Nigeria
Born in: 1980
Painting
Born in April 1980, Olayimika Soile is a Nigerian artist who hails from Ogun State, Nigeria. He graduated from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria. Soile describes his art as personal because, with it, he intends to reflect his state of mind.
Soile has attended several art workshops and has done numerous commissions for institutions such as banks, hotels, private offices, government parastatals, etc. He is married and he lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria.
Exhibitions
Soile has participated in numerous exhibitions and delivered interviews and lectures, some of which are listed below:
1. Illumination 3, Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, 2019.
2. Illumination 2, Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, 2018.
3. Femininity, Solo exhibition of oil and acrylic paintings (in commemoration with the Outstanding Women Award) Ikeja, Lagos, 2017.
4. Interview session with JYB TV, Ikeja, Lagos, 2017.
5. Creating the New, art talk and discussion, Thought Pyramid, Ikoyi, Lagos, 2017.
6. NYSC first inaugural art exhibition, Abuja, 2010.
7. Illumination 2, Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, 2018.
8. The International Adire Carnival and Art Exhibition, Alake Palace, Abeokuta, Ogun State, 2005.