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Oluwole Omofemi - Reclaiming Identity
By Paul Laster
Creating art since he was a child and getting portrait commissions since he was a teen, Oluwole Omofemi learned the lessons of life early on from his grandfather. Guided by the wise elder, who had set out as a fashion designer and tailor before becoming a driver, the young artist knew what he wanted to do, even if his schools didn’t teach it. Self-taught in the beginning and self-motivated once he did study art at The Polytechnic in his hometown of Ibadan in Nigeria, Omofemi has always been a standout in the creative crowd.
Initially inspired …