Wolof Women by Godfrey Okorodus

Wolof Women, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 60 × 44 inches, Provenance: Collection of R. O, Ikeja and The Art Barn, Lagos

Godfrey Williams-Okorodus is a Nigerian Postwar and Contemporary artist who was born in 1970. Williams-Okorodus has participated in dozens of exhibitions, including collections specifically aimed at ending FGM, i.e. after Lagos (1998); in Germany (2000-2006); the USA (2006 -2008); Gent, Belgium, Vrowen en leven vol pijn, 13 – 28 July 2011 in St. Stephanus Convent, and at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva (2012 & 2014). He has produced a series, Star Gazers, in honor of women, and another devoted to the memory of pioneer activist, founder of FORWARD (UK), Efua Dorkenoo.