Draft:Damola Ayegbayo

Damola Ayegbayo (born Dec 29, 1988) is a Nigerian contemporary visual artist and painter.

He has an estimated 1000 works of painting and visual arts and his artwork is displayed in Osun State capital.

Early life and education
Damola Ayegbayo was born in 1988 in Ejigbo, Osun State, Nigeria. He pursued his higher education at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Fine and Applied Arts.

Art career history
His artwork was commissioned for The Color Purple (2023 film).

World of women Non-fungible token (NFT) featured Damola on their international projects in partnership with OpenSea and Saatchi Art as the only African artist in the world of women NFT projects ,Target,, Wayfair and Vincent van Gogh.

He has held exhibitions in Nigeria, the US, the UK, Canada, and European countries. His paintings have been auctioned by Jasper52, LiveAuctioneers, and Bidhaus and bought by private collectors like Marcus Gardley, Jimmy Akingbola, Jean-Michel Basquiat sister Lisane Basquiat.

In 2022, HarperCollins Publishers LLC, USA used his artwork "Unconditional love 2" on a book cover titled "Relations An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices" written by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and his work titled “Purpose of Existence” was used as the cover art for a campaign to support promoting black women's mental health by the Cambridge University Press United Kingdom.

In 2023, his artwork “Vision of Hope” was used for a film documentary “HANDLE WITH CARE” by Jimmy Akingbola.

Permanent collection and monuments

 * His paintings are displayed in Oshogbo, Osun State as a monument to remember lost heroes.
 * Super Sports TV
 * Standard Chartered Bank - global collection, Nigeria
 * Various private collections in United States, United Kingdom
 * Iwalewa Art Gallery, Nigeria
 * Art Colony Gallery, Nigeria
 * AFM Gallery New York
 * KPMG Collection, Nigeria

Art exhibition

 * A Virtual Showcase of Artwork by Hansford and Sons, London.
 * Harlem Fine Art Show New York 2022, Art from the Motherland Exhibition
 * Thames Art center2023, Brooklyn, New York
 * Black Heroine Exhibition by Ominira Art Gallery, New York 2024.
 * The Adventure 2020, A joint art exhibition

Awards
Ayegbayo was nominated for a JOM Charity Award for his contributions to African art and also ‘Black Is An Honour Awards’ in Rwanda.