Gbolahan Ayoola is a Nigerian-based painter and sculptor with works using acrylics, pastels, pencil, and charcoal.

Exhibitions and works

In 2020,

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Nigeria selected Ayoola's work ''Blue Woman'' alongside the works of Kingsley Effiong and Perpetual Cyril to be painted on wall murals in Rivers, Enugu, and Oyo states. He was also commissioned by

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in Nigeria to design a commemorative package as part of the launch of their global art platform in 2021. Adidas installed Ayoola's ''Blue Woman'' in its flagship store in Lagos in 2023.

Early life and education

Ayoola was born in 1977, in Ibadan, Nigeria. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Fine/Applied Arts from

Obafemi Awolowo University Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria, which w ...

in Ife, Nigeria in 2002.

Awards

* 54 Nigerian Art Masters, 2007 by Embassy of Greece to Nigeria * The National Art Competition, 2010 by

African Artists' Foundation The African Artists' Foundation (AAF) is a non-profit organization, based in Lagos, Nigeria. It was founded in 2007 by Azu Nwagbogu, as a platform for contemporary African art and artists working across photography, fine art, video, ceramics, s ...

References

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