Eniafe Gbenga

Born in Lagos (Nigeria) in 1994 and based in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Eniafe Gbenga Michael is a self-taught contemporary visual artist whose work has strong roots in soul-impersonating patterns, expressionism, and figurative realism. Eniafe Gbenga is a graduate of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta with a B.Agric degree in Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology.

Eniafe started out with doing portraits before having a keen interest in body art and face painting using pattern representations of different lines where he later had the opportunity to work with a past political President, a State Governor, a special adviser of a state government, a TEDx event and a notable Bank; all in Nigeria while studying for a degree.

With no formal education in visual art, Eniafe has mastered his craft to a reasonable extent with steady practice, on-field experience, and consistency. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences and happenings in his society, Eniafe Gbenga's works are based mainly on storytelling, black identity evaluation, Power, and re-addressing racial opportunity sharing.