Afeez Adetunji

Afeez Adetunji was born in Lagos in 1986. He is from Ede Local Government in Osun state. A self- taught artist, Adetunji was born in a slum but he did not let that define him, instead, he chose to learn from other talented artists, this has been part of his training and development. He started creating art at the age of ten when he picked objects from trash to create something, which served as a petty job for him to build himself as an artist. He later began to experiment with traditional painting techniques.

Adetunji trained under the watchful eyes of Donald Onuoha as an apprentice at Signature Beyond Gallery from 2003- 2007, after which he became a full-time studio artist in a private studio in Lagos where he works until date.

Adetunji’s works on canvas and wood. He infuses recycled materials to create unique expressions. His colour application on the wood panel gives the artworks a sense of contemporary to the ancient medium.