Lukman Alade Fakeye
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Lukman Alade Fakeye is a Yoruba
Nigeria
n sculptor and woodcarver. He is the youngest in the Fakeye family of carvers. He is a nephew of Lamidi Fakeye, who carved the doors of the African Room at the Kennedy Center
in Washington, D. C. He began working with his father, Akin Fakeye
, at the age of nine.
Lukman Alade Fakeye studied art and design at Ibadan Polytechnic, where he was elected Best Student in Sculpture twice. Fakeye's works can be seen in public and private collections in Nigeria, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n sculptor and woodcarver. He is the youngest in the Fakeye family of carvers. He is a nephew of Lamidi Fakeye, who carved the doors of the African Room at the Kennedy Center
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...
in Washington, D. C. He began working with his father, Akin Fakeye
Akin Fakeye
Akin Fakeye was born in Ila Orangun, Osun state in Nigeria, in 1936.His father Adewuyi Oguntunde Fakeye was known as a master carver. As was tradition, Akin Fakeye was taught the art of carving by his father. Upon the death of his father, Akin went into apprenticeship under his brother Lamidi...
, at the age of nine.
Lukman Alade Fakeye studied art and design at Ibadan Polytechnic, where he was elected Best Student in Sculpture twice. Fakeye's works can be seen in public and private collections in Nigeria, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Exhibitions
- The student art galleryArt galleryAn art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
at Ibadan Polytechnic - Osun Oshogbo Annual Festival with Wale Adelakun, 2000, and with Femi Olunloyo, 2006
- Aafak Art Gallery, Lagos, with Awotunde Adeniyi, 2002
- Megamurth Impression Art Gallery with Seun Adeyemo
- Africraft Art Gallery with Rotimi Aderogba, 2005
- Dutch Embassy in Abuja, 2001
- Mansah Gallery, Banjul, The GambiaBanjul-Transport:Ferries sail from Banjul to Barra. The city is served by the Banjul International Airport. Banjul is on the Trans–West African Coastal Highway connecting it to Dakar and Bissau, and will eventually provide a paved highway link to 11 other nations of ECOWAS.Banjul International Airport...
, 2007