Artistic Director, (performer, painter, teacher and arts facilitator, " one of the most potent creative forces in African Arts in England today" West Africa Magazine (1992). Oladimeji is the Artistic Director of Osun Arts Foundation.
Production achievements for Osun Arts include:
National Tours of Moremi in 2008
National tours of 'Igbekun'- A dance through Struggle to commemorate the 200 Years Abolition of Slavery in 2007; 'Pantheon of Deities Dance of the gods (2006), Ariya A Celebration of Life (2005), National tours of Ibadi Dance of Unity and Oneness (2004), National tours of Rhythms of African Dance (2002) Pilipili Tanzania Dance Exchange project in Dar Es-Salam and Flash of Lightning UK/Nigeria Exchange project (2001) in Lagos. Oladimeji has numerous credits as an actor in theatre productions like Rash Promise, Olongbojigolo An historic Yoruba play and Akogun an Adaptation of Macbeth directed by Rufus Orisayomi).
He has directed six national touring shows for Osun Arts Foundation and has also worked with many known Black artists like Peter Badejo, Bode Lawal, Emanuel Josiah and Bisi Ogunbadejo.
Oladimeji has participated in these selected painting exhibitions:
Group Exhibitions
Presidential Honours Award Exhibition, National Theatre, Lagos, 1987;
Art Commemoration, London, 1991;
A Grain of Wheat, Commonwealth Institute, London, 1991;
Eat, Russell Sage Gallery, Troy, New York, 1992;
One-man exhibitions
Essence of Life, Exhibition Hall, Nigeria High Commission, London, 1992;
Culture from the Root, Consort Gallery, Imperial College, London, 1993;
Power and the Spirit, Hackney Museum, London, 1993;
Personal Identity, Chats Palace, London, 1994;
A New Beginning, Boxfield Gallery, Stevenage, Herts, 1994;
A New Beginning, Cave Arts Centre, Birmingham, 1994
A New Beginning, Archer Gallery, Liverpool, 1994
Capitalist of Culture, The People Centre Liverpool 2007.
I am a combined artist, a story teller and web marketer.
My new project is on getting foreigners to start visiting Nigeria. Making Nigeria a tourist destination with a new website: http://www.cometonigeria.com
