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Comment: The lead is not entirely comprehensible. What does "He is Nigerian youngest largest Art holder" mean? The Monumental link goes to a disambig page. Greenman (talk) 09:44, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
Ayegbayo Damola | |
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| Born | December 29, 1988 Osun State, Nigeria |
| Monuments | His art works are displayed at the heart of Osun State as a monument[1] |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, painter |
| Notable work | vision on hope ( uses for a movie titled “HANDLE WITH CARE” BY Jimmy Akingbola documentary, Unconditional love (featured by HarperCollins),[2], commissioned for foreign movie The Color Purple (2023 film)[3] Artwork used on a book cover titled "Relations An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices" written by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond[4] |
| Style | ÀBÈFÉ meaning (pleaded to be loved) |
Ayegbayo Damola (born Dec 29, 1988) is a Nigerian contemporary visual artist and painter.[5][6][7][2]
He has an estimated 1000 works of painting and visual arts and His artwork is displayed at the heart of Osun State capital as a Monument picture to remember lost heroes.[1][8]
Early life and education[edit]
Ayegbayo, (born 1988 in Ejigbo, Osun State, Nigeria). He pursued his higher education at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Fine and Applied Arts with a specialization in painting..[5][3]
Art career history[edit]
Ayegbayo has the largest number of paintings and visual artworks in Osun State. He is a recognised artist with about 1000 artworks in his collections; some of his works have already been acquired by the State government and used as Monument.[9][10]
His painting style is called ÀBÈFÉ and it convey the power of the beauty of black African women, the reality of life, and morals through color and black beautiful women's faces and His artwork was used and commissioned for foreign movie The Color Purple (2023 film).[3][4]
World of women Non-fungible token (NFT) had featured ayegbayo on their international projects in partnership with OpenSea and Saatchi Art [11][12] as the only African artist in the world of women NFT projects ,Target,[13], Wayfair and Vincent van Gogh.[14][6][9]
He has held exhibitions in Nigeria, the US, the UK, Canada, and other European countries. His painting has been auctioned by art houses such as Jasper52, LiveAuctioneers,[15] and Bidhaus and bought by private collectors like Marcus Gardley, Jimmy Akingbola, Jean-Michel Basquiat sister Lisane Basquiat.[16][17]
In 2022, HarperCollins Publishers LLC , USA used his artwork "Unconditional love 2" on a popular book cover titled "Relations An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices" written by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond[4] and His work titled “Purpose of Existence” was used as a cover art for a campaign to support promoting black women's mental health by the Cambridge University Press United Kingdom.[7]
In 2023, His artwork “Vision of Hope” was used for a movie documentary “HANDLE WITH CARE” by Jimmy Akingbola.[2]
In 2024, he was nominated for the JOM Charity Awards and his style of painting is by using portraits of beautiful black women.[9]
Permanent collection and monuments[edit]
- His paintings are publicly displayed in Oshogbo, Osun State as a Monument to remember lost heroes.[1]
- Super Sports TV
- Standard Chartered Bank - global collection, Nigeria
- Various private collections in United States, United Kingdom
- Iwalewa Art Gallery, Nigeria
- Art Colony Gallery, Nigeria
- AFM Gallery New York
- KPMG Collection, Nigeria
Art Exhibition[edit]
- A Virtual Showcase of Artwork by Hansford and Sons, London.
- Fine Art Show New York 2022, Art from the Motherland Exhibition
- Thames Art center2023, Brooklyn, New York
- Black Heroine Exhibition by Ominira Art Gallery, New York 2024.
- The Adventure 2020, A joint art exhibition
Awards[edit]
Ayegbayo was nominated for JOM Charity Awards for his contributions to African art and also‘Black Is An Honour Awards’ in Rwanda.[9][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Nigerians urged to support young artists". Thenationonlineng.net. The Nation (Nigeria). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Nigerian Artist Work Featured In UK Movie Documentary". leadership.ng. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ a b c Michael, Adeshina (19 January 2024). "Nigerian artist ayegbayo damolas artwork commissioned for foreign movie thevcolor purple". pmnewsnigeria.com. P.M. News. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Cover Art by African Artists to Appear on an Upcoming Anthology Honoring Diverse Voices". dailytimesng.com. Daily Times (Nigeria). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Tony, Okuyeme (10 January 2024). "Communicating Power, Beauty Of Black African Women". New Telegraph. New Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b Taiwo, Okanlawon (25 June 2023). "Beauty of African women at World of Women NFT art project". pmnewsnigeria.com. P.M. News. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Nigerian artists gaining international recognition". sunnewsonline.com. The Sun (Nigeria). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Artistic landscape for best African painters". dailytimesng.com. Daily Times (Nigeria). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Nigeria's Art Scene Has Gained Independence, Global Recognition". leadership.ng. Leadership. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "African changemakers the world needs to know about". sunnewsonline.com. The Sun (Nigeria). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Art display". opensea.io. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "Art NFT". canvas.saatchiart.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Unframed Wall Canvas". target.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "World of Women's Artfest Starts Today With 'Artfest Winter". binance.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Jasper52 sets focus on Nigerian artist". liveauctioneers.com. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
- ^ "Basquiat King Pleasure". nyctourism.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "Numadzi, Alagbe, eight others to feature in Arts from Motherland exhibition in New York". tribuneonlineng.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "My love for visual art is inseparable". sunnewsonline.com. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Beauty of African ladies at world of women NFT art project". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.