (2025) & “bloody august” (2025) photo-series were unanimously awarded the Jessup Prize, the university’s highest distinction in the arts, as the first African recipient in the institution’s history. He has completed residencies internationally and domestically at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria & Bailey College of Environment, Middletown, CT.

He is currently completing post-production for his narrative short film debut, “WATERBOY” and new photo-series “EXPATRIATES.”

For all inquiries: michaelfadugbagbe@gmail.com 
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