Address: 14 Bakare Makinde Street, Oso-Ogun Alapare Ketu, Lagos. Birth: October 18, 1960, in Ondo, Ondo State. Training: OND, 1983and HND, YabaCollege of Technology, 1986, specializing in painting. Profile: Full name, YisaFolasele Akinbolaji; employed, Kolografiks Studio, Lagos, 1982;NYSC, Cross River Television Authority, Uyo, 1987;teacher, Lagos State Model College, Badore, Lagos, from 1988; part-time lecturer in arts, Lagos State University, College of Education, Ojo, Lagos State; produced seasonal greeting cards, book covers, posters and illustrations, from 1988. Member: Society of Nigerian Artists. Solo Exhibitions "Solution," National Museum, Lagos, September24-October 8, 1984. Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, March 2-16, 1985. "Prime Message," National Museum, Lagos, September 28-October 12, 1988. "Norms, Forms & Actions," National Museum, Lagos, November 24-30, 1990. Group Exhibitions NYSC Exhibition, National Theatre, Lagos, December 5, 1986. University of Cross River State, Uyo, April 30-May8, 1987. "Reflections: An Art Exhibition of the Society of Nigerian Artists," National Theatre, Lagos, December 16-30, 1988. "Creative Dialogue: SNA at 25," National Theatre, Lagos, November 27-December 10, 1989. "Images of the Nigerian Nation," National Theatre, Lagos, September 29-October 13, 1990. Commissions Mural, "The MediaCrew," Akwa IbomStateBroadcasting Corporation, Uyo, 1987. Mural, Cross RiverTelevision Authority, Uyo, 1987. Awards & Honors National Painting Competition award, organized by MobilProducing, Nigeria, 1983; NYSC Cross River State Chairman's Honours Award, 1987. Bibliography Prime Message: An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Yisa Akinbolaji; [exhibition held at the National Museum, Lagos, September 28-October 12, 1988] / foreword by Martins Akanbiemu;introduction by Yisa Akinbolaji. [Lagos: s.l., 1988]. 12pp. illus. Norms, Forms &Actions: An Exhibition of Drawings and Paintings by Yisa Akinbolaji; [held at the National Museum, Lagos, November24-30, 1990]. [Lagos: Akinbolaji, 1990]. 23pp. illus. Reviewed: Kodilinye Obiagwu, "Artists' Works Now Attract Dollars," Business Times (Lagos) December10, 1990, page 20;Aloy Ibeabuchi, "Akinbolaji'sNorms, Forms&Actions," Lagos Weekend (Lagos) December 14, 1990, page 8; "A Visualisation of Culture," Quality (Lagos) December27, 1990, page 38;"CreatingAwareness," Times International (Lagos) December 24, 1990, page 35].
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