NAME IN FULL: LAYIWOLA, A. Adepeju
SEX: FEMALE
DATE OF BIRTH: 9 SEPTEMBER 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH: EDO STATE
NATIONALITY: NIGERIA
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED
CONTACT ADDRESS: INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.

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EDUCATION; UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED

University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. 1984-1988
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria 1989-1991
University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. (1997-date) Currently on the Ph.D. Programme

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION (with dates)

B.A. Honours, Fine Arts (Metal Design). 1988
M.A (Visual Arts) 1991

AWARDS/GRANTS

Departmental prize, Fine Arts Department, University of Benin 1987
NYSC Merit Award, Lagos State 1988
French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) small grants for Thesis writing 2000
Programme on Ethnic and Federal Studies Postgraduate grant 2001

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Member, Society of Nigerian Artists
Member, Nigerian Field Society, Ibadan branch

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• Annual Art Exhibition, University of Benin, Nigeria. 1988
• Exhibition to Commemorate the Better Life for Women's Programme, Lagos 1988 &1990
• NYSC Group Exhibition, Ikorodu, Lagos 1989
• 2nd National Tourism Exposition, Kaduna 1989
• 'The Artist Now', Society of Nigerian Artists Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Lagos 1991
• Past and Contemporary Arts, Sholman Gallery, Lagos 1992
• 'Art and Living' Russian Cultural Centre, Lagos, 1992
• 'Visual Testimony', Soviet Cultural Centre, Lagos 1993
• 2nd All Women Arts Exhibition, Benin, Nigeria 1994
• 'Vision Rekindled' Exhibition Organized by the Society of Nigerian Artists, Oyo State Chapter, The British Council, Ibadan, Oyo State. August 24th-31st 2001
• 'Images' exhibition organized by the Society of Nigerian Artists, Oyo State Chapter in Collaboration with the Ministry of Information, Youth, Sports & Culture, Oyo State. The Cultural Centre, Mokola Hill, Ibadan 5th-19th October, 2001
• 'Echoes, Cities and Artists in Nigeria' Organized by The French Institute of Research in Africa (IFRA) in collaboration with the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan 29-31st October, 2001
• 'Finger Prints and Footsteps of Nature' An exhibition organized by Alliance Francaise in collaboration with the Society of Nigerian Artist, Oyo State Chapter. 31st May - 14th June 2002
• 'Modern Nigerian Painters' Exhibition Organized by the Nigerian Society for Information, Arts and Culture (NSIAC) and the Society Of Nigerian Artists, Oyo State. 28th August 2002.
• 'Third Tier of Government; Myth or Reality' Exhibition and Symposium on Local Government held by the Nigerian Society for Information, Arts and Culture (NSIAC), Ibadan 30th July 2002.
• 'Creative Feminity' Held at Aina Onabolu Gallery on the 21st of November, 2002 by the National Gallery of Art, Abuja and the Nigerian Association of Female Artists.
• Out of Bounds: Women Artists from Africa, University of New England, Portland, Maine, 2004

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 'The African Woman: An Exhibition of Bronze Sculptures,' Flowerfield Arts Gallery, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, U.K. May, 1996.
• 'Breaking the Mould in Africa; The Cire perdue Casting Technique Revisited,' The Basement Gallery Dundalk, Republic of Ireland. August, 1996.
• Women, Art and Society: Queen's University of Belfast, Armagh Campus. N. Ireland. September, 1996.

DETAILS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Lecturer II, Fine/Applied Arts Department, University of Benin, Edo State. 1991-1995
• Lecturer II, Fine Arts Department, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State 1995
• Lecturer I, Fine Arts Department, The University of Lagos, Lagos State May 2002-

Teaches courses in Metal Smithing, Foundry techniques, Jewellery and course in African Art History

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

• Trends and Themes in Environment and Its Implication On Art and The Art Teacher, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Lagos 31st March 1993. Paper delivered titled 'Extracting Beauty From Waste'
• 'The Experimental Bronze Age Casting Project' Organized by the Sculpture Society of Ireland, Umha Aois, Navan Centre, Armagh, Northern Ireland, 26th July-4th August, 1996.
• The Universite Nationale du Benin Colloque Internationale title 'Borguo 98' Parakou and Nikki, Republic of Benin. April 6-9, 1999.
• 'The Transmission of Artistic Knowledge in Contemporary Nigeria (1960-2001)' A Workshop Organized by The French Research Institute for Africa (IFRA) 7th May 2001.
• Facilitator, Bronze Casting and Jewelry at the 4th Harmattan Workshop of the Bruce Onobrakpeya Foundation, Agbarha-Otor, Delta State, Nigeria. Feb. 24-March 9, 2002.
• 'Transmission of Knowledge; Terracotta and Metals in West Africa and Cameroons' An International
• conference by the Institute of French Research in Africa, 9th - 12th September 2002.
• 'Harmattan In Lagos' A workshop/Lecture series at the Centre Culturel Francais De Lagos, 14th September 2002. Paper delivered titled 'Between the Forge and the Foundry'
• Nigerian Traditional Craft for Self Reliance' the 16th Archaeological Association of Nigeria Conference held on the 9th-11th December 2002, National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Jos.

DISSERTATION AND THESIS

• The Life and Works of Igbinovia Idah (A BeninTraditional Artist) B.A. Project, University of Benin - 1988 (Unpublished)
• The Beaded Regalia of the Oba of Benin, M.A. Project, University of Ibadan - 1991 (Unpublished)
• Contemporary Benin Brasscasting: A Study in Continuity and Change. Research Dissertation for the Award of a Ph.D. Degree in Art History (Ongoing Project).

PUBLICATIONS

• Layiwola, A. (1997). 'Gender Tempered through Metal: Women in Bronze Casting in Benin, Nigeria' in Writing African Women: Gender, Popular Culture and Literature in West Africa. Ed. Stephanie Newell, Zed Press, London. Pp.191-197.
• Layiwola, A. (2001). Africa and her Diaspora: Three Female Artists in Contemporary Perspective', Nigerian Art Reflections, vol 1, Pp. 87-94.
• Layiwola, A., (in Press) 'Gnosis and the Transmission of Artistic Knowledge: the Example of the Brass Casters' Guild in Benin.
• Layiwola, A., 'Metal casting as a Sculpture Tradition in Contemporary Nigeria; An Overview' to be published as part of the proceedings of the Fourth Harmattan Workshop.
• Layiwola, A., (in Press) ' Jewellery As A Metal Art Tradition in Ibadan, Oyo State'

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Organization of summer classes for both handicapped and other children on the art of recycling waste to art. The last activity involved the teaching of basic skills in tie and dye, How to fashion beads from disused papers and general paper crafts.

REFEREES

(1) Emeritus Prof. Tekena Tamuno, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

(2) Professor G.I Akinola, Department of History, University of Ibadan

(3) Professor Agbo Folarin, Department of Fine Arts Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife