Duke Asidere (born 1961) is one of Nigeria’s most celebrated contemporary artists with a keen following internationally and in his native Nigeria. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with first class honors in Fine Arts (painting) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1988, and a Master of Fine Arts in painting in 1990 from the same university. He taught painting, drawing and art history at the Federal Auchi Polytechnic for five years before starting full time studio work in Lagos in 1995.