Josy Ajiboye

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Josy Ajiboye
Born1948 (age 7576)
Education Yaba College of Technology
Employer Daily Times of Nigeria

Josiah Akanbi "Josy" Ajiboye (born 1948) is a Nigerian painter, illustrator, graphic designer and sociopolitical cartoonist who worked at the Daily Times . He was a cartoonist at the Daily Times newspaper from 1971 to 2000, [1] and his favourite artistic medium was using realism to comment on cultural, political and social issues in Nigeria. [2] His weekly cartoon column "Josy Ajiboye on Sunday" was a popular visual form of entertainment during the military era in the country. [3] Ajiboye is regarded among cartoon scholars as the longest serving Nigerian cartoonist and the one who brought the craft to the level of art in the country. [4] [ page needed ] [5] [ page needed ]

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Ajiboye hails from Erinmope, Ekiti State, Nigeria. He was educated at Yaba College of Technology and was taught by some prominent artists such as Yusuf Grillo and Solomon Wangboje. [6] After his secondary education, he worked as a trainee for African Challenge Magazine, a division of the Sudan Interior Mission. He started work as a cartoonist with the Morning Post. [6] In 1971, he joined Daily Times' Art Department. [7] Ajiboye is also a painter and had his first exhibition in 1977 at the Gong Gallery, Lagos Island. He had a solo exhibition at Terra Kulture in 2011. [2] All members of Ajiboye's family ( his wife and four children) are all professional artists. [8]

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References

  1. Medeme, Ovwe (March 22, 2011). "Nigeria: As Jossy Ajiboye Paints for Pleasure". Daily Independent. Lagos.
  2. 1 2 "Ajiboye's Solo". This Day. Lagos. March 10, 2011.
  3. "Storm in a Sunday Teacup: Cartoonist Josy Ajiboye Looks Back". Glendora Review: African Quarterly on the Arts. 3 (2): 117–122. 2001. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023 via Michigan State University Libraries Digital Repository.
  4. Jimoh 2018.
  5. Medubi 2009.
  6. 1 2 Jimoh 2010, p. 31.
  7. Ibikunle, Supo (April 1977). "Spearing Josy on Show". Spear. Lagos: Daily Times.
  8. Jimoh, Michael (January 9, 2022). "Give Us Art This Day, Our Father". THEWILL. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

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