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OYENIKE MONICA OKUNDAYE a NIGERIAN WOMAN ARTIST Full 1 A Brief Profile (Curriculum Vitae) Of CHIEF (MRS) OYENIKE MONICA OKUNDAYE A NIGERIAN WOMAN ARTIST Full Name: Chief (Mrs.) Oyenike Monica Okundaye Pen Name: "Nike". Date of Birth: May 23rd 1951. Place of Birth: Ogidi-Ijumu, Kogi State, Nigeria. Marital Status: Married with children. Titles Held: Traditional chieftainship titles of "Yeye Oba" of Ogidi-Ijumu land, the "Yeye Tasase" of Osogbo land and "Yeye Gbasaga" of Ijumu Kingdom Occupation: A professional Textile Artist and a Painter. Membership of prof. bodies: Society of Nigerian Artists, ASA of USA and Canada, ACASA, Society of Nigerian Women Artists, Member of Osun Support Grove, Board member of the National Heritage Council of Nigeria, Member of the Board of Trustee of Osun State Centre For Black Culture and International understanding, etc. Public Interests: A Social Entrepreneur and a Philanthropist. Business Interest: Nike is the Managing Director/CEO of Nike Center for Art and Culture, Osogbo where trainings are offered free of charge to all Nigerians in various forms of arts. The center was established in 1983, by Nike solely from her earnings as an artist and without governmental assistance. Nike opened this center with 20 young girls who were marching the streets in Osogbo aimlessly and who had no hopes for the future. In their tender age, Nike withdrew these girls from the streets and provided them with free food, free materials and free accommodation at her residence at Osogbo and taught them how to use their hands to earn decent livings through the art. So far, over 3000 young Nigerians have been trained in the center and who are now earning their decent livings through art. Many African countries now send their students to study textile art at the center. The Nike Center for Art and Culture, Osogbo now admits undergraduate students from many universities in Nigeria for their industrial training programs in textile design. Over the years, this center 1 also now admits students from all over Europe, Canada and the United States of America. International scholars and other researchers in traditional African art and culture also visit the center from time to time for their research works into Yoruba "Adire" fabric processing and African traditional dyeing methods. Nike is also the Owner/Curator of the Nike Art Galleries at Lagos, Osogbo, Ogidi-Ijumu and Abuja. In 1996, Nike established a textile (Aso-Oke) weaving center at Ogidi-Ijumu near Kabba in Kogi State for the women of the village, employing and empowering more than 200 women in the weaving center. In June 2002, Nike established an Art and Culture research center at Piwoyi village, FCT Abuja with an art gallery and a textile museum, the first of its kind in Nigeria which will provide functional platform for research into Nigerian traditional textile industry in the Federal Capital Territory area of Abuja. In furtherance of these noble endeavors, Nike is currently the managing director and founder of the following organizations in Nigeria; "Nike Art Productions Limited" which she incorporated in 1994, "Nike Art Gallery Limited" which she incorporated in 2007 and the "Nike Research Centre for Art and Culture Limited" which she incorporated in 2007. Also in 2007, Nike founded the "Nike Art and Culture Foundation" with some notable eminent Nigerians as trustees, with the main aims and objectives of fostering Nigerian cultural heritage. Some Awards and Merits: In May 2006, Nike was awarded one of the highest Italian national awards of merit by the government of the Republic of Italy in appreciation of her efforts in using art to address and solve the problems of Nigerian prostitutes (sex workers) in Italy. See more on this in paragraph 20 below. In 2005, the National Commission for Museum and Monument of Nigeria awarded Nike a certificate of excellence in recognition of her efforts in the development of Nigerian cultural heritage. In 2005, the Department of Fine Art, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife awarded Nike a certificate of merit in recognition of her efforts in the promotion of art education in Nigeria. In 2004, Nike was awarded an honorary certificate of merit by the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Osun State Chapter in recognition of her contribution to the advancement of Nigerian cultural heritage. 1 In 2003, a certificate of merit was awarded to Nike by the Okun Yoruba people of Kogi State of Nigeria in recognition of her efforts in youth development in Nigeria. In 2002, Nike was bestowed with an award of distinction by the National Association of Kogi State Students in recognition of her efforts in promoting Art awareness among the youths in Nigeria. In 2002, Nike was awarded and admitted as a fellow of the institute of The Pan - African Circle of Artists of Nigeria in recognition of her commitment to the promotion of art education in Nigeria. In 2009, The "CEPAN Foundation" of Nigeria awarded Nike a plaque of honor for being the African Art Icon of the year. In 2010, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of Nigeria presented Nike with a golden plaque of honor in recognition of her noble role in the fight towards drugs free Nigeria society. In 2010, the Osun State Council for Art & Culture presented Nike with a golden plaque of excellence for being one of the leading "Patron of Art & Culture" in the State. In 2011, the "Northern States Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture" presented Nike with a crystal plaque of honor for her leadership and entrepreneurship roles in Nigerian commerce and industry. In 2011, the Art Galleries Association of Nigeria (AGAN) in collaboration with the Nigerian National Gallery of Art (NGA) presented Nike with a plaque and a certificate of honor for art dealer of the year. In 2011, the SISI-OGE Foundation of Nigeria awarded Nike a crystal plaque for her outstanding dedication in the promotion of Nigerian cultural heritage. In 2012, The Business and Professional Women of Nigeria Association honoured Nike for her Outstanding and Leadership quality in area of her entrepreneurial spirit and her role as a change agent in promoting art and culture globally and for the empowerment of rural community women and young people. In November 2012, Nike was presented a plaque of honour ward by the Female Artists Association of Nigeria (FAAN) for her support and contribution to the growth and development of Female Artists in Nigeria. In December 2012, Nike was presented a plaque of honour ward by the National Council for Art & Culture (NCAC) in Abuja in recognition of her efforts in the promotion of Nigerian Creative Industry and Empowerment through Visual Art. In May 2013, Nike was presented with a golden trophy by the National Museum, Onikan, Lagos in appreciation of her 1 contributions to the development of the National Museum in Lagos. In June 2013, Nike was presented with a golden plaque, titled "Life Achievement Award" by the Ogidi Development Union in Kogi State in recognition of her efforts in the development of Ogidi village in Kogi State of Nigeria, her birth place. In March 2014, Nike was invited by the First Lady of Kogi State under the auspices of "Kogi State Women Association of Nigeria" and she was awarded "Women Inspirational Award - 2014" in recognition of her efforts in motivating and economically empowering the rural women of Kogi State. Artistic Education and global actions: Nike was principally educated in art by her great grandmother whom Nike lived with after the death of her mother and grandmother. Her great grandmother was a weaver and an "Adire" textile maker/dyer during her lifetime. It is therefore, interesting to observe that Nike had no serious formal western education because of lack of fund. Her parents were quite poor and they could not fund her education. The truth is that, Nike lost her mother at the age of 6 and her grandmother at the age of 7. Her father, late Nicolas Ojo Allah who was a village traditional drummer and baskets weaver in his days could not help her much to acquire higher western education. Nike stopped schooling at primary 6 school level at her village at Ogidi-Ijumu in Kogi State of Nigeria. However, Nike went ahead to teach herself English at home. She never went to school to study art which had brought her to global spotlight. Vocational training in art was passed down to her by her great grandmother, late madam Ibikunle who was an "Adire" textile maker and a dyer of fabric during her days in the village of Ogidi-Ijumu, Nike's birth place. Watching her great grandmother in the art of "Adire" textile processing and helping her out in "Adire" making, Nike walked up the line to become an expert in "Adire" textile making, dyeing, weaving, painting and embroidery. This was the way vocational training was passed down from parents to children in Yoruba communities in those days in Nigeria. Nike steadily built upon what her great grandmother taught her and went ahead to develop her own style and technique in textile design and painting, and how to effectively present them for exhibitions. Nike is a multi talented person who was able to use her natural given ability to assist and help many less privileged. In that quest, she has been able to give hopes to the hopeless in our society. In the same vein, Nike has been able to economically and socially empower many rural women by setting up cottage weaving workshops/centers for women at Abuja, Osogbo and Ogidi-Ijumu thereby giving voices to them in their various communities. Nike's challenges were many especially when her activities are centered at men dominated societies.
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