Biographical record
- Surname
- ABIMBOLA
- First Name
- Akerele
- Previous Name
- Artist
- Gender
- N/A
- Profession
- Artist
- Schools Attended with Dates
- Studied for three years underTwins Seven-Seven and Nike Davies at Keke Elemu Cultural Centre, Oshogbo.
- Previous Appointments
- Operated the Baba-Bim Arts Gallery in Ibadan; opened an art school in Oyo; now owns "Gallery365,"Ibadan; opened an art school in Oyo; participated in American arts fairs and festivals in Paris, Texas, USA, and Dayton, Ohio, USA, 1989, the National Black Art Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, USA,1990, and the Black Art Festival in Huntsville, Alabama, USA; uses pen and ink, batik and applique techniques applied to cotton and silk. Solo Exhibitions Mountain Valley Arts Council, Guntersville, Alabama, USA, May 1-30, 1990. Group Exhibitions "Uhuru: African and American Art Against Apartheid," City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, New Jersey, USA, February 17-March31, 1988. "Contemporary Arts From Western Nigeria,"Zamana Gallery, London, October 27, 1988-January 8, 1989. "Contemporary Art from Western Nigeria-Oshogbo," Africa Centre, London, July 9-14, 1990.
- Have you ever been a member of any political party?
- N/A
- International/Foreign Decorations
- Grand prize, "Art on the Lake," Twentieth Century Club, Guntersville, Alabama, USA, 1989 and 1990; first place award, Black Art Festival, Hunstville, Alabama, USA, 1990
- Creative Work/Major Exhibitions
- Bibliography Highet, Chandana Juliet. "Bimbo Akerele, Artistin Cloth." July 1987. 3 leaves + 5 photos (color), [unpublished; copy available in the National Museum of African Art Library]. Scott, Victoria & Victor Davson. Uhuru: African and American Art Against Apartheid; [exhibition held at the City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, New Jersey, USA, February 17-March31, 1988. Newark, NJ:City Without Walls, 1988]. [12]pp. illus. [None by Akerele]. Kassim, Omololu. "Abimbola Invades American Art Market," Weekend Concord (Lagos) November 24, 1990, pages 8, 19.
- Official Address
- GPO Box 17166,Dugbe, Ibadan, Oyo State.
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