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Radio Personality’s Bold Style Inspires Artistic Masterpiece

This Day 07 Mar 2024
Obatuyi herself is a visionary Nigerian artist renowned for her mastery in fabric-based artwork, channels ... Gbonjubola Obatuyi is an Ibadan, Nigeria-based artist celebrated for fabric artist-based works.
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Master Storyteller, Cultural  Ambassador, Jimi Solanke Bows Out

This Day 11 Feb 2024
Solanke, a true artistic stalwart, was revered for his immense contributions to Nigerian culture ... As a teenager, his father had sent him to Ibadan, away from Lagos, after he had composed a hit tune for Roy Chicago, a highlife artist.
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Ostin Stylez: Redefining Nigerian Music with Versatility

This Day 09 Feb 2024
Hailing from Kaduna and now based in Lagos, Ostin began his musical endeavors while in high school at Sacred Heart College in Ibadan, Oyo state. The versatile artist realized his passion for music ...
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Artists Challenging Rigid Notions of Conformity 

This Day 30 Jul 2023
Moving on finally to the Ibadan-based artist, Awofeso, who identifies as non-binary, they appear committed to questioning rigid categorisation and cultural conventions through their paintings, which are typically done on oil on canvas.
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Artists in Community

The San Juan Journal 21 Apr 2023
Artists in residence and interns reside on-site at Alchemy for one to threemonths at a time, where they have access to the shared ceramics, printmaking, and darkroom photography studios ... The 2023 Alchemy Artist in Resident and Intern Cohort is..
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For These Bleak Times, A ‘Silva’ Lining…

This Day 15 Jan 2023
At the opening of his retrospective exhibition in Ibadan late last year, which was held alongside the launch of the TECH Art Gallery, Abuja-based Sri Lankan artist Imal Silva offered a nuanced message of better times ahead for the nation.
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DJ Burn Quest to Spread Love through Music

This Day 25 Dec 2022
Funmilola Akinsanya, better known by his stage name DJ Burn is an American-based hip-hop gospel and rap artiste with a finesse for his calling ... Taking a stroll down memory lane, the artiste admitted.
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‘The past glory is returning’: Ibadan’s nascent artistic revival

Al Jazeera 04 Nov 2022
However, Odunlade and others have sought to revive Ibadan’s artistic scene in recent years ... practitioners interested in reviving Ibadan’s artistic energy to stage events, meetings and workshops.
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A tribute to Black artists could signal a change for museums

The Philadelphia Tribune 28 Oct 2022
After his show closed, Lawrence briefly visited the city of Ibadan, meeting with local artists — particularly with members of the Mbari Artists and Writers Club, publishers of the influential literary magazine, Black Orpheus.
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‘A rock star in his time’: Iconic American painter Jacob Lawrence on exhibit in Norfolk

The Virginian-Pilot 14 Oct 2022
He met with artists associated with the famed Mbari Artists and Writers Club, a center and gathering place founded in Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1961, and also with writers, poets and contributors to the ...
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Bruce Onobrakpeya and the Art of Ageing Like Fine Wine

This Day 28 Aug 2022
Meanwhile, as an icing on the activities commemorating his 90th birthday celebrations, this widely-eulogised artist, who Tunde Odunlade of the Ibadan-based Odunlade Arts and Culture Connexions ...
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Smart, Omovo Featuring at Nike Gallery’s Exhibition

This Day 24 Jul 2022
Another Nike Art Centre’s Spotlight Art and Artists Review weeklong exhibition opens today at the gallery’s premises in Lekki, Lagos. For aficionados and the gallery’s habitués, this will be an opportunity to view the works of two artists.
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