Nigeria
Born in: 1976
Painting
Felix Aina was born on the 19th of July,1976 in Surulere, Lagos State. He hails from Ekiti state in the western part of Nigeria and had his primary and secondary education in Lagos state from 1982 to 1994. He obtained an Ordinary National Diploma in Fine and Applied Art at the School of Fine and Applied Art, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi in 2002. After his OND program, Aina underwent a year of studio training at De_factory studio in Lagos state. He later returned to school for his Higher National Diploma, majoring in Painting, and he graduated in 2005 with an excellent grades. Aina was posted to Federal Government Academy, Suleja, Niger State for his compulsory one-year national youth service, where he worked as an art teacher. After completing this program, he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from an institution in Abuja, in 2007.