PIONEER OF ART/ART EDUCATION IN NIGERIA...LATE CHIEF AINA ONABOLU

Aina Onabolu

 He was a pioneering Nigerian modern Arts teacher and painter who was an important figure in the introduction of arts into the curriculum of secondary schools in the country.

Late Chief Aina Onabolu was also the major figure in Nigeria that promoted the drawing of environmental forms in a verisimilitudinous style and was known for his early modern work in portraiture.