Bisi ADEYEMI

Artist

Address: 20 Araromi Street, PO Box1101, Oshogbo, Oshun State. Training: Informally apprenticed to her step-mother in Oshogbo; later attended workshops in Oshogbo; mentored and tutored by Twins Seven-Seven, Jimoh Buraimoh, and Susanne Wenger. Profile: Full name, Olabisi Ajike Adeyemi; formerly known as Olabisi Olaniyi; guest lecturer in textiles, University of Benin, Benin City, 1984-1985; lectured and gave batik demonstrations in galleries, art institutions and academies in Austria, England, Germany, Switzerland and various cities in the United States, 1980-1988. Solo Exhibitions Miya Gallery, Washington, DC, August 1-30, 1980. National Museum, Benin City, 1981. Black Gallery Owners, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 1982. National Museum, Jos, 1982. National Museum, Lagos, 1983. BlackRenaissance Gallery, Washington, DC, 1984. Arts in South Dekalb, Dekalb, Georgia, USA,1984. Oakland Community School, Southampton, New York, USA, 1984. Boston Museum, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1985. Shell Petroleum, Port Harcourt, 1985. Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1986. Ikoyi Club, Lagos, 1986. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, 1987. BlackWomen's Health Project, Atlanta,…