dimeji onafuwa

dimeji onafuwa

happy valley, OR, United States

About dimeji onafuwa

I use Yoruba principles of art in my work. Some are Ona (the embellishment of form), Ara (creativity), Ere (improvisation), pipe (completeness) and tutu (coolness). I draw inspiration from the work of the 1960s Bay Area figurative expressionists (Diebenkorn, Oliveira, Brown, Wonner, Bischoff, Park etc) as well as Henri Matisse and Mark Rothko.

Education:

BA in Art - Concord University (2000)
BA in Advertising/Design - Concord University (2000)
MBA - University of North Carolina, Charlotte (2007)
PHD in Design - Carnegie Mellon University (2018)

Events:

Paintings were featured in a multi-million dollar box office movie (the War Room)

Presenter - Mint Museum Grand Opening - October 2010 Resident Artist/Lecturer – The Mint Museum Charlotte, NC Winter 2009 – Spring 2010
Invited Speaker - AIGA Charlotte Annual Meeting, 2010

Exhibitions:

Group
Nov 2015: Christine Frechard Gallery, PA
Oct 2010: Synthesis - Salem College, Winston-Salem NC
Oct 2007: Color Riot, Picture Perfect Gallery, Charlotte NC

Solo
Oct 2009: Ila, RedSky Galley (voted best gallery in Charlotte NC)
Oct 2008: Oju Ona, 5ive and 40rty Gallery Winston-Salem NC
Apr 2008: Arthouse Coalition Gallery Charlotte, NC
May 2000: Oju Ona, Arthur Butcher Gallery, WV
Dec 2003: DIMEJI, Latorres, Charlotte NC

Juried
1999 Juried Art Show – Arthur Butcher Gallery, WV
1997 Hackensack Art Show, Juried Show, NJ

Blogs/Publications
African Aesthetics – Aigacharlotte.org
2009 Art show featured on Yahoo.com
2009 Creative Loafing Magazine interview and feature
2009 Charlotte Observer Feature
2009 Arts Pick by Charlotte Arts and Science Council
2009, 2008 Featured in Winston-Salem Journal