Artist Bio
Oyesanya Olubunmi, a renowned multimedia and graphics artist from Nigeria, is a passionate advocate for women's rights and disability issues. Her artwork shines light on various topics, including religion, culture, and social justice.
She holds leadership roles as Creative Director at Art Verve Studios and Boosterific Studios, and as Co-founder of the Multimedia Foundation of Artists, Nigeria.
'Bunmi has had a prolific career, with two solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions and workshops from 1999 to present.
Her artistic style is characterized by stylized, elongated, abstract, naturalistic, and impressionistic concepts, which she executes using traditional mediums like Oils, Pastels, Charcoal, and Acrylic.
Some notable highlights of her career include:
Her painting being used in the campaign against Female Genital Mutilation in Belgium (2008)
Spanish art prize winner for 2nd outstanding art piece by the Spanish Embassy (2008)
She's a UNESCO Ambassador for Art in the exhibition titled ' Combating Violence Against Women and Girls (2021)
Bunmi's artistic focus areas are:
Women's and PWD's empowerment through art.
Disability rights Advocacy
Social justice
Currently, she is joining forces with eco-friendly brands to create more sustainable products for aesthetic use, utilizing clothes fibers in upcycling, and continuing her advocacy for social change through her creative platform.