JIMOH BURAIMOH Nigerian, born 1943 Oshun Festival -- Osogbo Limited edition impression with colors on paper numbered 19 of an edition of 40. Pencil signed lower right. Framed. Not examined out of frame. Plate: 19.5 x 14 inches; frame: 25 x 18 inches $200-300
ARTIST PROFILE: Chief Jimoh Buraimoh (born 1943) is a pioneering Nigerian artist and a central figure of the Osogbo Art Movement, celebrated as Africa’s first contemporary bead painter. Born in Osogbo, Osun State, he initially worked as a lighting technician for the legendary Duro Ladipo Theatre before participating in the transformative 1964 workshops led by Ulli and Georgina Beier. Buraimoh revolutionized African modernism by adapting the traditional Yoruba craft of beadwork—historically reserved for royal crowns and ritual objects—into a sophisticated fine art medium. By meticulously adhering glass beads and cowrie shells to boards, he creates vibrant, textured compositions that blend Western techniques with deep Yoruba mythology and motifs. His illustrious career includes being the first Nigerian member of the International Association of Contemporary Mosaicists and receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Center for African American Art and Culture. Today, his monumental mosaic murals decorate public spaces from Lagos to Atlanta, and his works are held in prestigious global collections, including the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.
