Born in Ibadan, Nigeria 1990
Lives and Works in Berlin, Germany 
CV
2019                Creative Drawing Berlin Drawing Room 
2013 - 2014     Practical  Filmmaking Met film School Berlin 
RESIDENCIES  
2021 - 2025    Winter Residency Burnt Sienna Art school Berlin 
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Sometimes I Paint Sentences (Two-person), Backhaus Projects Berlin Germany 
2024 Dwelling places (Group Sow), Art space in Exile Berlin Germany 
2022 Julian Rosefeldt Penumbra (1st Assitant Director) Konig Galerie Berlin Germany 
         Winter Salon (Group show)  Burnt Sienna Art School Berlin
2015 Bizarre Sound Creatures (Group show)  Eindhoven Netherlands 
ARTFAIRS 
2025 Notagallery Art Market #2, Berlin, Germany
FILMOGRAPHY 
2023 - Five - Director/Writer/Editor - 7 mins
2019 - Brandon - Director/Writer/Editor - 16 mins
2019 - 1st Northeast Mountain Film Festival, USA
Olbia Film Network, Italy
2020 - Anatolian Short Film Festival, Türkiye
Shorted Film Festival, USA
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, USA
2019 - Gammophobia - Director/Writer/Editor/
Cinematographer/Sound Design - 3 mins
2017 - That Was Awkward - Director/Writer/Editor - 5 mins
2017 - Boddinale Film Festival, Germany
2017 - Conversations of an Interracial Couple - Director/
Writer/Editor - 4 Episodes, each 5 mins
2018 - Pick of the Month, Berliner Film Festival, Germany
2014 -  Temporary Discomfort - Director/Writer/Editor - 13mins
2014 -  Best Drama & Best Actress, Landesfilmfestival Berlin-
Brandenburg, Germany
Shortcutz Film Festival Berlin, Germany
2015 -  Boddinale Film Festival, Germany
International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema London, United Kingdom
Berlin Independent Film Festival, Germany
2014 -  Eleutheraphobia - Director/Writer/Editor/Sound Design - 3 mins
2015 -  Berlin Film Nights, Germany
Berlin Open Screening, Germany
COLLECTIONS 
Benro Adegbenro is collected by various private collectors in Berlin Germany 

“My work is not about dictating a singular narrative but about opening a space for reflection and connection.” 

Benro Adegbenro (b. 1990, Ibadan, Nigeria) is a British/Nigerian artist based in Berlin, Germany. Initially working with experimental films and video art, he later transitioned into drawing and painting. His painting practice centres on expressive figurative abstraction, where characters serve as vessels for personal and cultural narratives. His emotionally charged compositions explore themes of identity, history, and human connection.

Adegbenro employs exaggerated facial expressions and gestures to convey unspoken emotions. His paintings transcend traditional portraiture, capturing the tension between individuality and collective identity, allowing each piece to exist between personal storytelling and broader cultural resonance. Inspired by his Nigerian upbringing, he uses hair as a recurring motif, representing cultural heritage and self-expression. His use of bold colour, gestural marks, and raw textures adds a visceral quality to the work, evoking both vulnerability and strength.

He has exhibited in independent art spaces such as Art Space in Exile and Backhaus Project in Berlin, Germany. Since 2021, he has been an active participant in Burnt Sienna Art School Berlin, taking part in its annual winter residency while also using the space as his studio. As his practice evolves, Adegbenro continues to explore new ways to communicate identity and human connection through painting.