Art x Adẹ is the home of Nigerian artist Matthew Adẹ Medupin.

The son of a farmer, Matthew was born in Ogidi-Ijumu on the southwestern tip of the old Northern Region, of Nigeria. Born in 1950, Matthew spent his early adulthood in Lagos before moving to the UK in the 80s.

He picked up painting by accident as a retirement hobby when he joined a drawing and painting class for beginners. After two 10-week courses and 4 years dedicated to honing his talent, Matthew is now a working artist. He has amassed an impressive collection of over 300 abstract and landscape paintings, exploring themes of belonging, emotion, space, place and home.

All this despite never having picked up a brush before 70.