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Bio Data & Education
Kunle Adewale was born into the family of late Mr. and Mrs. Adejare and Olanrewaju Adewale in the city of Lagos Nigeria. He had his primary school education in Mainland Model Primary school Mushin Lagos, Secondary school at St. Joseph Boys Secondary School Surulere, Lagos. Proceeded to Auchi Polytechnic to study Painting and General Arts. Kunle graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Adewale is an artist by profession, he specializes in Painting and Art History. Adewale, pursuing his enthusiasm for growth and development, went on to study Civic Leadership from Tulane University, New Orleans; Arts in Health for Helping Professionals, Charlotte, United States; and Arts in Medicine Summer Intensive, from University of Florida.

Work and Projects
Kunle Adewale, over the years as an artist and educationist, founded Tender Arts Nigeria in 2013.Tender Arts is a social enterprise and non-profit making organization focusing on therapeutic arts, art education, talent development, community development and civic engagementaimed at positively impacting children, youth and the adult population in Nigeria, Through this enterprise, Adewale has impacted over 15,000 beneficiaries spanning across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and the United States of America.

Putting his Arts in Medicine to good use, Adewale who is a shining beacon of hope has introduced and facilitated Therapeutic Art Projects for Children, Young Adults and Old people in the continent of Africa and the United States of America. The beneficiaries include: Children and adults Living with Cancer, Sickle Cell Anemia patients, people living with Dementia, Mental illnesses, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism and other neurological disorders. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Arts in Medicine Fellowship for Students and Professionals in Arts and Health in Nigeria.

Kunle Adewale is an International Advocate For persons living with Cancer and Sickle Cell Anemia. He is a member of Art Therapy Without Borders, Inc - Cultural Achievement Category and He currently runs and coordinates Arts in Medicine projects in Nigeria and other parts of the world. He has featured as a panelist and keynote speaker at Arts and Health related Conferences in Nigeria and abroad.

Kunle Adewale was nominated for The Global Teacher Prize organized by Varkeys Foundation in The United Kingdom in 2014 and 2016 respectively. He was once the international program director of ICEHA’s Healing Through Art for survivors of Boko haram insurgency in North East Nigeria which has benefitted over 10,000 survivors in the IDPS camp. He has received support for a lot of his community-based projects from the U.S Department of State; US Consulate Lagos, Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida; Arts in Health Institute, Charlotte; U.S Consulate Lagos, Sound Mind Africa. He has also received endorsements from International Child Arts Foundation, Washington D.C; United Nation Information Center, Society of Nigerian Artists, Mandela Washington Fellowship, Young African Leaders Initiative, Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture, Terra-kulture Art Gallery, Lagos State Ministry of Sports Youth and Social Development.

Through the Mandela Washington Fellowship Award for Young African leaders in Washington D.C, Adewale had the honour and opportunity to meet with President Barack Obama in August 2015. He was also specially recognized by Smithsonian Institution Washington DC.

Kunle Adewale is the Nigerian representative for Arts in Health Early Career Research Network based in United Kingdom. Kunle Adewale is an Atlantic Fellow of the Global Brain Health Institute, San Francisco, United States of America. Recently, he was shortlisted by World Bank as one of the 68 Social Inclusion Heroes from all over the world, the only person from Nigeria. As a result of Kunle’s impacts and contributions, he was honoured by the Mayor of Cincinnati in the United States - every 2nd of August has been proclaimed ‘The Kunle Adewale Day’

Awards and Recognition/Fellowship
Nominated for Global Teacher Prize organized by Varkeys Foundation in The United Kingdom, 2014 and 2016 respectively Recognized by The Arts Council of New Orleans, Louisiana USA, 2015 for his passion and enthusiasm for the arts. Commonwealth Youth Worker Award in United Kingdom, 2016. Kunle was nominated for JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Nigeria, 2018. Cultural Achievement Category Featured by United States Embassy Nigeria as a Nigerian Star in 2019 World Bank Social Inclusion Hero from Nigeria 2019 Recognized by National Museum of African Arts, Smithsonian Institution Washington DC for using arts for healing in Africa. Honoured by Mayor of Cincinnati who proclaimed August 2 “Kunle Adewale Day” in the city of Cincinnati Ohio Mandela Washington Fellow 2015 (Young African Leadership Initiative, a flagship Fellowship of program of United States President, President Barack Obama International Associate of Down Syndrome Foundation Recipient of International Sickle Cell Advocate award of the year 2015 (runner up), Sickle Cell 101, San Francisco Young African Leaders Certificate of Award for Understanding the Rights of Girls and Women 2016

Young African Leaders Initiative Certificate of Recognition for investing in women and Girls (Africa4Her Initiative) 2016

IDEATION HUB Honorary Award for Contribution to Africa’s Development through Social Innovation and Leadership 2017

Meritorious Award Department of Fine And Applied Arts Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife

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