Curriculum Vitae

| Education                                |

| Year: 2001      | Degree/Certificate: National Technical Certificate (NTC) Painting and Decoration.   | Institution: Federal Technical College, Yaba, Lagos. |

| Exhibitions 

Solo                |

| Year       | Exhibition Title   | Location    |

|————|——————–|————-|

| 2024       | Black to the future in the metaverse | Bamako, Mali|

| 2021       | Suffering and smiling    | New York, USA |

| 2022       | Art in time of crisis | Bamako, Mali|

|    Group             |

| 2024      | Liberating Strokes: Art in the name of Liberty   | Lufasi Park, Lagos, Nigeria |

| 2023      | Break the Bias| Nike Art Gallery, Abuja, Nigeria |     

| 2021      | Destiny II. International Women’s Day. | Alexis Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria.|

| 2020      | Art + Tech: Power, Perception, Access.| NJ, USA.|

| 2019       | Women in Art | Hamburg, Germany. |

| 2018       | Press for progress; Women move on | Lagos, Nigeria |

| 2017       | Art-titude | Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Nigeria|      

| 2014      | The art of football”. Art Exhibition | Lagos, Nigeria.|

| 2010      | Art exhibition in honor of Ambassador Sander.(US) | Lagos, Nigeria.|

| 2008       | Naija at work | Lagos, Nigeria |

| 2008       | Women in visual art | National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria |

| 2007       | Art for Fela Anikulapo-kuti | National Museum Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria|

| 2005       | Contemporary Nigeria Art voices | Ogun, Nigeria |

| 2004       | Progressive feminism | Aina Onabolu, National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, Nigeria|

| 2003       | Experience Nigeria    | National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria |

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 Residencies                             |

| Year       | Residency Program | Location    |

|————|——————–|————-|

| 2020       | Light and Dark residency. | Maputo Mozambique |

| 2018       | International Artist in residency (OYASAF) | Ogun, Lagos, Nigeria. |

| 2016       | Molue Mobile Museum of Contemporary Art (MMMoCA) Residency | Lagos, Ghana, Mali, Dakar, Senegal|

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|   Awards                                   | 

| Year         | Award Title        | Organization|

|————-|——————–|————-|

| 2024        |   Winner, African Human Rights art contest    | IHRAM New York, USA   |

| 2024        |   2nd RunnerUp, Liberating Strokes: Art in the name of Liberty    | Lufasi Park, Lagos.  |

| 2022       | Third place winner, ARTDEX juried art contest    | Art Collectors International, USA   |  

| 2021       | Winner, Illustration Category   |  SAABAA Art, Berlin Germany   |

| 2020       | Recipient of the #GivingTuesday Relief Grants   |   Women’s Studio Workshop USA.   |

| 2020       | Grantee, SOFACO Special Artist covid relief fund   |   African Culture Fund, Bamako, Mali   |

| 2020       | Second place winner, (ARTDEX)  juried art competition  |  Art Collectors International USA  |

| 2020       | 2nd RunnerUp the banality of evil in our daily lives        | Berlin, Germany|

| 2018       | New African Women Iroko Awards International    | Hungarian Trade and Tourism Center |

| 2018       | Winner, Nigeria culture art contest           | NumaVille Organization, Abuja Nigeria   |

| 2016       | Winner, Gani Odutokun award for Excellence in Art | African Art Resources Center, Nigeria

| 2016       | 2nd place winner Buddy bear design art         | Germany Embassy, Abuja Nigeria |

| 1999       | Third place, UNFPA International poster contest      |   UNFPA  |

|      Publications                 |

| Year       | Publication Title   | Publisher   |

|————|——————–|————-|

| 2017       | The Art of Nigerian Women artists | Ben Bosah Books |

| 2017       | The F word. | Ake Book Festival Review publication |

| 2017       | Open City Lagos book.| Heinrich Boll Foundation |

African Art Resource Centre: “featured artist” Art for life magazine. May 2014.pg.20-21

Femi Ajayi, Interview, One Culture on MyTv, on April 2013.

Moses Kadiri: Resilience in colours and creativity of female artists, Woman child Nigeria Compass Vol. 4 No. 1431 Tuesday May 15 2012.

Tajudeen Sowole: In Colours and Creativity, food for thought The Guardian.Sunday May 2012, pg. 40.

Over Medeme: Celebrating colours and creativity in womenfolk, food for thoughts.The Nation: Vol 7. No.2134 Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

Theresa Onwughalu Day artists waged war on poverty. Daily Sun,Wednesday October 22, 2008. Pg 47

Art Review: LasPo World. Vol. 1 No 3 September 2008. 

Yinka Olatunbosun:The Meeting of Kindred spirits. ThisDayLife. June 10 , 2018

Japhet Alakam: Display of colours as OYASAF scholars end residency. Vanguard News Nigeria, May 30, 2018.

Karina Igonikon BBC News(Pidgin): Female Artists dey use art exhibition to celebrate oda women. March 13, 2018.

Yinka Olatunbosun: An Artist’s Legacy for Makoko Children. ThisDayLife, September 14, 2018.

Eseoghene Laba: Freedom of art expression for Lagos street boys. The Guardian, November 19, 2017.

Samuel Adesanya: Group takes Artist training to correctional centre.The Nation, November 29, 2017.

Osa Mbonu: Alexis Galleries holds first all-female exhibition for violence against women. Vanguard News Nigeria. February 2019.

Evelyn Osagie: Artists seek better life for women. The Nation, March 8, 2017.

Simeon Mpamugoh: African female art expo celebrates women. The Sun Nigeria

True Africa: The bus travelling from Lagos to Dakar which is full of contemporary art. May 9, 2016

Olatunde Babatunde: Promoting Nigerian arts and culture, my resolve-Yemisi Shyllon. The Sun, June 29, 2019.

The Editor: Artists against gender violence celebrates International Women’s day 2019. March 3, 2019.

Enifome Ukodie: With Women Arise, Female artists set for exhibition. The Guardian, March 8, 2017.

Evelyn Osagie: 25 years of promoting Nigerian arts. The Nation, January 3, 2017.

“We don’t consume art enough in Nigeria” The Guardian, August 27, 2017

Tajudeen Sowole: Experience Nigeria, The Art of Resilient patronage, The Guardian, January 1, 2017

AllAfrica: When Bears, Dances showed in Abuja. July 24, 2016.

Margaret Mwantok: Art-Titude..Female artists open a three week exhibition on Friday. The Guardian, August 13, 2017.

Muneer Yaqub. Women artists exhibit works to mark October 1. The Nation, October 10, 2018.

Evelyn Osagie: When Women artists tackled corruption with Art-titude. The Nation, September 6, 2017.

 Community Engagement                              |

| YYYY       | Collection Title    | Location    |

|————|——————–|————-|

| 2022       | Sexual Violence against women and girls mural project     | Bamako estate, Ojodu Berger |

| 2022       | Women in Socioeconomics (Social focus)        | Sabo Yaba local communities |

| 2021       | Suffering and smiling   | Internal displaced persons camp, Maiduguri, Borno. |

| 2018       | “Beyond Prison” Intensive art workshops with inmates     | Ikoyi Prison, Lagos. |

| 2018       | “Girls meet Girls project     | Makoko, Lagos |

| 2017       | Workshop art project with boys    | Correctional Center for Boys Ojota Lagos.  |

 Collections                                |

| YYYY       | Collection Title    | Location    |

|————|——————–|————-|

| 2021       | Abandoned      | Carlye Byron-Nelson  New York USA |

| 2018       | Arugba (Osun Osogbo festival)        | Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art Museum |

| 2018       | Women in Tech        | Dr. Nike Davies-Okundaye, Nike Art Gallery |

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| Workshops/Conferences           |

| Year       | Event Title         | Location    |

|————|——————–|————-|

| 2022       | “Mapping New Bodies” with Adeola Olagunju. | Goethe Institut,Lagos, CCA, Lagos, Nigeria. |

| 2021       | 100 offerings of peace.         | New York, USA |

| 2017       | Art for Peace: Painting Africa values.  |   Lagos, Nigeria.  |

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| Skills                                  |

| Drawing and Painting skills    | Keen eye for detail            | Communication skills    |

| Storytelling    | Adaptability            | Persistence and patience