Dudu Emmanuel (male), Was born in Benin City, Edo state in the year 1974, to parents from Warri north, Delta state. He had his early education in Benin City before proceeding to the Famous Auchi Art school, Auchi in 1995 to study Art. Majoring in painting with a Higher National Diploma (HND) in 1999 after an initial two years course in general art with the award of Ordinary National Diploma (OND).
He recently added a bachelor's degree in visual Art from the University of Lagos.

Dudu paints mostly figures which he renders using pastel, oil, Acrylics and water colours. His works are characterized with lavish use of colours, especially in oil and exotic African traditional motifs in water colours and pastel

He has to his credit several group exhibitions, the notable ones being,

Selected Exhibitions Final year Exhibition, Auchi poly, Auchi (1999)
Impact Of Colours Rank Xerox, Lagos (2001)
Kindred Spirits National Museum, Lagos (2002)
Creative Ascention Mahogany Art Gallery, Lagos (2003)
Luminous Mydrim Art Gallery, Lagos (2004)
Creativity In University Of Lagos. Lagos University Of Lagos(2005)
Salon Pan African University, Lagos (2005)
Auchi Heritage National museum, Lagos. (2005)
With A Human Face Pan African University, Lagos (2006)
Times And Feelings Mydrim art gallery, Lagos. (2006)
Spain Through Nigerian Eyes Transcorp Hilton, Abuja (2006)
Diversity In Art Spanish Ambassadors residence, Abuja (2006)
Helenic Images Embassy of Greece, Lagos(2007)
Africa Festival Wuzburg, Germany. (2007)
Miniature Fair Terrakulture, Lagos(2007)
Imaginingvenice Transcorp Hilton, Abuja (2007)
Salon Shell Quarters, Lagos(2007)
Freestyle Harmattan workshop gallery, Lagos(2007)
Most Wanted Home and You, Lagos (2007)
The Unbreakable Nigerian Spirits The Civic Centre, Lagos(2008)

Selected Commissions Portrait of cardinal Okojie,(2006)
Pictorial composition to promote star brand, (Nigerian Breweries calendar project for 2007)

Awards
First prize winner, 'Spain through Nigerian Eyes' An art competition Organized by the Spanish Embassy in Nigeria (2006)
First prize winner, 'Imaginingvenice' An art competition Organized by the Italian Embassy in Nigeria (2007)

Selected Previews / review
'Auchi children Meet at National Museum.' The Vanguard, pg 30, October 24th 2002
'Young artists hoist the Auchi Colourist flag.' Sunday coment, November 20th 2005.

Documentary
Featured in a documentary titled 'This is Lagos' A documentary Produced by News and Pictures Media and the Commonwealth Broadcast Association which is part of DFID. Producer - Tunji Akinsehinwa; Director - Paul Marie Houessou; Executive Producer - Sally-Ann Wilson
Brief: To change perceptions about Africa by making positive films that reflects an alternative image. 'This is Lagos' was about revealing a side to Lagos that most people would not believe because of its reputation as a dangerous city.