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Prince Tunde Odunlade is a lover of African Arts and Culture. Over the years, he has continued to curate the African art in an exceptional way.
Tunde Odunlade is an internationally known Nigerian artist, curator, actor, and musician. He practices fibre and textile arts, graphic arts, and floatography. His work is in the collections of many museums, public buildings, and private homes around the world.
Odunlade has been a visiting lecturer and artist-in-residence at several universities in the United States including the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa; Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan; and Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In the United Kingdom this list includes the University of Sussex, Lewes, Brighton; and the University of Exeter, Exeter.
Tunde Odunlade is a print & textile artist who has exhibited, taught, lectured, studied & traveled extensively within Nigeria & throughout Africa, North America, & Europe. In addition, he has performed as an actor with the Nigerian National Troop & various other theatrical organizations, & has recorded several CDs that integrate poetry & music.
His art has been displayed in dozens of one-man & group shows. His work is in the collections of institutions including the Smithsonian Museum of African Art & the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C., the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MacArthur Foundation Collection in Chicago & the State House in Lagos.
He co-founded the Toki Memorial Arts Centre in Ibadan & served as artistic director for 14 years. He founded its sister organization, a for-profit gallery & artist representation services, the International Center for Better Arts and Cultural Arcade (ICBACA Ltd) & the Tunde Odunlade Artist Cooperative Gallery in Ibadan
