Lukman Alade Fakeye (born June 25, 1983, in

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the List of Nigerian cities by population, third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano (city), Kano, with a total populatio ...

) is a Yoruba

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sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

and

woodcarver Wood carving (or woodcarving) is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculpture, ...

. The youngest in the Fakeye family of carvers, he is a nephew of

Lamidi Olonade Fakeye Lamidi Olonade Fakeye (1925 – December 25, 2009) was a fifth generation Nigerian Sculpture, sculptor and academic. He was from the Inurin compound of the Isedo Quaters in Ila Orangun, Ila-Orangun. Professor Lamidi contributed immensely to the ...

, who carved the doors of the African Room at the

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Lukman began working with his father, Akin Fakeye, at the age of nine. Lukman Alade Fakeye studied art and design at

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, where he was elected Best Student in Sculpture twice. Fakeye's works can be seen in public and private collections in Nigeria, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Exhibitions

*The student

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at Ibadan Polytechnic *Osun Oshogbo Annual Festival with Wale Adelakun, 2000, and with Akindele Olufemi Olunloyo, 2006 *Aafak Art Gallery,

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, with Awotunde Adeniyi, 2002 *Megamurth Impression Art Gallery with Seun Adeyemo *Africraft Art Gallery with Rotimi Aderogba, 2005 *Dutch Embassy in

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, 2001 *Mansah Gallery, Banjul, The Gambia, 2007

Notes

External links

Grains of Africa: Fakeye & Yoruba Art

References

*Lamidi Olonade Fakeye. ''Lamidi Olonade Fakeye: A Retrospective Exhibition and Autobiography, My Life and Art''. 1997. Nigerian woodcarvers 21st-century Nigerian sculptors 1983 births Living people Yoruba artists People from Ibadan {{Nigeria-sculptor-stub