Born in Lagos, Nigeria.
Andrew Esiebo is a visual storyteller who started in photography by chronicling the rapid development of urban Nigeria as well as the country's rich culture and heritage.
As Andrew progressed with his career, he explored new creative territory, integrating multimedia practice with investigating themes such as sexuality, gender politics, football, popular culture, migration, religion, and spirituality.
He is a winner of the Visa Pour La Creation Prize of the Institut Francais, France.
He is a winner of the Musee du Quai Branly Artistic Creation Prize.
He has been nominated for the Prix Pictet, Magnum Emergency Fund, Sovereign African Art Prize, CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography, Joop Stewart Masterclass, and many others.
In 2010, he was selected for the Road to Twenty-ten project to form an All-Africa Dream Team of 16 journalists/photographers to provide alternative stories from the World Cup in South Africa.
His work has been exhibited at the Sao Paulo Biennial in Brazil, the Dak’art Biennial in Senegal, the Biennale Cuvee in Linz, Austria, Photoquai Biennial in France, the Guangzhou Triennial in China, the Chobi Mela V Photo Festival in Bangladesh, the Noorderlitch Photo Festival in the Netherlands, the Bamako Breda Photofestival, the Photography Biennial in Mali and the Lagos Photo Festival in Nigeria, among others.
His works have been published in books, magazines, and websites such as National Geographic, the New York Times, Courrier International, Le Point, CNN African Voices, the Washington Post Financial Times, guardian.co.uk, Marie Claire Italia, Le Monde-M Magazine, Time Out Nigeria, Mail & Guardian online, Laia Books, Geo-Lino, KIT, and African-style magazines Arise and Science Magazine.
His attention to social issues has seen him work for several local and international institutions, including The Kings College London, the University of Padova, Italy, The Photographers Gallery, London, Action Aids, National Geographic, Women for Women, MSH Nigeria, World Press Photo, and others.
Andrew has been awarded several artistic residencies, including a five-month stay in Paris under Cultures France's Visa Pour Creation, a three-month residency at the Gasworks in London as part of the Africa Beyond programme, a three-month residency at the Gyeonggi Creation Center in South Korea and a 3-month residency at the Bag factory Art residency Johannesburg, South Africa.
His works are included in several public and private art collections.
He is based in Nigeria, where he works around the world.
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