Professor jimoh akolo his biography
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Jimoh Akolo (Nigerian, born 1934)
Four female figures
signed unacceptable dated 'J.B. Akolo / 1961' (lower right)
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91 x 122cm (35 13/16 x 48 1/16in).
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Jimoh Akolo studied drape Dennis Duerden, an edification officer develop the African colonial rental. He was a origination member trap the Metropolis Art Company (1958-62), far ahead with Yusuf Grillo, Doctor Onobrakpeya, flourishing other course students main the Metropolis branch order the Nigerien College worm your way in Arts, Body of laws and Profession. He exhibited at rendering Commonwealth Alliance Art Heading, London, develop 1964.
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kó Gallery is very delighted to present The Essential Jimo Akolo: A Retrospective of Drawings and Paintings from 1961 to 2015. For the first time in Lagos, kó will be presenting a rare Zaria Art School graduate of 1961, a member of the Zaria Art Society.
Considered by some scholars as a rebel of the “rebels”. Over thirty-one drawings and paintings of the artist’s collection will be featured. The exhibition also has works loaned from some private collectors in Nigeria that are also included in this show. In addition, images of his early works in the collection of Bristol Museum, the University of Sussex, in Britain, and Yemisi Shyllon Museum Nigeria will be included in the well-illustrated catalogue to give the art community a rare glimpse into the artist’s creative oeuvre and his unspoken place on the stage of contemporary Nigerian art.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jimo Akolo (b. 1935) Jimo Akolo is a retired professor of art education who combined art teaching, administration, and a vibrant art career like any of his contemporaries.
Born in Egbe, Kogi State, Nigeria, Jimo Bola Akolo’s artworks focus on indigenous cultural traditions, and the depiction of everyday life. Working predominantly as a painter, Akolo’s work is influenced by designs and patterns reminiscent of Hausa ar
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FOR JIMOH AKOLO, AN UNSUNG HERO, HERE IS ONE WAY TO ROLL OUT THE DRUMS
There are other reasons, besides his brief connection with the Zaria Art Society, why the reticent octogenarian artist Jimoh Akolo merits a seat of honour among Nigeria’s top modern and contemporary artists, says Okechukwu Uwaezuoke
Even after more than a half-century of hosannas, the aura surrounding the Zaria Art Society’s titans does not appear to be fading any time soon. That could explain why Jimoh Bola Akolo’s connection to this phenomenal group – oddly dubbed “Zaria Rebels” by Ghanaian critic Kojo Fosu – seemed so important to kó, the gallery hosting his retrospective.
To be sure, Akolo’s membership in the Society—which he left after three months “for personal reasons”—so to speak, gilded his already illustrious career. Moreover, seeing the works of this Nigerian College of Arts, Science, and Technology (NCAST) alumnus and contemporary of such leading Zaria Art Society members as Yusuff Cameron Grillo, the late Uche Okeke, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Emmanuel Okechukwu Odita, and Demas Nwoko is an added incentive for art enthusiasts hoping to grace the Cameron Road, Ikoyi-based art space.
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