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Ayoola Ijisakin

Joined Artgidi: Dec, 2023
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Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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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

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