Artist Bio : Olapeju Alatise
Olapeju Alatise was
born in Lagos in 1975. She always had an inclination for the arts and
went on to study architecture at Ladoke Akintola University of
Technology, Ogbomoso. After practicing as an architect for a while, she
quit to pursue her first love, art. However, she admits to having lost
nothing by studying architecture as it also influences her art.
Alatise is a
brilliant, versatile artist who works with every medium and has been
commissioned on several art projects in Lagos and Calabar. She is a
furniture-maker, author, jewellery maker, textile designer and gardener
among many other things. She continues to challenge herself in her
craft.
Selected Exhibitions
2005: Beads of the Sahel, jewelry exhibition- Nigeria.
2004: Reflex, Made in Nigeria, – Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2004: The African Renaissance – Muson Centre, Lagos.
2003: Jigida, Celebrating African Adornments – Goethe Institut, Lagos.
Contact
Web: www.pejualatise.com
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