Osa Okunkpolor (born 11 March 1983), simply known as Osa Seven, is a Nigerian graffiti artist,[2] brand developer and GFX designer. His work ranges from portraits of iconic characters to scenic images, brand designs, abstract art, and tribal art designs.[3]
Seven's first exhibition was The 7th Element: The first ever graffiti exhibition in Nigeria which was organised by Seven and his parent company A2 Creative. This exhibition was held at the Kia Motors showroom on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, 2016.[5][6] His second exhibition was Panorama: Osengwa, a US-based art retail platform, partners with Kuma Nation, a collective of non traditional artists, to host Panorama, a street and contemporary art viewing. Featuring live art installations, exhibitions from 12 African artists, including Seven.[7]
Social Influencesedit
Seven, together with Socially Africa, co-founded "Art For A Cause"[8] which is an initiative that uses Art to inspire children. Seven also volunteers at WormFreeZone and has taught classes at British Council and Goethe Institute workshops.
Seven was nominated for The Future Awards Africa 2016 category of "The Future Awards Africa Prize for Arts & Culture"[11]
Referencesedit
^BellaNaija.com (10 April 2016). "Top Nigerian Graffiti Artist Osa Seven & Music Exec Osagie Osarenkhoe are Married | Banky W, Skales, Tunde Demuren, Kel, Sound Sultan & more". Bellanaija.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^Waringa Kamau; Yemisi Adegoke. "This graffiti artist wants to makeover the streets of Lagos". CNN. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
^Ugobude, Franklin (June 2016). . Omgvoice.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^"Inspiring Nigeria's Future Through ART: Socially Africa Kicks Off Second Edition of ART FOR A CAUSE". BellaNaija. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^Waringa Kamau; Yemisi Adegoke. "This graffiti artist wants to makeover the streets of Lagos". CNN. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^"Graffiti In Lagos: Osa 7 tells CNN he's inspired by Banksy - Arts & Culture - Pulse" (in German). Pulse.ng. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^"Three Column Masonry - The Future Awards Africa". The Future Awards Africa. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
"Is Osa Seven the Banksy of Lagos?". www.cnn.com. CNN. 4 January 2018.
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