Kunle Adewale

**Olakunle Joel Adewale** (born 13 May 1981) be Nigerian social entrepreneur den visual artist wey form Tender Arts Nigeria for 2013 insyd, ebe organization plus focus for therapeutic arts, arts insyd health, talent development, community empowerment den civic engagement top through visual, literary den performing arts wey dey benefit kiddies, youth, adult https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayers den de aged across de world. For 10 October 2021 insyd, he sana launch de first ever Mental health fellowship wer he dey help amplify de voices of young people wey be interested for mental health insyd wey sana dey provide sam form of mental healing give de fellows.

Insyd 2015, he meet Presido Barack Obama for United States thru de Mandela Washington Fellowship for leadership influence wey he use arts improve de lives of people wey dey de communities insyd wey, insyd 2019, he receive sam international recognition for United States as dem  declare 2 August as "Kunle Adewale Day" by de Mayor of Cincinnati, John Cranley, in recognition of ein contribution give de United States for both fields of Arts den Medicine.

## Ein Early life den education
Dem born Adewale for 13 May 1981 as de ninth child insyd de family of fourteen kiddies insyd Mushin, sam suburb of Lagos State wer he plete ein primary den secondary school education at Mushin Mainland Model Primary School before he proceed go St. Joseph Boy's Secondary School, Surulere, Lagos. Thereafter, he proceed go Auchi Polytechnic go study Painting den General Arts wey later he obtain a Bachelor of Art degree in Fine den Applied Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He sana study Civic Leadership from Tulane University, New Orleans, insyd 2015 den Arts insyd Medicine summer intensive from de University of Florida.

## Ein Art career
Adewale start art for ein teenage years wey na he dey  work for comics, Bible characters, creative writings top wey later he metamorphose say he go do am professionally.

Insyd 2019, dem honour am for ein contributions give arts insyd medicine field by de Mayor of Cincinnati, Mayor John Cranley as August 2, 2019 insyd dem proclaim as “Kunle Adewale Day” insyd Cincinnati, Ohio, USA wey he cam turn de first International Artist insyd Residence of de Eyes of de Artists Foundation.
## Ein Books
Adewale publish two books:

* *Seed For Seasons*
* *Why Sit We Here Till We Die? A tale of 4 lepers*

## Ein Awards den recognitions

* 2014: Nominated for Global Teacher Prize
* 2015: YNaija top 10 most influential Nigerians under 40 (Advocacy)
* 2015: Young African ambassador for Art den Culture
* 2016: Commonwealth Youth Award for West Africa region
* 2016: Member of Art Therapy Without Borders, Inc.
* 2018: JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Nigeria awardee
* 2018: International Advocate for persons living Sickle Cell Anemia.
* 2019: World Bank Social Inclusion Hero from Nigeria
* 2019: Atlantic Fellow of Global Brain Health Institute, University of California

## References


## External links

* Tope Templer Olaiya, "Nigerian artist, Kunle Adewale gets special day in U.S.", *The Guardian*, Nigeria, 26 August 2019.
* Valentine Iwenwanne, "Meet the young man using art to help patients in Nigerian hospitals", *TRT World*.