Sugar Hill, GA, July 2024—The Sugar Hill Art Gallery is excited to announce an upcoming exhibition featuring the acclaimed artist Olu Amoda, the 2023 Hudgens Prize recipient. The exhibition will run from July 18 to September 19, 2024, at the Sugar Hill Art Gallery located at 5010 West Broad Street, Sugar Hill, GA, 30518. A special reception will be held on August 16 from 6-8 p.m., offering light refreshments and snacks for attendees.
Originally from Okere-Warri, Olu Amoda has gained international recognition for his unique and innovative multimedia art. Currently, Amoda is undertaking a residency at Dillon Forge in Atlanta, Georgia. This residency has provided Amoda access to various steel defects and rejects produced during the blacksmithing process. He creatively repurposes these materials to craft stylized sculptures, contributing to his ongoing Freeforms series.
“A social construct emerged from the dialogue of steel, its materiality, and repurposing to create familiar subjects from social media and intuitively from my life experiences. Each sculpture has a linear dimension and mass weight, which mimic each subject matter invertedly,” stated Amoda.
Reflective by Olu Amoda
Amoda’s work delves into socio-political issues relating to Nigerian culture, exploring complex themes such as sex, politics, race and conflict, consumerism, and economic distribution.
Amoda’s work has garnered numerous prestigious awards throughout his career. His seminal body of work, Sunflower, won the top prize at the DAK’ART Biennale in Dakar, Senegal, in 2014. More recently, his portfolio review earned him the 2023 Hudgens Prize in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Olu Amoda’s work displayed at the Sugar Hill Art Gallery
The Sugar Hill Art Gallery is pleased to host this exhibition and invites art enthusiasts and the local community to experience the captivating works of Olu Amoda. The gallery aims to provide a platform for artists and locals to foster a deeper appreciation for art.
The Sugar Hill Art Gallery is closed Monday through Wednesday. The hours are as follows:
Thursday through Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The Sugar Hill Art Gallery, 5010 West Broad Street, Sugar Hill, GA, 30518, is run mainly by volunteers. To make sure it’s open before you arrive, call 678-541-6125.
About Sugar Hill
Incorporated in 1939, the City of Sugar Hill is a northern suburb of metro Atlanta and the third largest city in Gwinnett County. What began as “the hill where the sugar spilled” is a thriving live/work/play city where residents and visitors enjoy “the sweet life.”
Its downtown entertainment district is home to The Bowl, the Eagle Theatre, restaurants, boutiques, luxury apartment homes, the Sugar Hill Art Gallery and History Museum, City Hall, and Veterans Memorial. To learn more about Sugar Hill, visit cityofsugarhill.com.
For more information, please contact Victoria Richburg, Director of Communications, Marketing, & Outreach at vrichburg@cityofsugarhill.com
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