Born in 1943 in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, Chief Jimoh Buraimoh is one of the most influential artists to emerge from the 1960's experimental workshops known as the Osogbo School of Art. Characteristic of the Osogbo movement, his work intermingles western media and Yoruba style and motif. Prolific in oil painting and etching, as well as his signature bead paintings and mosaic murals, Buraimoh is among distinguished artists permanently displayed at the Smithsonian Museum of African Art in Washington, DC. In addition to his smaller works, his colorful large-scale mosaic murals adorn public...more
