OLUSEGUN MICHAEL ADENIYI

 Olusegun Michael Adeniyi is a man with the heart for the art. He is an artist-cum-art educator and a blogger with project experience in online documentation and brand packaging. An award winning art tutor, who is dedicated, resourceful, and imaginative, versatile, and goal-driven, committed to creating meaningful and stimulating art projects to improve student’s ability, creativity, appreciation, perception, awareness, concentration, confidence, and motivation. Talent for instilling art appreciation, and promoting creativity and open-mindedness with excellent background in virtual documentation of the students' art works viable of global e-community exposure.

He is a versatile multi-media artist, academically trained from University of Benin, Nigeria with a degree in painting (Fine Art). He bagged the best graduating student award for NCE Fine and Applied Arts from Federal College of Education, Abeokuta in 2000. His artistic expression uses a myriad of media and style including: Painting, Textile design, Mosaic and Recycled art.

 “He is a man for the kids. As a creative instructor of the French Village School Badagry, Lagos, he seeks those 'young at art' wherever they may be. He picks them up. He builds their creative life, and gives them form”.

Above statement is an excerpt from a feature article on Olusegun by Chris Iwara for his remarkable selfless effort in helping kids with their talent and development of children's art at the grassroots as a form of therapy and empowerment; titled “catching the young at heart” published on page33 of a Nigerian newspaper, Sunday SUN on 22nd May, 2011.

 He is an incredible art instructor and a versatile social entrepreneur who has contributed immensely to the advancement of art from the grassroots. He is a renaissance Art Teacher, an agent of change in teaching art and discovering talents through his selfless acts.

Over the years, he has developed highly effective teaching techniques and instructional methods, which have allowed him to educate all styles of learners, and foster a fun and engaging learning environment that effectively teaches art appreciation, promotes creativity, and encourages growing independence and team spirit.

About two years ago, he was published on the front-page of EDUCATIONA REVIEW, Daily SUN Newspaper, Tuesday 20^th August, 2013, vol. 10, No. 2693, pages 25, 28 & 29 for being awarded the “Most Outstanding Teacher Award” at BBHS. Here is a link to read it online: http://sunnewsonline.com/new/specials/history/

 He loves kids and he connects effortlessly with the children and fuel their aspiration to create art through differs platform of artistic engagements, especially at the grassroots. He has presented kids for various art award competitions and recorded incredible feet at touching lives (especially the less privileged kids) through creative art engagements (including TV programmes).

He is committed to the cause of inspiring and championing the next generation of artists, art lovers and creative future leaders. He does more of community work, taking an extra step into talent hunt in the rural area while he is giving a better concentration to his studio practice. Most recently, he has been engulfed with the issues of environment and thus channels his concern for environmental sustainability packaged in series of artistic expression using recycled materials as media for visual expression. He engages the kids to create diverse eco-friendly art pieces.  

He has also packaged virtual portfolio for his students. Here are some links:        www.artwanted.com/art-students-fvic, www.artwanted.com/azubuike , www.artwanted.com/adeyemi

He is also sharing original art of artistic representation of African lifestyle and traditional cultural heritage on; www.africanartcentre.blogspot.com.

 Olusegun used to share his art class experience on Kiddies column of the Nigeria’s Vanguard Newspaper on Sundays to stimulate and inspire artistic practice and appreciation among the young ones.

He is co-founder of ART SCOUT, which engages in series of Art Project with the sole aim of nurturing the intrinsic talents of young ones through an ART EDUCATION platform as form of therapy and empowerment. He has volunteer with other organizations for this cause, Children’s Art Village and Volunteer Africa, both US based NGO.

 He selflessly seeks to give the kids regardless of their background the chance to self-expression and creativity. His life of service has inspired certain individuals to make effort in imparting young ones, even when it’s just a child! Credence to his artistic engagement with the kids could be accessed on: 

www.sunnewsonline.com/new/specials/photography-the-trailblazing-efforts-of-bbhs/   

Below are the record of his awards, participated exhibitions, illustrated works and collection of articles about him.

AWARDS/HONOURS

2014, Eminent Award for Innovative Teaching

2014, Distinguished Merit Award presented by Nigerian Conservation Foundation.

2013, Most Outstanding Teacher of 2012/2013 Academic Session, BBHS Mission.

2013, TNJ Africa 40 Under Forty Achievement Awards honouree.

2010, Most Innovative and Dedicated Staff of 2009/2010 Session, Anu Olu Int’l College.

2000, Best Graduating Student, Fine and Applied Arts Department, FCE, Abeokuta, Ogun.

1999, Third Position in Graphics, School’s Art Exhibition and Competition by SNA Ogun.

EXHIBITION PARTICIPATED

March 19 - 25, 2014, INSEA’s Online Art Exhibition to commemorate 2014 Art Week.

March 19 - 25, 2014, ART SCOUT’s Virtual Art Exhibition for Nigerian Art teachers.

March 26 & 27, 2013, Every Picture tells a story, Photography Exhibition, BBHS, Abk.

Dec 15 – 29, 2012, Badagry Miniature Art Show, Whispering Palms Resort, Badagry.

August 8 – 15, 2012, ‘FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY’, Aduke Maina Hall, FCE, Abeokuta.

May/June 2012, ‘ORISUN’ touring Exhibition with Prof Wole Soyinka, Olumo Rock.

March 1 – 7, 2010, 24^th Lisabi Day 2010 Art Exhibition, Alake Palace, Abeokuta, Ogun.

December 2008, Wapi, Word and Picture, British Council, Lagos.

August 2008, Art Expo Nigeria, National Museum, Onikan, Lagos.

October 2006, Final Year Exhibition, Fine & Applied Arts Dept. University of Benin, Edo.

June 2006, Mi Corazon Es Bonita’ Fashion Exhibition, White House, UNEC, Enugu.

May 2006, Kambani Art Exhibition “EXPRESSION” Lagos, Abuja and Enugu.

October 2000, Final Year Exhibition, Fine & Applied Arts Dept. FCE, Abeokuta, Ogun.

November 1999, SNA Art Exhibition and Competition, Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun.

COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON OLUSEGUN ADENIYI

1. Open studio with Olusegun Adeniyi, Art of female figures, City Voice Newspaper, December 6, 2013, page 18.
2. Front-page publication on EDUCATION REVIEW of SUN Newspaper, Tuesday 20^th August, 2013, vol. 10, No. 2693, pages 25, 28 & 29 for being awarded the “Most Outstanding Teacher” at BBHS, Abeokuta. Online link is below:

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/specials/history

3. Olusegun Adeniyi World of Arts, GOGAPS Definition Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, (2012) page 11.
4. Nigeria represented at Ghana Children Summer Art Class, NEWSSTAR Newspaper, page 25, Saturday October 1, 2011.
5. Olusegun Michael Adeniyi: Catching the young at heart, written by Chris Iwarah, Sunday SUN Newspaper, page 33, May 22, 2011.
6. Trends: when Arts and native fashion tie the knot, written by Kemi Ashefon, Sunday PUNCH newspaper, page 32 and 33, March 8, 2009.
7. Art is my passion, my business, Small business Journal, BUSINESSDAY Newspaper, page10, November 14, 2005.

ILLUSTRATED WORKS

i.                    The Greed Boy, By Abisola Houngbo, Sophie Academic, GOAD Educational Publisher.

ii.                  Real Love, By Ooreoluwa Idowu, Sophie Academic, GOAD Educational Publisher.

iii.                IN HER EYES, By Abeni Ademola-Fashina, Afitob Press.

iv.                Femina magazine, School of Virtue Publication.

v.                  The Total Youth Magazine, Publication of the Total Youth Crusaders.

vi.                Online Book Tithed FORENSIC EXPERIENCE on:

    www.forensicexperience.blogspot.com

VIRTUAL EXTENTIONS

Email: aom3kk@gmail.com

Blog: www.olusegunadeniyi.blogspot.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/olucolourful

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxlQCedv4axDzfq5FhACjZg

Aregbesola A.O (JESSEY)

I was born on June 12 in the 70s. I had my elementary & secondary education in Ogun & Ondo States. I bagged NCE from FCE Osiele and BA. Edu from the University of Ado Ekiti, specialized in Painting, Graphic, & Art Education. 

Teaching Art in secondary Schools as been great and as well going through thin and thick experiences, while impacting the knowledge of Art into the students,

(especially the girl child) has been my greatest joy and as well exposing them to the wide range of World of Art. My priority is getting the best out of the students' skill, talent, and for lasting impression in their minds. I have taken them on excursions to Art museum, Art Galleries, Exhibition, and Competitions. They were also engage in extracurricular activities such as Cultural display and the activities of the Creative Art Students (CAS) in the environment.

I have also featured in various Academic group Exhibitions and am a member of National Association of Creative Arts Educators. Early this year, I was part of the Art teachers that exhibited online to commemorate the 2014 International Art Education Week. Here is a link: http://www.teachingvisualart.blogspot.com/2014_05_01_archive.html

I am glad to say that I have impacted Arts in the Life of Victoria Adaji, Lawal Abisola, Demilade Otayemi, Peju Oshin, Adeyemi Adesanya, Ben Bestina and many more.

Challenges am facing in Teaching include; Lack of materials, many schools have no Art studio, lack of encouragement from the government, Environmental factor, Students laziness, etc

ART IS LIFE!

IGBOKWE CHINONYE STELLA

My experience as an Arts teacher started with my interview in Western College Yaba in 2007, I was overwhelmed with anxiety when I saw many teachers and students gathered in a class to test my teaching ability but I summoned courage and I succeeded.  My little experience during my National Certificate in Education (NCE), teaching practice in Arts also helped.  My first time in class when I was employed was not easy but as time went on I became better.

  My career as an Arts teacher has been learning, eventful and interesting experience. My journey as an Arts teacher in Western College has really exposed me to a wide range of experiences.

     I have been able to review and research new, old, awkward and strange topics that really opened my horizon to the diversity of arts.  Through modern tools, past experiences and ideas, I have been able to derive inspirations and insights on what to teach and how well to impact such knowledge to my students.

     Teaching Arts in secondary school has really given me the opportunity to apply the teaching skills, knowledge and methodologies acquired through Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE) programme as well as my Bachelor’s Degree (B.ED) both in Fine and Applied Arts and it has helped me in building up my skills of knowledge dissemination.  In fact, I can proudly call myself a master in Arts, and my wonderful performance manifested in UBE 9 Junior WAEC Examination in which I had a hundred   per cent pass from the students this year.

     I can display adequate knowledge and mastery of the subject anywhere with ease.

     My career in teaching of Arts has also helped me build up my practical artistic skills nationally and internationally owing to the fact that I have to illustrate with diagrams most of the concepts on the topics in my lessons.  These facts are commendable and they have made concrete and lasting impressions in the minds of my students and in terms of their drawings and creativity.

     I have taken students out for excursions to different places of interest and this has taken me to places such as Art Museums, Galleries , craft centers, textile mills and competitions such as quiz competitions, inter school competition in practicals  and so many other places.  I have gained lots of experiences, seen lots of artefacts and so many contemporary art works, as well as the students.

     Being an Arts teacher has taught me to be patient and tolerant as it takes a lot of patience to be able to handle some students especially when they do things contrary to what you expect from them, most often during practical classes.

     As an Arts teacher, I engage in extracurricular cultural activities like , preparing students for drama, dance and singing presentations during and outside the school programmes and on several occasions, we have won awards which include a creativity award I won in Stylish teens competition at Ikeja.  I have also introduced some societies in the school like the calisthenics group and creative Arts club.

      Being an Arts teacher has exposed me to lots of challenges which include teaching theater arts and needle craft and to many others outside Art.

     As an excellent Arts teacher, my school does not need the services of photographer during special occasions as I always do event coverage for the school.  This would not be possible if not for my high display of knowledge of the world of Arts.

As an Arts teacher, I have discovered over the years that I can stand out in any other organization outside the four walls of a school.

   I am proud to be an Arts teacher and it has made me what I am today.