OLABODE, Joseph

Mosaicist, Textile Artist Address: c/o Nike Davies, PO Box 911, Oshogbo, Oshun State. Birth: 1954, in Ogidi Ijumu, Kwara State. Training: Self-taught. Profile: Brother of Nike Davies; freelance artist, Oshogbo; works in Yoruba batik technique known as adire, produces bead mosaics, and paints. Group Exhibitions "National Art Exhibition" National Theatre, Lagos, September 25-October 1, 1980. "Four Oshogbo Artists," Raku Gallery and Sculpture Park, Washington, DC, 1981. "Nigerianische Kunst Ausstellung," Nigerian Cultural Centre, Bonn, Germany, March 18-April 1, 1982; Ingleheim and Berlin, Germany, 1982. "Oshogbo Artists from Nigeria," National Center of Afro-American Artists, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 11-August 1982. "Evolution in Nigerian Art," Lagos, 1984. "Oshogbo Art," Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, July 4-29, 1985; Commonwealth Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 12-31, 1985. "Silver Jubilee National Art Exhibition," National Theatre, Lagos, September 26- October 1, 1985. "Myth and Image: An Exhibition of Works by 14 Nigerian Artists," Denton, Texas, USA, October 15-November 10, 1985. "Art from the African Diaspora: Becoming Visible," Aljira,…