Verified archive statusFOLORUNSHO, Yekini
Sculptor Address: 56 Ibokun Road, Oshogbo, Oshun State. Birth: August 20, 1939. Training: Originally a blacksmith, later trained as a jeweler; worked with his older brother, Asiru, for two years before going on his own. Profile: Makes repousse works in copper, brass and aluminum, producing panels illustrating aspects of Yoruba religious and secular life. Group Exhibitions "Silver Jubilee National Art Exhibition," Federal University of Technology, Owerri, September 26-October 1, 1985. "Contemporary Arts from Western Nigeria," Zamana Gallery, London, October 20, 1988-January 8, 1989. "Reflections from Africa," Onira Arts Africa, Ottawa, Canada, April5-20, 1990. Commissions Sculpted relief panels, copper, brass and aluminum, National Black Theatre, Harlem, New York, USA. Public Collections Museum fur Vdlkerkunde, Frankfurt, Germany. Copper relief: one untitled. Bibliography