Gbolahan Ayoola


Gbolahan Ayoola is a Nigerian-based painter and sculptor with works using acrylics, pastels, pencil, and charcoal.

Exhibitions and works

In 2020, Coca-Cola Nigeria selected Ayoola's work Blue Woman alongside the works of Kingsley Effiong and Perpetual Cyril to be painted on wall murals in Rivers, Enugu, and Oyo states.
He was also commissioned by Glenfiddich in Nigeria to design a commemorative package as part of the launch of their global art platform in 2021. Adidas installed Ayoola's Blue Woman in its flagship store in Lagos in 2023.

Early life and education

Ayoola was born in 1977, in Ibadan, Nigeria. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Fine/Applied Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ife, Nigeria in 2002.

Awards