OLAYEMI, Olu

Graphic Artist, Painter Address: Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Ibukun, PO Box 552, Iloro, Ile-Ife, Oshun State. Birth: October 27, 1947, in Maguashe, Ghana. Training: Department of Fine Arts, Yaba College of Technology; partidpated in Ori-Olokun workshops, Ile-Ife, 1969 and 1970, under the directorship of S. Irein Wangboje. Profile: Paints in bright colors, outlining his forms like the shapes in a stained glass window. Solo Exhibitions Ori-Olokun Cultural Centre, Institute of African Studies, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, 1969. Kongo Sodal Club, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, January 1974. Senior Staff Club, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 1975. British Council, Ibadan, August 18-28, 1975. National Museum, Jos, 1976. British Coundl, Kaduna, September 21-28, 1977. Group Exhibitions Ori-Olokun Group Exhibition, Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, December 1969. Ori-Olokun Artists, USIS, Ibadan, 1970. "Visions of Africa," Afro-American Cultural Center, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, May 12-23, 1975. Two Ori-Olokun Artists, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, November 1980. Alliance Francaise, Ibadan, 1986. "Ife Group of Artists," French Cultural Centre, Lagos, May 1987. "25th Anniversaryof Obafemi Awolowo University," Ori-Olokun Group of Artists Exhibition, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, December 1987. "Ori-Olokun Art Exhibition: In Honour of Late Michael Crowder," Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1988. "IfeGroup of Artists," Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, May 1988. Two-Man Exhibition, USIS, Ibadan, December 5-16, 1988. Veneroni Fobio Gattobar Gallery, Lome, Togo, 1989. Public Collections Museum fur Volkerkunde, Frankfurt, Germany. Oil painting: "An Owl"; print: "The Mourners." State House, Lagos.
Last Update

“Please send your updated CV to: [email protected]” – Editor

© Blerf

All entries available on this Website shall be updated from time to time in order to add, modify or amend the information or contents of an existing entry. Accordingly, no legal proceedings whatsoever shall be entertained by the biographer on account of any information deemed to be inadequate or incomplete.

CONTACT US

We're not around right now. But you can send us an email and we'll get back to you, asap.

Sending

©2024 Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Powered by 24hubs

Log in with your credentials

Forgot your details?