Graphic Artist, Painter Address: Concord Press, PO Box 4483, Ikeja, Lagos. Birth: November 21, 1962, in Ode-Lemo, Ogun State. Training: BA in fine arts, University of Ife, 1984. Profile: Full name, Timothy Olusola Ogunfuwa; employed, Ethiope Publishing Corporation, NYSC, Benin City, 1984-1985; graphic artist, Guardian Press, Lagos, 1985-1986; designer/illustrator, African Concord Magazine, Lagos, from 1988. Member: Society of Nigerian Artists. Group Exhibitions "The Ife Art School: 1974-1984," National Theatre, Lagos, April 27-May19, 1984; Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, June 1-15, 1984; Concorde Hotel, Owerri, August 20-25, 1984. Degree Exhibition, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, 1984. "Butterfly Expressions," National Museum, Lagos, 1986. "Solutions '86," Ibadan, July 12-26, 1986. "Echoes of Our Past," Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, 1987. "Towards a Greater Nation," Italian Cultural Institute, Lagos, December 5-19, 1987. "Fotofest," National Theatre, Lagos, August 27-28, 1988. "Expressions-'88," National Oil & Chemical Marketing Company, Lagos, November 24, 1988. "Art for Art's Sake," Sinsemillia Gallery, Lagos, December 4-22, 1988. "Reflections: An Art Exhibition of the Society of Nigerian Artists," National Theatre, Lagos, December 16-30, 1988. "Hilton Art Expo," Nicon Noga Hilton Hotel, Abuja, May-June 1989. "Creative Dialogue: SNA at 25," National Theatre, Lagos, November 27-December 10, 1989. Exhibition of Art Works, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, 1989. "Images of the Nigerian Nation," National Theatre, Lagos, September 29- October 13, 1990. 'Tonic Embrace," National Museum, Lagos, October 6-18, 1990. Commissions Portrait, Colonel Raji Rasaki, Governor of Lagos State. Bibliography Olanipekun, Tunde. "Young Artists Make Waves in Ibadan," The Guardian (Lagos) July 19, 1986, page 11. Expressions-'88: Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures and Drawings by: Olu Ajayi, Rukeme Noserime, Sola Ogunfuwa, Abiodun Olaku, Ola Shonubi; [exhibition held at the National Oil & Chemical Markekting Company, Lagos, November 24, 1988] / introduction by Abayomi Barber. [Lagos: s.n.], 1988. [14]pp. illus., port. Reviewed: Funnso Ogunlade, "A Promise of Harvest," African Concord (Lagos) November 28, 1988, page 15; Humphrey Bekaren, "A New Pride," African Guardian (Lagos) January 2, 1989, page 17. Art for Art's Sake: Sinsemillia Gallery Opening Exhibition, 4-22 Dec. 1988. Lagos: Sinsemillia Gallery, 1988. 8pp. illus. [None by Ogunfuwa]. Tonic Embrace: An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Femi Kolawole, Sola Ogunfuwa [andj Tunde Olanipekun; [exhibition held at the National Museum, Lagos, October, 1990]/ introduction by Dele Jegede. Lagos: F. Kolawole, S. Ogunfuwa and T. Olanipekun, 1990. 30pp. illus. Reviewed: "Embracing Tonic Embrace'," Guardian Express (Lagos) September 19, 1990, page 5; "A Tonic for the Arts," Lagos Life (Lagos) September 27-October 3, 1990; "Three Join in Tonic Embrace'," The Republic (Lagos) October 2, 1990, page 13; "Of Arts, Artists and the Arts Market," Guardian Express (Lagos) October 3, 1990, page 5; 'Tonic Embrace: An Elixir to Cool the Visual Heat," The Guardian (Lagos) October 5, 1990, page 16; "Artists in Surprising Boldness for Development," Evening Times (Lagos) October 8, 1990, page 5; Funnso Ogunlade, "Vitality of Paints: A Three- Man Portrait of Life," National Concord (Lagos) October 11, 1990, page 5; Bamidele Akindoyo, "Tonic Embracing," Classique (Lagos) November 12, 1990, page 23; Kodilinye Obiagwu, "The Three Musketeers," Times International (Lagos) November 12, 1990, pages 34-35.
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