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From Tower Bridge to Lagos — the Aworan collection and my wider work have been shown in galleries across the UK and Nigeria, and celebrated by international media.

Upcoming · 1 — 18 August 2026

BAFA Exhibition

Group Exhibition · United Kingdom

Exhibiting Sanctuary of Nature — the piece born from humanity's collective search for refuge during the pandemic years — at the BAFA exhibition this August.

Now Showing · 18 June — 1 August 2026

RBSA Summer Show Exhibition

Group Exhibition · United Kingdom

Selected for the RBSA Summer Show with Iya Laje — a celebration of heritage and the enduring spirit of the marketplace matriarch. View the exhibition gallery ↗ · Buy prints ↗

RBSA Exhibition — gallery cover
April 2026

Creative Visionary of the Year 2025/26

Global Reputation Forum · London

Named Creative Visionary of the Year by the Global Reputation Forum and Reputation Poll, presented by the Lord Mayor of Westminster at a ceremony attended by three-time Grammy winner Wouter Kellerman, the Mayor of Islington and global media leaders. Read the full story ↗

John Lekan receiving the Creative Visionary of the Year award in London
March 2025

Aworan — Solo Exhibition at Atirera Gallery

Atirera Gallery · Lagos, Nigeria

A homecoming solo showcase of the Aworan collection. The exhibition saw In Thought acquired by a private collector — the collection's first sale — and was accompanied by a media tour including TVC's Wake Up Nigeria, Silverbird and Hot FM Lagos.

Lagos exhibition poster featuring John Olalekan Durojaye
Opened Friday 12 January · 6pm — 9pm

Dreams & Nightmares — 2nd Edition, Boomer Gallery

Boomer Gallery · 150 Tooley Street, SE1 2TU · Tower Bridge, London

Two works — Sanctuary of Nature and Stillness in the Storm — selected for the gallery's Dreams & Nightmares exhibition in the Tower Bridge district, chosen alongside 200 artists from a pool of over 2,000 international submissions. Read my journey to this exhibition ↗

Sanctuary of Nature framed on the wall at Boomer Gallery, London
2018 — Present

The Aworan Journey

Worldwide

Aworan began as a personal record of travels around the world — from the Thames to the Eiffel Tower, from studio compositions to real-life moments. The collection continues to grow, one frame at a time. Aworan 2.0 is coming soon to Nigeria.

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