Artist Bio
Ayoola hailed from the ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State. He
Obtained B.A and MFA in Fine Arts from Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife in 2006 and 2014 respectively. He proceeded
to bag Post Graduate Diploma in Education in 2020 from
National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna and Teachers’ Registration
Council of Nigeria (TRCN) in 2021. Ayoola, who combined
art practice with teaching, had taught Creative/Visual Arts in
several Secondary Schools in Nigeria for several years.
He had participated in several art exhibitions some
which include ECHOES, an Annual Juried Exhibition
organised by the Society of Nigerian Artists, Abuja Chapter
(2023), REDISCOVERING ARTS: A SUSTAINABLE
PERSPECTIVE organised by Embassy of Spain, Abuja (2022),
60x60x60 Art Exhibition organised by Department of Fine and
Applied Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University in commemoration
of 60th year anniversary of the institution’s establishment
(2021), Celebrating Womanhood an Art Exhibition organised
by Nigeria Health Watch (2021), and Badagry Festival
Art Exhibition organised by Society of Badagry Artists in
collaboration with September Studio and Gallery, Badagry,
Lagos State, Nigeria (2013). Ayoola is a finalist/winner at Safe
4 Press Art Competition, organised by Society of Nigerian
Artists, Abuja and Cartoonists
Association of Nigeria (CARTAN),
2023. And a second prize winner at
Sports and Culture Art Competition
organized by National Council for
Arts and Culture in 2021.
His art practice is often inspired
by African philosophies, culture,
aesthetics and entertainment,
with styles ranging from realism
to abstract/stylization. Some of
his choicest art materials include
oil, acrylic and at times, mixed
media. Ayoola’s figure painting and
composition are dramatic with focus
on African tradition, culture, identity
and entertainment, while landscape,
composition, and abstract are some
of his other painting genres. Ayoola
is a Career Developer/Administrator
in Human Resources and Staff
Development