Beatitude II

DURODOLA YUSUF

Born in 1979 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Durodola Yusuf is a well-known Nigerian professional painter and performance artist, who is popular for experimenting with recycled waste material. He has an NCE from the Federal College of Education, Akoka and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

Durodola aims to address socio-cultural issues with his work, including the human experience, social justice, culture and belief, as well as environmental pollution he often engages the public in his thought provoking performance art. He is quite vocal about saving the environment and group action to make the world a better place he once said, ” We are the change the world is earnestly awaiting” in his performance, ‘Global Hues’ at his alma matter, Federal College of Education for its 50 th Anniversary celebration, which addressed the influence of education on drawing out people’s potentials.