Kolade oshinowo biography of rory

Nigerian painter (born 1948)

Kolade Oshinowo (born February 6, 1948) is a Nigerian artist, painter, portraitist.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Oshinowo is indigene of Ikorodu in Lagos state.^[3] He was born in Ibadan, Oyo state in 1948.

He graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University in 1972.

Career

After his debut solo exhibition in 1973 at the Goethe Institut in Lagos, he went on to host six more solo exhibitions by the end of the 1970s and displayed his work internationally. In 1977, he participated in the Nigerian Exhibition at FESTAC 77. By 1984, Oshinowo was featured in a traveling solo exhibition organized by the Nigerian National Museum, which toured several cities including Lagos, Benin, and Jos.

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He was head of the Fine Arts department, Yaba College of Technology in 1986. He wa