Olalekan Jeyifous

Born:
1977
Residence:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Nationality:
Nigerien
Trust:
APT New York
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BIOGRAPHY

Olalekan Jeyifous (b.1977) received a BA from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 2000. Selected exhibitions include the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the 2nd Rotterdam Architectural Biennale at Las Palmas, and The Drawing Center. Awards received include New York Foundation of the Arts [NYFA] in the category of Architecture and Environmental Studies,  as well as grants from the New York State Council on the Arts [NYSCA] and the Brooklyn Arts Council [BAC]. Olalekan Jeyifous lives and works in Brooklyn.


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