Luke Agada, (b. 1992, Lagos) is a Nigerian artist living and working in Chicago. He obtained an MFA in Painting and drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2023. In recent years, Agada has participated in shows in New York, Chicago, Miami, Berlin, Lagos, Accra, Beijing, Casablanca. He recently had a solo show at Monique Meloche Gallery in Chicago. His work has been featured in several publications including The Pinch Journal publication at the University of Memphis, Tennessee, Nigeria Art archives, Juxtapoz, Newcity, Whitewall, Art News. He has also been a recipient of various awards and fellowships including Janet and Russell Doubleday Award at The Art Students league of New York in 2022, The Helen Frankenthaler Award at SAIC in 2022 and The James Nelson Raymond Fellowship Award in 2023. Agada was recently a Fall Residency Fellow at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and is currently a Teaching Fellow in the Painting and Drawing Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL.