Education
Alao attended Nigeria Navy Secondary School Navy Town Lagos from 1988 to 1993.
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Ibiyinka Alao
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He also received education as an architect at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife. from 1994 to 2000. Recent quote by Ibiyinka about his Painting: "I Draw, Paint and Write about whatever I"m able to find, feel and sometimes understand. I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror.
Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you" He"s from Ponyan in Iyagba East Local Government area of Kogi State.
Ibiyinka"s artworks are characterized by bright colors and they express many themes including hope, joy, peace and love - a reflection of his West African roots and deep faith in Jesus Christ as Lover and Redeemer of our Souls. Ibiyinka"s artworks have been featured by the National Museum of Nigeria, the British Council, the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Smithsonian Museum in Washington District of Columbia, The World Bank Headquarters in Washington District of Columbia, The United Nations Headquarters in New York City, the Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Empire State Building in New York City and the Martin Luther King center to name a few.
In 2001, Ibiyinka was invited by the Director General to attend and give a lecture at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies,(NIPSS) where for the first time, he demonstrated to the participants how art can be used to make policies towards peace.
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He is an honorary member of the National Institute.
