About Akintunde Olajide John
Akintunde Olajide John is a full time studio practice as an artist, specialize in painting and has held more than thirty groups exhibitions in his home country and abroad. IGBALADUN which is Yoruba language means enjoyment will be his first solo outing at MAISON DE FRANCE, Lagos- December 2004. He is a member of Defactori studio, Lagos, society of Nigeria Artist(Lagos chapter), sable watercolour – Nigeria, san- Diego watercolour society- Califonia U.S.
Education/ Institutions:
Yaba college of technology, Lagos state
Yaba college of technology, Lagos state
Ilogbo High school, Ebute-metta west, Lagos state
Ijero Baptist school, Ebute-metta Lagos
Qualification with date:
1999 HND in painting
1996 ND General Art
1989 WASC/ GCE O’Level
1984 First School Leaving Certificate
Experience:
Fred Archibong Design
- 1989- 1990 painter-in-training
Media-House Communication
- 1991- 1993 creative Art
Universal Studio of Art (Abiodun O. Olaku)
National Art Thearte, Lagos
- 1996 Industrial Attach
Nigeria Ports Authority
Container Terminal (WARF) Lagos
- 2000 – 2001 Youth Corper in Training
Defactori Studio
Ebute- Metta Lagos
- 2001 – Date
- Practitioner and Helping
- Diploma in Industrial Training
Group Exhibition:
1996- ADSA Yabatech- Lagos
1998- ADSA Yabatech- Lagos
1999- Final year painting exhibition
2001- The Dawn of democracy in Nigeria, Lagos Art and culture
2003- Fusion – National Museum Lagos
2003- Open House- Accenture, Lagos
2003- December juried show presentation- San Deigo watercolour society Califonia
2003- Creative Acsension, Mahogany Lagos
2004- Our experience- Maison De France, Lagos
2004- Luminous- 4th annual pastel exhibition Dydrim, Lagos
2004- Igbaladun- solo, Maison De France, Lagos
2014- Timeless, terra culture, Lagos
2014- sensing spaces, terra culture, Lagos
2014- Welcome to Africa, Louth country Museum, Dundalk Ireland
2015- GTBank virtual Gallery, Lagos
2015- Drawing is Basic, a workshop with Victor Ekpuk, Arthouse, Lagos
Phone: 08023054217
Artist Personal Website: Jideakintunde@facebook.com
Email: akinojohn@yahoo.com