Artist's Bio

Artist's Self Portrait II

Artist's Self Portrait II

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Artist's Photo

Artist's Self Portrait I

Artist's Self Portrait I

Artist's Bio

My 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, I have written folktales, including Just One Bite, which was commissioned for “Write the Future”; an OkadaBooks literacy initiative. The Greedy Ostrich was published in 2021. I have illustrated children’s books; including a fully illustrated anthology of 12 reimagined folktales from across Africa, published 2019. I received a printmaking certificate from the Bruce Onobrakpeya Foundation, after attending the harmattan workshop themed “Folklore, Folktales, Folk Art, Myths and Legends”.

I have offered support to aspiring children's books illustrators and artists, through workshops and mentorships. I facilitated a Picture Book workshop at the Pa Gya! Literary Festival 2023.

Exploring femininity as a performance artist in 2023 at New Culture Studio, Ibadan, with "The Rebirth of Venus". And as an illustrator, I collaborate 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 project, I 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.