Ibiyinka Olufemi Alao (born 17 October 1975) is a Nigerian American artist, architect, writer and movie director. Alao attended the Nigerian Navy Secondary School (NNSS) in Navy Town, Lagos from 1988 to 1993. He studied architecture at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife. from 1994 to 2000, practicing mostly as a Residential and Structural Architect after graduation with a B.Sc/B.Arch degree. In 2005 he was named as Nigeria's "Ambassador of Art" by The President and Commander in Chief of The Armed Forces. Alao won first place in the United Nations international art contest involving participants from 61 countries. On May 18, 2016 "Ibi's Fireflies," a story book based on one of his paintings "Eternity in our Hearts" won the Grand Prize of the 2016/2017 Scholastic "Kids are Authors" contest. "Ibi's Fireflies" was presented by students of Willow Lane Elementary School in Macungie Pennsylvania and also Al Khair school in London. It won the 1st place out of over 900 entries from schools in the United States.
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17 October 1975 (age 49) Kogi State, Nigeria
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Zodiac | Libra |
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