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MR. MORENIKE OLUMIDE

Mr. Morenikeji Olumide is an exceptional, versatile artist and a fashion illustrator of note... He is known as Enjoyment in his circle of friends, the students in his fashion illustration class at Nikky Africana call him Mr. Keji, and a few that knows him well call him de genius. Olumide is a graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His artistic prowess and dexterity is immensely fascinated and has built a huge portfolio over time... He is one of the key facilitator with Kambani Art London’s children programme (www.kambani.org). He has played a key role to other talent hunt events in Nigeria and beyond. He has only participated in various art exhibitions as a student and as a graduate artist. Olumide’s works are in private collections and galleries within and outside the shore of Nigeria. He has his own studio in Lagos called ART & SOULS. Have a glimpse of his works on the link below (Please copy the links and paste on your browser): http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150957505771159.483165.724076158&type=3&l=c3335ced66

MRS. KOYA ABIMBOLA

“A teacher affects eternity, he can never tell where his influence stops”. This is apparent in the life of Mrs. Koya Abimbola, giving an account of how she ended up as an artist. She was influenced at an early age by two of her teachers who might have probably forgotten who Abimbola is but their impact on her put her on the part of visual expression. Mrs Koya ranks among the best art teachers in the state, Ogun. An adventurous woman who loves challenge and self-motivated individual who has helped her students in the past achieved beyond their academics but has contributed immensely to personal development of these lads. She is not easily taken aback rather see to fulfillment of her endeavours where most teachers could have giving up on a student, she press further to see that such child achieve his/her full potential. A virtue probably she must have learnt from her mentors, the art teachers, way back in her secondary days at Baptist Girl High School, Idi-aba, Abeokuta in the mid 80s. The said art teachers, Mr. Ogundiran and Owoade are versatile artist with great affluence. Abimbola described them as being kind, loving and caring. They appear every day in school in different dashing Adire shirts of variety of colours and designs. The young Abimbola was highly fascinated by this and made up her mind to study art. This lures her to the art studio everyday, every break time. Today, she has an NCE and a degree in Textile and teaches in one of the prominent secondary school in the state. You imagine how our lives as instructors can form a life and channel the little tots to high accomplishments in the future. Mrs. Kola Abimbola is an active member of NSEA, a mother of three (beautiful kids) and happily married to Mr Kehinde Koya. She bakes and also into fashion designing and interior décor, though not on a large commercial scale because of her busy schedule in school and the role of a mother but she does design for her kith and kin when the need beckons.

MR HODONU NATHANIEL


Mr. Hodonu Nathaniel is currently the art instructor at the Badagry Grammar School, Lagos. He is a dynamic painter and art instructor of note. He has organized series of Art Exhibition in the past for his art students and their peers from other schools with aimed at exchange of ideas, encourage the appreciation of art theory and practice.
He has actively been involved in art scene in Lagos and passionately in pursuit of promoting art in Nigeria. He is an epitome of an art instructor. He practices what he preaches as he owns a studio in Lagos. He has done so much to see art teaching and practice to a new level. He has graced the pages of newspapers and magazine for his stewardship.

OLUSEGUN ADENIYI, AN ARTIST-CUM-ART INSTRUCTOR

Olusegun Adeniyi is a man with the heart for the art. Olusegun, is a prolific blogger, artist-cum-art instructor and a social entrepreneur. He is a versatile multi-media artist, academically trained from University of Benin, Nigeria with a degree in painting (Fine Art). He bagged the best graduating student award for NCE Fine and Applied Arts from Federal College of Education, Abeokuta in 2000. His artistic expression uses a myriad of media including: Painting, Textile design, Mosaic and Recycled art.
Recently, he has been engulfed with the issues of environment and thus channels his concern for environmental sustainability packaged in series of artistic expression using recycled materials as media for visual expression. He engages the kids to create diverse eco-friendly art pieces.

He is committed to the cause of inspiring and championing the next generations of artists and art lovers. He dedicated a blog as a virtual platform for nurturing the kids’ talents and exposure of young budding and promising art talent from Africa to the global audience on: www.artscoutafrica.blogspot.com         ….He also share original art of artistic representation of African lifestyle and traditional cultural heritage on; www.africanartcentre.blogspot.com.
Olusegun shares his art class experience on Kiddies column on Nigeria’s Vanguard Newspaper on Sundays to stimulate and inspire artistic practice and appreciation among the young ones.
He has spent an active years in teaching art at elementary and secondary schools which has spare over a decade. He loves kids and he connects effortlessly with the children and fuel their aspiration to create art through differs platform of artistic engagements, especially at the grassroots. He has presented kids for various art competitions and awards both locally and internationally.
He is co-founder of ART SCOUT, which engages in series of Art Project with the sole aim of nurturing the intrinsic talents of young ones through an ART EDUCATION platform as form of therapy and empowerment. He has volunteer with other organizations for this cause, Children’s Art Village and Volunteer Africa, both US based NGO.
He has been published on quite number of Nigerian newspapers and magazines; and featured on different TV programmes. He lives for Art, and for him, Art is life!
"He is a man for the kids. As a creative instructor of the French Village School Badagry, Lagos, he seeks those 'young at art' wherever they may be. He picks them up. He builds their creative life, and gives them form.
Above statement was an excerpt from a publication about Olusegun by Chris Iwara titled 'catching the young at heART' published on page33 of a Nigerian newspaper, SUNDAY SUN on 22nd May, 2011.
He selflessly seeks to give the kids regardless of their background the chance to self expression and creativity. His life of service as inspired certain individual to make effort in imparting young ones, even when it’s just a child!
His works as an art instructor lives beyond him; you may have a look at his teaching history on the links below:

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MR. OLUSOJI SUNDAY, A TEACHER WITH A DIFFERENCE

Mr. Olusoji Sunday has worked in different capacities as an art instructor dated back as more than a decade. He is presently with MACJOB Secondary School, Abeokuta. A master in mural art and his pieces has adorned various school buildings in Ogun state and beyond.
He is a hardworking art teacher that deserves a page in history. He has presented students for different art competitions.