Gbolahan Ayoola | |
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 Gbolahan Ayoola's Mural Design at Ojodu-Berger, Lagos State, Nigeria | |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Occupation | Artist |
Gbolahan Ayoola is a Nigerian-based painter and sculptor with works using acrylics, pastels, pencil, and charcoal. [1]
In 2020, Coca-Cola Nigeria selected Ayoola's work Blue Woman alongside the works of Kingsley Effiong and Perpetual Cyril to be painted on wall murals in Rivers, Enugu, and Oyo states. [2] [3]
He was also commissioned by Glenfiddich in Nigeria to design a commemorative package as part of the launch of their global art platform in 2021. [4] [5] Adidas installed Ayoola's Blue Woman in its flagship store in Lagos in 2023. [6]
Ayoola was born in 1977, in Ibadan, Nigeria. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Fine/Applied Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ife, Nigeria in 2002. [1]
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