Ade Adekola is a conceptual artist living in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was born in Nigeria and raised both there and in the United Kingdom. He graduated in 1992 from the Architectural Association in London specializing in architecture, and design.

Ade uses photography in many of his pieces. His photography experience spans two decades of experimentation, however the theme of capturing images with an emphasis on looking beyond what the eye would normally see has been a constant.

Ade has exhibited in London, Frankfurt, San Francisco, Burlingame and Palo Alto.

His works can be found in private collections in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Basel, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Lagos, Cape Town, Chicago, Seattle, and Palo Alto.