Oluwatoyin Akintunde

Born
1984
Nationality
Nigerian
Country
Nigeria
City
Ile-Ife

Artist with 13 years experience,as well as portfolio of varied accomplishment including exhibitions & academic achievements.

Possess a strong sense of artistry & forward-thinking that is consistently displayed across all art pieces.

"GELE"is used as an head adornment in Yoruba Culture & in several African Cultures & Black Diaspora globally.A woman attire is incomplete without her GELE.  Nowadays events are incomplete without a bevy of guests crowning their heads of different fabric- in expression of kinship,culture and solidarity.  These women are seen displaying their various coloured headdress well-wrapped around their heads..  The technique of art is called broken tiles, rendered in a mosaic-like form with usage of vibrant colours.
Occupation
artist
Address
Ooni Crownland Estate
Languages
English
Biography

Akintunde Oluwatoyin is an artist,who resides in Nigeria..

She has a powerful approach to creativity.Her style emits coolness and expresses the atmosphere of the African Culture/Heritage.

Her paintings are brought to life with contrasting and harmonious colours with bold composition,which evokes a sense of birth and renewal.

Akintunde Oluwatoyin's interest in art began when she was a little child. She realized it was a rare gift when she noticed that her peers admired her skills. 
As a teenager, art became her means of expression through drawings &paintings.

However, her love for science made her to gain admission into Bowen University, Iwo,Osun State,Nigeria to study Microbiology but her average performance in her laboratory works brought about her transfer to Zoology Department by the University Management. 

She bagged a second class upper degree in Zoology. She also bagged a Master’s degree in Medical Parasitology at the University of Lagos. She also has a proficiency certificate in Management organized by the Nigeria Institute of Management(NIM) at the University of Nzukka. 

She decided to take up artwork as a full time career,exploring her environment as a female artist, beyond the areas of her academic training..

She creates unique inspirational and original artworks....

Education
COURSE/DEGREE: Certificate of Achievement. SCHOOL: African Art Gallery YEAR:2014.
COURSE/DEGREE:M.Sc Medical Parasitology. SCHOOL:College of Medicine Idi-Araba.(University of Lagos). YEAR:2009.
COURSE/DEGREE: Proficiency Certificate in Management. SCHOOL: University of Nigeria, Nsukka. YEAR:2008.
COURSE/DEGREE:B.Sc Zoology. SCHOOL:Bowen University Iwo Osun State. YEAR:2006.
Exhibitions
2014
LIFE IN MY CITY ART FESTIVAL: Zonal Exhibition
Alliance Francaise,Ibadan.
2021
NIRANTAR ART GROUP,INDIA: IVth International Online Art Exhibition- NIRANTAR 2021
Online Art Exhibition
2021
EMBASSY OF SPAIN(ABUJA,NIGERIA): My View From The Other Side :Dreams & Reality - VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION
Thought Pyramid Art Centre,Abuja.
2022
NIRANTAR ART GROUP,INDIA: Vth International Online Art Exhibition- NIRANTAR 2022
Online Art Exhibition
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