Ayinke (Maverick Series), 2023

Taiwo Samuel Olutimileyin   Emerging artists

Taiwo Samuel Olutimileyin, born in February 1995 is a versatile visual artist, graphic designer, and teacher, who works and resides in Lagos, Nigeria. He hails from Lagos State, Nigeria.

He is a skilled realistic painter, and his journey into art began at an early age stage. His enthusiasm for drawing, painting, and sculptural pieces led to his early vocational art training at Talents Arts Kingdom under the instructions and supervision of Mr. Oyebola O.J. between 2011 and 2016. He completed his higher education by obtaining a bachelor's degree in Education Management in the year 2019 from Ecole Superieure De Commerce Et D'administration Dee Entreprises Du Benin ( ESCAE UNIVERSITY BENIN REPUBLIC).

During his academic year, he acquired more professional experience in realistic painting at Image Art Studio ( Now Olokun Studio) under the supervision and mentorship of Mr. Saheed Adelakun for 5 months. He joined the NYSC Scheme in 2021 where he was posted to the Eminent Group of Schools Okada, Edo State Nigeria, he teaches Cultural and creative art for the period of his service year. In the year 2023, He participated in The Life In My City Art Festival and emerged as one of the Top 100 artists selected

Being an enthusiastic Artist, he decided to become a full-time painter. In this process, he discovered more of his potential and ventured into the art of vitiligo intending to represent the awareness and uniqueness of vitiligo patches to the concept of beauty and human ideology.