Olusayo Ajetunmobi aka Ajet is a prolific Nigerian visual artist and folklorist. Her multidisciplinary art cultivates the Nigerian cultural memory, with a focus on folklore, femininity and fun. To make up for ancient oral African folktales that are lost and forgotten, ‘Sayo crafts new ones. She has published two original folktales, including Just One Bite, which was commissioned for “Write the Future”; an OkadaBooks literacy initiative. The Greedy Ostrich is her author-illustrator debut, published in 2021. She is the illustrator of 8 published children’s books; including a fully illustrated anthology of 12 reimagined folktales from across Africa, published 2019. She received a printmaking certificate from the Bruce Onobrakpeya Foundation, after attending the harmattan workshop themed “Folklore, Folktales, Folk Art, Myths and Legends”.

Ajet made her debut as a performance artist in 2023 at New Culture Studio, Ibadan, with "The Rebirth of Venus"; an exploration of the female gaze. She collaborates with NGOs to create illustrations for social impact and change. Notably working with the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity, and the Feminist Library, on an artbook and campaign critiquing GDP as a measure of growth, while educating people on the global socio-economic exploitation of invisible labour and women’s work. Following this, she began a series of mixed media paintings titled “Girls just want to have fun”, exploring the ways that beauty standards and invisible labour keep women from enjoying themselves. The production of these paintings was enhanced by a 2024 spring residency at Villa Karo.

Ajet is actively involved in capacity building; offering support to aspiring children's books illustrators and artists, through workshops and mentorships. She facilitated a Picture Book workshop at the Pa Gya! Literary Festival 2023, and was part of the May 2024 mentors cohort with the For Creative Girls program. Keep up with her work on instagram.