Chief Muraina Oyelami

Born in Iragbiji, Nigeria, Muraina Oyelami began his career as an artist in 1964 as one of the original products of the famous Oshogbo Art School.

Described by many as a poetic painter with a romantic touch, Oyelami’s works represent his experiences, stories, folktales, and landscapes.

His varied and enormous list of credits includes the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; Staatlichen Kunsthalle, Berlin; Museum of African Art; Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC; and Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.

Today, Oyelami is the chief of his village, a few miles outside Oshogbo, where he still paints.