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Seyi Adebanjo is a genderfluid, queer MFA media artist, born in Nigeria and now resident in New York City. Adebanjo's work aims to generate social awareness about issues of race, gender, and sexuality through the use of multimedia photography, film, digital video, and writings.
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Exhibited and published work
Adebanjo has exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York, the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!), the Longwood Art Gallery and Skylight Gallery-Restoration Plaza Corporation, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art and the Waterloo Arts Gallery. They are currently a fellow with Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) at the Bronx Museum. They have been a fellow with The Laundromat Project, Queer/Art/Mentorship, Maysles Institute, Independent Filmmaker Project, and a City Lore Documentary Fellow.
Their work has been published byAfrican Voices Magazine, Osun State University, Q-Zine, and the Mott Haven Herald. Adebanjo has presented at New York University, AWP and Lambda Literary Foundation, the University Film and Video Association Conference, and the Brazilian Queering Paradigms Conference.
Films
Trans Lives Matter!: Justice for Islan Nettles is a seven-minute film that focuses on the murder of a transgender woman named Islan Nettles in August 2013. The film was screened by PBS Channel 13, as well as the Brooklyn Museum. It continues to be featured in screenings globally, including Official Selection at the 28th BFI Flare London, LGBT Film Festival, Gender Reel Film Festival, AL Jazeera America, and Black Star Film Festival.
Oya! Something Happened on the Way to West Africa! is a short, 30-minute documentary that explores sexual and racial identity. The film examines the experiences of and disparities between queer and genderfluid Africans in Nigeria and New York. The element of spirituality in relation to these topics is also discussed. The documentary is currently screening internationally.
Awards
Adebanjo has received the, Best Documentary Short award at Drama Baltimore International Black Film Festival, Reel 13 Short Film Award, Fish Parade 2015 Grand Marshal, Best International Short Film Award Sydney Transgender International Film Festival, Pride of the Ocean LGBT Film Festival Award, and Hunter College’s Dean of Arts & Science Master’s Thesis Support Grant.