About - P A P A O Y E Y E M I

PAPA OYEYEMI

Short bio

Papa Oyeyemi is a fashion, art, and activism artist. Over the past 18 years, he has reinvented himself within the creative spheres from projects in fashion, art, interior decoration, activism, media, film, and music.

Select Projects

Wearable Memories, 2024

Salon Maxivive Season 1, 2024

Dolls of Ms Francis Documentary, 2024

Okrika Documentary, 2024

Okrika, Vrijdenkersfestival with DeBalie, 2023

Ava + Gabriel, Stedelijk Museum, DarkMatter collective, 2023

Fashion Collaboration, Vlisco & Co, 2022/2023 Season

Pink Lounge, Milan fashion week Dry Wet ’23 Maxivive Ready-to-wear Presentation, 2022

100231, Milan Fashion Week Dry Wet ’22 Maxivive Artisanal Presentation, 2022

Fashion Cities Africa exhibition at the Tropenmuseum Amsterdam, 2017/2019

BóYC, Bó Young Creatives, an Encyclopedia of young creatives within the Nigerian landscape launch exhibition, 2018

Awards

Creative of the Year, The Equality Awards, 2024

SoundCity MVP Awards, innovation in Nigerian Fashion using Maxivive, 2019

Model of Africa, Most Creative Designer of the year, 2012

Most creative freshman, Department of Home Science and Management, 2011

Comportment Officer Award, Mayflower, 2008/2009

Experience

Artistic Project Coordinator, DARKMATTER Collective, 2022

Co-founder, Bias in African Fashion (BAF), 2020 to date

Editor, Star Magazine, 2020 to date

Founder and Curator, Bó Young Creatives (BóYC), 2018 to date

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