A Family of Woodcarvers

At the university I teach men and women students sculptural technique; but in my workshop I teach my nephews the form and techniques of traditional Yoruba art.

Lamidi Olonade Fakeye

Lamidi currently lives in Ife, Nigeria, where he teaches art at the university and trains the sixth generation of Fakeyes in traditional woodcarving techniques.

Of the Fakeye brothers, James and Onayemi do not carve. Lamidi apprenticed his half brother Ganiyu and these four nephews all of whom now have workshops of their own.