Smith Olaoluwa

Smith Olaoluwa

lagos, Africa, Nigeria

About Smith Olaoluwa

Olaoluwa smith, a native of Lagos state Nigeria was born on the Jan 28 in Lagos state Nigeria,He has a Bachelor of art Degree in Graphic Art/Painting,he was trained in Fine and Applied art under the foremost artist of great University of Benin Edo state Nigeria, namely are El-dragg Leonard okwoju,T-oboite,Austin Bardi,John Ogene and others,He is an experimental artist and exposed to the use of different media, such as:painting,printmaking,drawing, photography,lino-cut,screen printing,His work has been exhibited in Europe, Africa and America and Asia. He has won several awards and has been published in art magazines,Newspapers and Social Media such as the Artrubic worldpress Southwest Art, and Artist Portfolio Magazine. Indianapolis Newspaper,Catch the Young Magazines he is known for his emotionally charged expressive technique which is primiraly derived by the use of a brushstrokes,Impasto Pallet Approach on Pallete Knife.Majority of his arts can be found online which varies in different media, He is also a member of society of Nigerian artists Lagos chapter SNA,check for detail of my artworks on fineartamerica.com/profiles/smith-ola-martins.html www.artwanted.com/olaoluwa

Education:

BACHELOR OF.ART DEGREE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN,/MFA ART

Events:

ARTAWARDS
i have won awards namely
Life undersea painting and lagos traffic painting of mine were awarded a prize at the 3rd Biannual Competition, at the Four Points Contemporary (June 2014)
Upstream jury online exhibition Nebraska special recognition award to my painting Life undersea,
Upstream people gallery 16th Annual Painting, Drawing, Photography & Print Juried Online International Art Exhibition,
Special recognition Awards ,namely 'Market Transaction' 'Lagos Traffic''Durban Rider
Four Points Contemporary 4th Biannual Competition (January 2015) Award of Excellence artwork title (Market transaction)
Award of Merit to my artwork title (Sailing time)

Exhibitions:

October rain exhibition 2014.
Society of Nigeria artists Exhibition
Solo Group Exhibition sos children's village Motif and Painting Exhibition,2011
National Association of Fine and Applied art Student Exhibition University of Benin Edo state Nigeria,2005
Upstream-people gallery Jury online Exhibition Nebraska omaha u.s.a,2014
Colorado mesa university charity legacy exhibition 2012
Four Points Contemporary 3rd Biannual art Competition,
3rd Biannual Competition at Four Points Contemporary (June 2014)
16th Annual Painting, Drawing, Photography & Print Juried Online International Art Exhibition
Upstreampeoplegallery Exhibition Nebraska U.s.a Nafaas exhibition,National Association of Fine and Applied art Student,
sos international ARTExhibition,on motif painting,
World Awareness Children International Art Exchange 2019