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Damola Ayegbayo

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Damola Ayegbayo
BornOsun State, Nigeria
MonumentsOsun State monument[1]
🏳️ NationalityNigerian
🎓 Alma materObafemi Awolowo University
💼 Occupation
Artist
Notable workvision of hope, Unconditional Love 2,[2] The Color Purple (2023 film) poster[3]
StyleExpressionism[4]

Damola Ayegbayo (born 1988) is a Nigerian contemporary visual artist and painter.[5][6]

Creator of an estimated 1000 works of painting and visual arts, his art is displayed in Osun State capital, as well as in collections and exhibitions around the world.[7][8][9]

Early life and education[edit]

Damola Ayegbayo was born in 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.[1][10]

Career[edit]

Damola Ayegbayo is an expressionist painter whose work explores the beauty of Black women, often using bright colours against their faces. He uses, among other media, postal colors, oil colors, and acrylics in an artistic style he has named ÀBÈFÉ (translated as "pleading to be loved"), based on his native name. He says he is influenced by his mother and his late grandfather, who was an artist working in paint, sculpture and ceramics.[11][8] Ayegbayo founded Victor Arts Enterprise.[8]

Ayegbayo has held exhibitions in Nigeria, the US, the UK, Canada, and several European countries.[9] His paintings have been auctioned by Jasper52, LiveAuctioneers and Bidhaus, and bought by private collectors around the world, such as Marcus Gardley and Jimmy Akingbola.[8]

In 2022, HarperCollins used his artwork "Unconditional Love 2" on the cover of the book Relations: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices, edited by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond.[12] His work titled "Purpose of Existence" was used as the cover art for a campaign to promote Black women's mental health by Cambridge University Press.[13]

In 2023, his artwork “Vision of Hope” was used for a film documentary “HANDLE WITH CARE” by Jimmy Akingbola.[2] World of Women NFT also featured Ayegbayo as the only African artist in their international projects, in partnership with OpenSea, Saatchi Art, Target, Wayfair, and Vincent van Gogh.[clarification needed][5][14][8] He was also nominated for a JOM Charity Award, for those who demonstrate a commitment to social, environmental and humanitarian causes.[8] He was also nominated for a Black Is An Honour Award in Rwanda.[4]

In 2024, Ayegbayo was commissioned to provide artwork for the Nigerian film poster of The Color Purple.[3]

Permanent collection and monuments[edit]

Art exhibition[edit]

  • A Virtual Showcase of Artwork by Hansford and Sons, London.
  • Harlem Fine Art Show New York 2022, Art from the Motherland Exhibition[15]
  • Thames Art center2023, Brooklyn, New York
  • Black Heroine Exhibition by Ominira Art Gallery, New York 2024.
  • The Adventure 2020, A joint art exhibition[16][17]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nigerians urged to support young artists". Thenationonlineng.net. The Nation (Nigeria). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nigerian Artist Work Featured In UK Movie Documentary". leadership.ng. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michael, Adeshina (19 January 2024). "Nigerian artist ayegbayo damolas artwork commissioned for foreign movie the color purple". P.M. News. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tony, Okuyeme (10 January 2024). "Communicating Power, Beauty Of Black African Women". New Telegraph. New Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. ↑ "Nigerian artists gaining international recognition". sunnewsonline.com. 5 January 2021.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "African changemakers the world needs to know about". sunnewsonline.com. 11 May 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "Nigeria's Art Scene Has Gained Independence, Global Recognition". leadership.ng. Leadership. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Numadzi, Alagbe, eight others to feature in Arts from Motherland exhibition in New York". tribuneonlineng.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  10. ↑ "Artist reflects on human condition through art=guardian.ng". 31 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Celebrating Black History Month UK: Damola Ayegbayo". Artfinder. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  12. ↑ "Cover Art by African Artists to Appear on an Upcoming Anthology Honoring Diverse Voices". Daily Times Nigeria. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Artistic landscape for best African painters". dailytimesng.com. Daily Times (Nigeria). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Art display". opensea.io. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  15. ↑ "Ayegbayo, Numadzi, Alagbe, Eight Others To Feature In Arts From Motherland Exhibition In New York". Independent.ng. 17 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Beauty of African ladies at world of women NFT art project". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  17. ↑ "eight young influencers making waves on their respective fields in Nigeria=guardian.ng". 21 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-16.



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