Y Akin

Yisa Akinbolaji has developed his own technique in art and, therefore, his own visual language: “Though I’m a painter, I do not just paint; I create with paint. Yisa who has an MFA from the University of North Dakota is a Canadian multimedia full-time artist and educator. He has conducted workshops in his technique for various professional levels. Yisa's innovative painting technique has recently inspired "Remoglue", a new water-based medium for acrylic or oil painting. Once I start creating, one element of my composition leads to another.” Like the great art masters such as Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock or Vincent Van Gogh, Yisa's creation can be identified by his periods and series. Yisa immigrated to Winnipeg in 1997 becoming a Canadian citizen in 2001. Before immigrating to Canada, he was recognized with inclusion in Nigerian Artists: A Who's Who and Bibliography (1993), a publication of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington D.C. He was featured on the cover of Art Business News, New York, in November 2011 for his innovative painting technique. His work was published in Art history book, Redemptive Art in Society, by American author and poet, Calvin Seerveld, PhD in 2014. Yisa's work was published in t...

2009 - University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.A. - MFA (with distinction)
2000 - Red River College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Advertising Art Diploma
1986 - Yaba College of Arts and Technology, Lagos, Nigeria - HND (BFA) - Major in Painting

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

May 12 - June 15, 2014 “My Language Space”, at McNally Robinson, Winnipeg

May 1 - 19, 2012 “From My Black-Etched Pot”, New Art Center, New York, NYC, USA

October 17 - 21, 2011 “Unconventional”, Gupta Centre CNIB, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

July 18 – Aug. 12, 2009 “Dignity Within” Empire Arts Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA

April 27 – May 1, 2009 “Street Bound” Eugene Myers Art Gallery, University of North Dakota, USA

June 23, 2007 “Peace and Purpose” Artist Gallery” 71 Elsbury Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

April 6 – May 14, 2006 “Dance out of Injustice” Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Nov. 2005 – Jan. 2006 “Scenes of Hope” Gas Station Theatre, Osborne Village, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Feb. 1997 “Impressions” National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria.

Nov. 1995 “Balanced Diet Through Colours” Chevron Nigerian Place, Victoria Island, Lagos.

May 1994 “Colours and Forms in Action” National Museum, Lagos.

Nov. 1990 “Norms & Forms” ARCO Petrochemical, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Sept. – Oct. 1988 “Prime Message” Western Geophysical Ltd/National Museum Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria.

May 1987 “National Youth Service Corpers' Exhibition” Univers...