Olamilekan Okunade

Okunade Olamilekan (b. 1988) is a contemporary Nigerian artist who specializes in painting. He is a full-time practicing studio artist residing in Oyo state Nigeria. He was born in Lagos State Nigeria. He graduated in 2017 with a Btech (Hon. Fine and Applied Arts) from Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. His work is strongly influenced by and reflects the cultural happenings and situations that affect the black community laying more emphasis on women and their places in society with the medium choice of acrylic paint on canvas. He has his core source of inspiration from his immediate environment, gender physiognomy, and the ups and downs of the struggle of society.

With numerous successful joint exhibitions and competitions under his belt, he emerged among the top 100 finalists for Life in My City (Limcaf) 2019, he won 2nd runner-up at the Jesudahunsi art competition, in 2008, The Bells at Ota. In 2015, he won the award of the most creative student in LAUTECH. He exhibited at the international art fair Suzhou Expo in China, in 2021, at the MoDhafest Art in Healing Exhibition, in the USA, in 2022, and at Yoruba Ni Mi Gallery, in the UK, in 2022.

Okunade Olamilekan is a seasoned professional artist whose works are extensively collected both home and abroad.He has a residential atelier where he works and also trains young emerging artists for internship. He is a member of Global Arts in Medicine and also a co-founder of Sip and Paint Your Mental Health.