Roots of Resilience by Oladele Ogbeyemi

Roots of Resilience by Oladele Ogbeyemi, Discarded metal /scrap objects,  37X34 inches, (8kg)

Oladele Ogbeyemi  was born in Lagos State. He fell in love with art during his secondary school days, he had informal training from different creative platforms before he went to the Lagos State Polytechnic Ikorodu, Lagos in 2015, where he received an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) certificate. And in 2018, he acquired a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Fine Arts, Sculpture Major from Yaba College of Technology, Lagos State. He joined the Universal Studios of Art 2013 at the National Art Theatre,  Iganmu in Lagos State, for an apprenticeship. While he was there, he was under the watchful eyes of Fidelis Odogwu Eze, a sculptor.

His ardent indulgence in the art profession as a metal sculptor and the recognition of his chosen materials, the use of junk, scrap metals and retired tools in collide with his passion for drawings, painting, and mixed media in different areas of interest, which has given him an edge to experiment and also create activities to be celebrated as an environmental artist. Most of his works have been sold within and out of the county. Oladele is a Lagos-based full-time studio artist and a member of the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) His work is in the collection of the Belgium ambassador to Nigeria, a collection of works featured in October Rain exhibition was acquired by King of Morocco and some are in private places and public spaces.