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From Fulton County Public Art Program

  1. AOL.2008.13 by AB Lovell, Image 1.

    AB Lovell

    AOL.2008.13, 2008

    32 x 36 in (81.28 x 91.44 cm)

  2. Rise of the Sun God by Linda Mitchell, Image 1.

    Linda Mitchell

    Rise of the Sun God, 2007

    Collage

    23.5 x 26 in (59.69 x 66.04 cm)

  3. A Little Bit by Adam Waterson, Image 1.

    Adam Waterson

    A Little Bit, 2007

    Photography

    32.5 x 42.5 in (82.55 x 107.95 cm)

  4. Field by Anita Arliss, Image 1.

    Anita Arliss

    Field

    Color photograph

    19.25 x 25.25 in (48.9 x 64.14 cm)

  5. Metro Station Rio de Janeiro Brazil by Nancy Sirkis, Image 2.

    Nancy Sirkis

    Metro Station Rio de Janeiro Brazil

    Color photograph

    21.25 x 27 in (53.98 x 68.58 cm)

  6. Here Comes the Sun by Sharon Burton, Image 1.

    Sharon Burton

    Here Comes the Sun

    Digital Photography

    16 x 24 in (40.64 x 60.96 cm)

  7. Unknown (Houses) by Zacheus Olowonubi Oloruntoba, Image 2.

    Zacheus Olowonubi Oloruntoba

    Unknown (Houses)

    Beaded images

    37.25 x 50 in (94.62 x 127.0 cm)

  8. Untitled (Elephants) by Zacheus Olowonubi Oloruntoba, Image 2.

    Zacheus Olowonubi Oloruntoba

    Untitled (Elephants)

    Beaded images

    27 x 34 in (68.58 x 86.36 cm)

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About the artist

Zacheus Olowonubi Oloruntoba

Nigerian

1934–2014

A traditional painter at heart Chief Oloruntoba uses vegetable dyes, hand-made papers and silk thread to create much of his work, with his vibrantly coloured silk and rice-paper works inspired by traditional Yoruba sources. Of his paintings he says, "The dyes are not simply colours, they are medicines that endow the paintings with different therapeutic powers, depending on the figures involved and the colours used."
Besides numerous one-man shows in London and New York, Chief Oloruntoba has exhibited in Antwerp, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva and Paris as well as Nigeria and the USA. Group exhibitions include the Museum of Modern Art, Lagos and The Commonwealth Institute, London.
Some of his more famous collectors include Queen Elisabeth II, David Rockefeller, Mohammed Ali and Ornette Coleman, the jazz musician, who is also a close friend.