Akin Buraimoh FAKEYE

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

FAKEYE

First Name

Akin

Other Names

Buraimoh

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Nigerian Artists

Date of Birth

1939

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Osun

Place of Birth

Ila-Orangun

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Single

Profession

a sculptor

Education Level

Others

Schools Attended with Dates

Apprenticed to his father,

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions Senior Staff Club, University of Ibadan, 1971. Goethe Institute, Lagos, September 5-14, 1973. Goethe Institute, Lagos, March 26-April4, 1975. Group Exhibitions "Wood and Ivory Carvings," Exhibition Centre, Lagos, September 27-October 7, 1963. Goethe Institute, Lagos, 1982. "African Art: Past and Present," Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, May 3-31, 1982. [and other venues in Ohio]. Commissions Trophy for the Western State Government. Public Collections Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Wood sculpture: Kola nut bowl and cover, 1974

Other Relevant Information

nephew of Lamidi Fakeye; trained other sculptors, such as Israel Ola Taiwo and Isaac Olu Komolafe