Adekunle Gafar

Adekunle Gafar is a Lagos-based Nigerian artist and the originator of the "HYBRIDISM" style - an expressive fusion of African traditional iconography with Western expressionism. With a career spanning over two decades. His medium ranges from oil paint, gloss paint, gouache, crayon, conte, charcoal, pencil, acrylic, pastel and digital Arts.

He has additional skills photography, video production, visual effects, 3D design and animation.

He has worked as a lead animator, visual effect artist, film editor, producer and director.

He has been awarded a financial grant by the Tony Elumelu Foundation and a Scholarship by Diamond Bank.

He is the convener of 'Art of Our Culture' the foremost educational art exhibition in Nigeria in collaboration with the prestigious enterprise development centre of the pan Atlantic university, Lagos Business School.

Core Themes and Artistic Value:
Gafar's works explore raw emotional states like guilt, attraction, and fear while reflecting post-colonial African narratives and urban Nigerian life. His symbolic use of masks, bold colors, and distorted figures encourages deep viewer reflection, making his pieces both culturally and intellectually valuable.

Market Position and Investment Potential:
His w...

Studied geology at the university of Ibadan.

Social entrepreneurship at Wharton School University of Pennsylvania

Entrepreneurship Management at Enterprise Development Centre, Pan Atlantic University

Leadership at Daystar Leadership Academy

Interactive Multimedia at NIIT

Alumni Tony Elumelu Foundation

Art takes paris exhibition

Art of our culture exhibition