Smith Olaoluwa

Smith Olaoluwa

lagos, Africa, Nigeria

About Smith Olaoluwa

Smith Olaoluwa is a renowned international Artist, a native of Lagos state Nigeria, He has a bachelor of art degree in fine and Applied art, he was trained under the foremost artists of great university of Benin edo state Nigeria, namely are Mr. El-dragg Leonard okwoju,T-oboite,Austin bardi,and others, He is an experimental artist/an art educator and exposed to the use of different medias, such as:painting,printmaking,drawing, photography,lino-cut,screen printing, He has participated in several exhibitions both jury online and solo exhibitions,e.g sos Nigeria motif and painting exhibition, national association of fine and applied art student exhibition university of Benin Edo state Nigeria, Upstream-people gallery jury online exhibition Nebraska Omaha u.s.a,Colorado mesa university charity legacy exhibition 2012,Four Points Contemporary 3rd Biannual art Competition, October Rain exhibition Lagos Nigeria, He has won awards on some of his paintings namely life undersea, Lagos traffic and lots more and certificates on 3rd Biannual Competition, at the Four Points Contemporary (June 2014) upstream Gallery jury online exhibition Nebraska special recognition award to my paintings, He exhibit some of is artworks with upstream people gallery 16th Annual Painting, Drawing, Photography & Print Juried Online International Art Exhibition, More awards certificates and special recognition on some of is mentioned paintings namely 'Market Transaction' 'Lagos Traffic’ ‘Durban Rider 2' etc Four Points Contemporary 4th Biannual Competition (January 2015) Award of Excellence artwork title (Market transaction) and Award of Merit for artwork title (Sailing time) He won an award of excellence in Art at World Awareness Museum Glens Falls NY (2019),he is a highly respected artist who plays with colors when paintings, also a member of society of Nigerian artists Lagos chapter SNA

Education:

Bachelor of fine and applied art Degree in Graphic Design and Painting,/MFA ART

Events:

He has won awards namely
3rd Biannual Art Competition, at the Four Points Contemporary (June 2014)
Upstream jury online exhibition Nebraska Omaha 2014 (special recognition Award
Upstream people gallery 16th Annual Painting, Drawing, Photography & Print Juried Online International Art Exhibition,
Special recognition Awards
Four Points Contemporary 4th Biannual Competition (January 2015)
Four Points Contemporary 4th Biannual Competition Award of Excellence artwork title (Market transaction)
Four Points Contemporary 4th Biannual Competition Award of Merit to my artwork title (Sailing time)
World Awareness Children International Art Exchange Award 2019
2020 featured International Artist at Art nova Community gallery Canada..

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
National Association of Fine and Applied art Student,
SOS NIGERIA International ART Exhibition, on motif painting,
Catch them Young Art Exhibition 2016/2017
World Awareness Children International Art Exchange 2019