| Intro | Nigerian sculptor |
| Is |
Artist |
| From |
Nigeria |
| Type |
Arts |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1965 |
| Age: | 55 years |
Azeez Kayode Fakeye (born 1965 in Ibadan, Nigeria) is a Nigerian sculptor.
He is the only son of Ganiyu Fakeye who is the brother of Lamidi Fakeye and Akin Fakeye. Azeez carried out his apprenticeship under his father Ganiyu Fakeye. Under his father’s tutelage his skills grew and developed. After his apprenticeship came to an end he created a number of sculpture in collaborations with his father and has created a number which have been in various exhibitors worldwide.
Works
Works by Azeez Fakeye can be viewed going to the following links :
- http://www.grainsofafrica.com/[1]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070721002655/http://www.grainsofafrica.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=36_38 [2]
- http://www.folkcuba.com/botanica_ht/fakeye_hmpge1.html [3]
- http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/gallery/lamidi/meet_the_artist.html [4]
- http://grains-of-africa.blogspot.com/2008/09/traditional-modern-yoruba-art-fakeye.html [5]
- Lamidi Olonade Fakeye: A Retrospective Exhibition and Autobiography, My Life and Art by Lamidi Olonade Fakeye etc. (Paperback – 1 June 1997)