J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere

**Johnson Donatus Aihumekeokhai Ojeikere** (bɛ daa dɔɣi o la Silimiin goli June biɛɣ'pia dali yuuni 1930 ka daa kpi Silimiiin goli February dabaa ayi dali yuuni 2014), shɛba mi o la **J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere**, daa nyɛla Nigerianima anfooni yaara.

## Publications
**J.D.'Okhai Ojeikere: Photographs*. Zürich: Scalo, 2000. Edited by Andre Magnin. .

## Collections
*Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL: 1 print (as of August 2020)
*Museum of Modern Art, New York: 3 pairs of prints (as of August 2020)
*Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York:  prints (as of August 2020)
*Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas: 13 prints (as of August 2020)

## Exhibitions
### Solo exhibitions

* 1995: Ojeikere's first solo exhibition in Nigeria as well as an exhibition in Switzerland (first work shown outside his home country) 
* 2000: *J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere*, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Paris, France
* 2001: *J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles 1968 – 1999*, MAMCO Musée d’art moderne et contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
* 2005: *Hairstyles: J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere*, Blaffer Art Museum of the University of Houston, Texas, USA
* 2009: *Hairdos and Parties: African Typographies by J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere and Malick Sidibé*, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, New York 
* 2010: *Sartorial Moments*, Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, Nigeria
* 2011: *J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Moments of Beauty*, Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, Nigeria
* 2011: *J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Moments of Beauty*, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
* 2014: *J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles and Headdresses*, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London, UK

### Group exhibitions
*2000: *Africa: Past-Present*, Fifty-One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp
*2001: *Face Off*, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels
*2002: *Collection in Context – Recent Photography Acquisitions*, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, USA
*2003: *Highlights from the collection of Foundation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris: William Eggleston, Beat Streuli, Bill Viola, Vik Muniz, J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Pierrick sorin*, Bildmuseet Umea Universitett, Umea, Sweden
*2004: *Joy of Life – two photographers from Africa: Seydou Keita, J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere*, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
*2004: *Nous Remontons de la "Calle" Toutes les Photographies!*, Galerie du Jour Agnés B., Paris, France
*2004: *La collection d'art contemporain d'Agnès b. Je m'installe aux Abattoirs*, Les Abattoirs – Frac Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, France
*2005: *Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection*, MFAH Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX, USA
*2006: *100% Africa*, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
*2006: *About Africa Part One: Seydou Keita, Malick Sidbé, Jean-Dominque Burton, [[Jürgen Schadeberg]], J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere*, Fifty-One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp, Belgium.
*2006: *Some Tribes*, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
*2008: *Head Room*, Mocca – Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, ON
*2009: *Chance Encounters*, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
*2009: *70s. Photography and Everyday Life*, Teatro Fernan Gomez, PHotoEspaña, Madrid, Spain (catalogue )
*2009: *70s. Photography and Everyday Life*, Museo D’Arte Provincia di Nuoro, Nuoro, Italy (catalogue )
*2009: *J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere and Malick Sidibe: Hairdos and Parties- African Typologies*, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, New York, USA
*2010: *70s. Photography and Everyday Life*, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo, Seville, Spain (catalogue )
*2010: *70s. Photography and Everyday Life*, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, Netherlands (catalogue )
*2010: *A Midsummer Gallery Soirée*, Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
*2010: *AIPAD – The Photography Show*, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, Park Avenue Armory, New York, USA
*2010: National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA, USA
*2011: *Becoming: Photographs from the Wedge Collection*, Tate Modern, London, England
*2012: *Africa/Africa*, Abbaya St. André, Centre d'art contemporain de Meymac, Meymac, France
*2013: *Voyage Retour* – Federal Government Press, Broad Street, Lagos, Lagos Island, Nigeria
*2013: *The Encyclopedic Palace* curated by Massimiliano Gioni, The Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
*2014: *Back to Front*, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Seattle, USA
*2014: *Ici l'Afrique*, Château de Penthes, Pregny-Chambésy, France
*2015: *Making Africa - A Continent of Contemporary Design*, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
*2016: *Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism*, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
*2020: *Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collection*, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas

## Kundivihira

## External links
*J.D. Okhai Ojeikere on the African American Visual Artists Database via Internet Archive