Tola wewe biography of william hill
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Tola Wewe
Nigerian artist
Tola Wewe (born 1959) is a Nigerian artist.[1]
Early life and education
Wewe was born in Okitipupa, Ondo State in 1959.
Tola wewe biography of william hill
In 1983, Wewe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the department of Fine Art from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). He got a Masters of Arts degree in African Visual Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1986.[2]
Career and art style
Wewe taught fine art at the Teachers College Igboegunrin in Ondo, lectured at Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, was a senior artist at the Daily Times of Nigeria, and the general manager of the Signature Art Gallery in Lagos before becoming a full-time practicing artist in 1995.[3]
Wewe's works draw inspiration from his master's research on the Ijaw water spirit mask and the traditional Yoruba society, folklore and mythology.
He is a part of Ona movement, a group of artists, scholars and critics committed to the exploration, interpr