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'''Damola Ayegbayo''' (born Dec 29, 1988) is a [[Nigeria]]n contemporary visual artist and painter.<ref name="New">{{cite news|url=https://newtelegraphng.com/ayegbayo-damola-communicating-power-beauty-of-black-african-women/|title=Communicating Power, Beauty Of Black African Women|last=Tony|first=Okuyeme|date=10 January 2024|work=[[New Telegraph]]|publisher=[[New Telegraph]]|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="PM news">{{cite news|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/06/25/beauty-of-african-women-at-world-of-women-nft-art-project/?amp=1|title=Beauty of African women at World of Women NFT art project|last=Taiwo|first=Okanlawon|date=25 June 2023|work=pmnewsnigeria.com|publisher=[[P.M. News]]|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Leader"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sunnewsonline.com/nigerian-artists-gaining-international-recognition/|title=Nigerian artists gaining international recognition|website=sunnewsonline.com}}</ref>
'''Damola Ayegbayo''' (born Dec 29, 1988) is a [[Nigeria]]n contemporary visual artist and painter.<ref name="New">{{cite news|url=https://newtelegraphng.com/ayegbayo-damola-communicating-power-beauty-of-black-african-women/|title=Communicating Power, Beauty Of Black African Women|last=Tony|first=Okuyeme|date=10 January 2024|work=[[New Telegraph]]|publisher=[[New Telegraph]]|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="PM news">{{cite news|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/06/25/beauty-of-african-women-at-world-of-women-nft-art-project/?amp=1|title=Beauty of African women at World of Women NFT art project|last=Taiwo|first=Okanlawon|date=25 June 2023|work=pmnewsnigeria.com|publisher=[[P.M. News]]|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Leader"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sunnewsonline.com/nigerian-artists-gaining-international-recognition/|title=Nigerian artists gaining international recognition|website=sunnewsonline.com|date=5 January 2021 }}</ref>


He has an estimated 1000 works of painting and visual arts and his artwork is displayed in Osun State capital.<ref name="Nation">{{cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/nigerians-urged-to-support-young-artists/|title=Nigerians urged to support young artists|date=20 August 2020|work=Thenationonlineng.net|publisher=[[The Nation (Nigeria)]]|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Daily">{{cite news|url=https://dailytimesng.com/artistic-landscape-for-best-african-painters/|title=Artistic landscape for best African painters|date=9 September 2023|work=dailytimesng.com|publisher=[[Daily Times (Nigeria)]]|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sunnewsonline.com/african-changemakers-the-he-world-needs-to-know-about/|title=African changemakers the world needs to know about|website=sunnewsonline.com}}</ref>
He has an estimated 1000 works of painting and visual arts and his artwork is displayed in Osun State capital.<ref name="Nation">{{cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/nigerians-urged-to-support-young-artists/|title=Nigerians urged to support young artists|date=20 August 2020|work=Thenationonlineng.net|publisher=[[The Nation (Nigeria)]]|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Daily">{{cite news|url=https://dailytimesng.com/artistic-landscape-for-best-african-painters/|title=Artistic landscape for best African painters|date=9 September 2023|work=dailytimesng.com|publisher=[[Daily Times (Nigeria)]]|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sunnewsonline.com/african-changemakers-the-he-world-needs-to-know-about/|title=African changemakers the world needs to know about|website=sunnewsonline.com|date=11 May 2022 }}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Art exhibition==
==Art exhibition==
*A Virtual Showcase of Artwork by Hansford and Sons, London.
*A Virtual Showcase of Artwork by Hansford and Sons, London.
*Harlem Fine Art Show New York 2022, Art from the Motherland Exhibition <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://independent.ng/ayegbayo-numadzi-alagbe-eight-others-to-feature-in-arts-from-motherland-exhibition-in-new-york/|title=Ayegbayo, Numadzi, Alagbe, Eight Others To Feature In Arts From Motherland Exhibition In New York|website=Independent.ng}}</ref>
*Harlem Fine Art Show New York 2022, Art from the Motherland Exhibition <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://independent.ng/ayegbayo-numadzi-alagbe-eight-others-to-feature-in-arts-from-motherland-exhibition-in-new-york/|title=Ayegbayo, Numadzi, Alagbe, Eight Others To Feature In Arts From Motherland Exhibition In New York|website=Independent.ng|date=17 September 2022 }}</ref>
*Thames Art center2023, Brooklyn, New York
*Thames Art center2023, Brooklyn, New York
*Black Heroine Exhibition by Ominira Art Gallery, New York 2024.
*Black Heroine Exhibition by Ominira Art Gallery, New York 2024.

Revision as of 13:09, 15 July 2024

  • 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)


Damola Ayegbayo
Born(1988-12-29)December 29, 1988
Osun State, Nigeria
MonumentsHis art works are displayed at the heart of Osun State as a monument[1]
NationalityNigerian
Alma materObafemi Awolowo University
Occupation(s)Artist, painter
Notable workvision 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]
StyleÀBÈFÉ meaning (pleaded to be loved)

Damola Ayegbayo (born Dec 29, 1988) is a Nigerian contemporary visual artist and painter.[5][6][2][7]

He has an estimated 1000 works of painting and visual arts and his artwork is displayed in Osun State capital.[1][8][9]

Early life and education

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.[5][3] [10]

Art career history

His artwork was commissioned for The Color Purple (2023 film).[3][4]

World of women Non-fungible token (NFT) featured Damola 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][15]

He has held exhibitions in Nigeria, the US, the UK, Canada, and European countries. His paintings have been auctioned by Jasper52, LiveAuctioneers,[16] and Bidhaus and bought by private collectors like Marcus Gardley, Jimmy Akingbola, Jean-Michel Basquiat sister Lisane Basquiat.[17][18]

In 2022, HarperCollins Publishers LLC , USA used his artwork "Unconditional love 2" on a 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 the cover art for a campaign to support promoting black women's mental health by the Cambridge University Press United Kingdom.[8]

In 2023, his artwork “Vision of Hope” was used for a film documentary “HANDLE WITH CARE” by Jimmy Akingbola.[2]

Permanent collection and monuments

[8][3]

Art exhibition

  • A Virtual Showcase of Artwork by Hansford and Sons, London.
  • Harlem Fine Art Show New York 2022, Art from the Motherland Exhibition [19]
  • Thames Art center2023, Brooklyn, New York
  • Black Heroine Exhibition by Ominira Art Gallery, New York 2024.
  • The Adventure 2020, A joint art exhibition

[20]

Awards

Ayegbayo was nominated for a JOM Charity Award for his contributions to African art and also ‘Black Is An Honour Awards’ in Rwanda.[5][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nigerians urged to support young artists". Thenationonlineng.net. The Nation (Nigeria). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Nigerian Artist Work Featured In UK Movie Documentary". leadership.ng. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  3. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c Tony, Okuyeme (10 January 2024). "Communicating Power, Beauty Of Black African Women". New Telegraph. New Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Nigerian artists gaining international recognition". sunnewsonline.com. 5 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Artistic landscape for best African painters". dailytimesng.com. Daily Times (Nigeria). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  9. ^ "African changemakers the world needs to know about". sunnewsonline.com. 11 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Adventure explores beauty of man, nature". thenationonlineng.net.
  11. ^ "Art display". opensea.io. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  12. ^ "Art NFT". canvas.saatchiart.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  13. ^ "Unframed Wall Canvas". target.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  14. ^ "World of Women's Artfest Starts Today With 'Artfest Winter". binance.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  15. ^ a b "Nigeria's Art Scene Has Gained Independence, Global Recognition". leadership.ng. Leadership. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Jasper52 sets focus on Nigerian artist". liveauctioneers.com. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  17. ^ "Basquiat King Pleasure". nyctourism.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  18. ^ "Numadzi, Alagbe, eight others to feature in Arts from Motherland exhibition in New York". tribuneonlineng.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  19. ^ "Ayegbayo, Numadzi, Alagbe, Eight Others To Feature In Arts From Motherland Exhibition In New York". Independent.ng. 17 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Beauty of African ladies at world of women NFT art project". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.



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