
August – October 2022 Amazon Artist in Residence
Jite Agbro
Jite Agbro is a Nigerian American artist from the NW. She is currently represented by Patricia Rovzar Gallery in Seattle, WA. She is best known for her colorful figurative artwork featuring layered patterns, sharp contrast, and fabric and paper collage. Agbro has completed several solo exhibitions and large-scale installations around the Northwest, including P.L.U.A. (Proposed Land Use Action) at MAD Art (2022), Deserving at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (2019) and Skap-got at 4Culture Gallery (2018). Notable group exhibitions include the Gates Foundation 20th Anniversary at the Gates Foundation Discovery Center (2020).. She has also received support and funding from Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, The Neddy Foundation, 4Culture, Artist Trust, Shunpike, Pratt Fine Arts Center, and The James & Janie Washington Jr. Foundation. Agbro studied fine art at Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle, WA) and California College Arts (Oakland, CA) before completing a B.A. in Environmental Design at Evergreen State College and an M.S. in Design and Engineering at the University of Washington