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Adekunle Adekunle
Adekunle Adekunle is a Yoruba wood carver born in 1971 in Oyingbo Lagos, Nigeria. He is a  cross-border artist, art dealer, Art Collector both in Africa and Canada. He is an artist who did not lose his way upon all challenges among his colleagues, family, including the government, an artist who has carved for Museum, Royal Highness, Institution, organization across Africa. At the age of sixteen, his father discovers his talent in arts especially wood carving.

Early life and education
Adekunle opened his gallery in Ibadan Oyo state Nigeria in 1997, with twenty-two years of experience in art gallery and collection; He has distinguished himself among Yoruba woodcarver and African artist based on his International experience on art and collection.

While growing up, he completed his secondary education, His In-law Ayo Bankole a Yoruba traditional woodcarver took him to his master Late Akin Ibrahim Fakeye traditional carving studio in Ibadan Oyo state Nigeria, He left the studio to finish his Higher education at the same time in 1997  he started Art collection especially from African artist also collection of African Antiques at the same period he joins Ademola Adewuyi at the department of Fine Arts polytechnic of Ibadan for a journeyman and production officer. He was given an opportunity to exhibit showcases his work together with Ademola Adewuyi work at Institute of African Studies the University of Ibadan in 1998 when professor Adepegba was the director of the institute

He was also called for an art project Under Late Chief Bisi Komolafe for an exhibition at Skylight Gallery Bedford-Stuyvesant Centre for Arts and culture. Brooklyn Newyork the Caribbean centre Newyork city, And second Annual Afro American Fine Art festival New Jersey after completing this project, Adekunle has begun to travel out of Nigeria to many African countries, Europe, United States and the Caribbean. Adekunle has participated in many local and international Arts Exhibition events and festivals around the world

Adekunle is a man of ambiguity, mystery and inconsistency born to the Muslim family but follows and continues his family tradition, worshipping of (Ogun) the god of Iron,(Lobanika) Masquerade festival, Drumming both talking drum and Bata drumming. Thus he developed his talent over the course of two decades until he became international artist and collector and well known among Yoruba carver of his generation

Adekunle owns person-sized to operate his art and culture in Nigerian and North America to become world-class artists and collectors through the retaining and perfecting the essence of what was wrong vital and universally worth of respect in Yoruba culture and African in general.

Personal life
Adekunle has become the keeper of tradition without forgoing innovation, and above all in his relationship to his God whom he believes has chosen to bless in this lifestyles, passion and fashion. The success and recognition which has come to him are thus seen not as an end to be sought but as offshoots of faithfulness to all good in his life and hard work. May he live a long and productive life.

Adekunle is the CEO of Adlak Culture Canada.