Sheriffdeen Abayomi ADETORO

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

ADETORO

First Name

Sheriffdeen

Other Names

Abayomi

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

April 22, 1939;

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Lagos

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Profession

Artist
Lecturer

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Ansar-Ud-deen School, Alakoro, Lagos; Ahmadiya College, Agege, Lagos, Ahmadu Bello University, 1972; North Texas State University, Denton, Texas, USA, 1983.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

American Crafts Association; Nigerian Society for Education
through Art, Screen Printing Association International; Society of Nigerian Artists,
Surface Design Association, Textile Society of Nigeria

Previous Appointments

Head, Department of Textiles, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, 1972-74;
Head, Department of Fine Arts, Ibadan Polytechnic, Ibadan, 1975-76; Artist-in-Residence,
Fulbright Scholar, Nashville University Centre, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 1975; Head,
Textile Division, Department of Industrial Design, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1977-
86; Head, Department of Industrial Design, 1986-90; Dean, Faculty of Environmental
Design, 1988-90; Education Attache, Nigerian Universities Office, London, 1990

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Research Techniques: For Projects, Proposals, Report,
Thesis and Dissertation, Gaskiya Corporation, Lagos, 1986; Creation of Industrial Design
Department in Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University Experience in Creative Dialogue,
Society of Nigerian Artists at 25, Society of Nigerian Artists, Lagos, 1990.

Outstanding Achievements

Creative Works: Outcome of Studio Experiments, British
Council, Kaduna, 1972; Innovation of Casual Dress, Centre for Cultural Studies,
University of Lagos, 1979; Painted Textiles, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas,
USA, 1982; Soki L’obe Oge, Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,
1987; Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, 1987; Textile Arts of Adetoro, National
Theatre, Lagos, 1988.