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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