Toyin Odutola

Illustrator

Birthday July 11, 1985

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Age 39 years old

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About

Visual artist who has become renowned primarily through her varied self-portraits, which she creates using pen, pencil, charcoal and other means. Her first solo exhibition was held at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2017.

Before Fame

She grew up in Alabama, where she earned a B.A. in studio art and communications from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She received her M.F.A. from the California College of the Arts in 2012

Trivia

She was featured in Forbes' 30 Under 30 in the Art & Style category in 2012.

Family Life

She has a younger brother named Datun. 

Associated With

She has been influenced by the work of artist John Singer Sargent.