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Fortune Anuforo




Fortune is a native of Imo State in Nigeria who lives in Lagos State, has an Ordinary National Diploma in fine and applied art with a focus on general art and a Higher National Diploma in painting and drawing from Yaba College of Technology. His art fuses exaggeration, stylization, mannerist, and cubic forms representing African land and heritage. He was curator and industrial attaché at the Didi Museum from 2011 to 2105. He has exhibited at the Lasgidi Cultural Arts Exhibition in 2011, the Thought Pyramid Art Gallery’s Next of Kin competition in 2017 and 2020, the Artyrama Art Gallery “Ode to Mankind” exhibition in 2018, and “Strings Attached,” an art exhibition and fundraiser for sickle cell warriors in 2019.

Artworks by Fortune Anuforo





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Oladotun Popoola




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Ellis Oyekola




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Duke Asidere




Duke Asidere is one of Nigeria’s leading contemporary artists; He was born in Lagos in 1961. His father was a sailor with the Elder Dempster company while his mother ran the household. The earl...
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Oghagbon Moses




OGHAGBON EBOIGBODIN MOSES is a Nigerian professional studio artist and a freelance tourism photographer specializing in cultural festival, documentary, environmental, travel and adventure photography ...
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Olalekan Iskil Odunbori




Olalekan Iskil Odunbori was born in 1989. He hails from Ota, Ado- Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun state, Nigeria. He graduated from the prestigious Yaba college of Technology, Yaba, Lagos in 201...
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Bob-Nosa Uwagboe




Bob-Nosa Uwagboe was born in 1974 in the ancient city of Benin kingdom, rich in cultural and artistic heritage. Edo state. Nigeria. He received his professional education at the famous colorist school...
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Bisi Fakaye (1942 - 2017)




ANATOMY OF A DEPARTED MASTER CARVER, BISI FAKEYE(1942 - 2017).
By Mufu Onifade


Olabisi Onawale Fakeye was born on the 9th of March, 1942 in Ila-Orangun, Osun State, Niger...
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Laolu Senbanjo




Laolu was made famous from his performance art collaboration with Beyonce however, it's his heritage and being born and raised in Ilorin, Nigeria to Yoruba Parents that made his Art what it is.
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