Josy Ajiboye
Josiah Akanbi "Josy" Ajiboye (born 1948) is a Nigerian painter, illustrator, graphic designer and sociopolitical cartoonist who worked at the Daily Times. He was a cartoonist at the Daily Times newspaper from 1971 to 2000,[1] and his favourite artistic medium was using realism to comment on cultural, political and social issues in Nigeria.[2] His weekly cartoon column "Josy Ajiboye on Sunday" was a popular visual form of entertainment during the military era in the country.[3][4] Ajiboye is regarded among cartoon scholars as the longest serving Nigerian cartoonist and the one who brought the craft to the level of art in the country.[5][6]
Ajiboye hails from Erinmope Ekiti Ekiti State, Nigeria. He was educated at Yaba College of Technology and was taught by some prominent artists such as Yusuf Grillo and Solomon Wangboje.[7] After his secondary education, he worked as a trainee for African Challenge Magazine, a division of the Sudan Interior Mission. He started work as a cartoonist with the Morning Post.[7] In 1971, he joined Daily Times' Art Department.[8] Ajiboye is also a painter and had his first exhibition in 1977 at the Gong Gallery, Lagos Island. He had a solo exhibition at Terra Kulture in 2011.[2] All members of Ajiboye's family ( his wife and four children) are all professional artists.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Medeme, Ovwe (March 22, 2011). "Nigeria: As Jossy Ajiboye Paints for Pleasure". Daily Independent. Lagos.
- ^ a b "Ajiboye's Solo". This Day. Lagos. March 10, 2011.
- ^ https://pdfproc.lib.msu.edu/?file=/DMC/African%20Journals/pdfs/glendora%20review/vol3no2/graa003002023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ ""Storm in a Sunday Teacup: Cartoonist Josy Ajiboye Looks Back."". Glendora Review: African Quarterly on the Arts. 3 (2): 117–122. 2001 – via https://d.lib.msu.edu/graa/225/datastream/OBJ/view.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|via= - ^ Jimoh, Ganiyu (2018). "Josy Ajiboye: The Reluctant Cartoonist and Social Commentaries in Postcolonial Nigeria". International Journal of Comic Art. 20 (1): 242–254.
- ^ Medubi, Oyin. (2009). Lent, John A. (ed.). Cartooning in Nigeria: Large Canvas, Little Movement. In Cartooning in Africa. Cresskill: Hampton Press. pp. 197–218.
- ^ a b Jimoh, Ganiyu (2011). The Role of Editorial Cartoons in the Democratisation Process in Nigeria. Universal-Publishers. p. 31.
- ^ Ibikunle, Supo (April 1977). "Spearing Josy on Show". Spear. Lagos: Daily Times.
- ^ Jimoh, Michael (9 January 2022). "Give Us Art This Day, Our Father". THEWILL. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
Sources[edit]
- Jimoh, Ganiyu (2011). The Role of Editorial Cartoons in the Democratisation Process in Nigeria. Universal-Publishers.
- Jimoh, Ganiyu (2018). "Josy Ajiboye: The Reluctant Cartoonist and Social Commentaries in Postcolonial Nigeria". International Journal of Comic Art. 20 (1): 242 -254.
- Medubi, Oyin. (2009). Lent, John A. (ed.). Cartooning in Nigeria: Large Canvas, Little Movement. In Cartooning in Africa,. Cresskill: Hampton Press. pp. 197–218.
- Francine Kola-Bankole; Josy Ajiboye, the Ultimate Prankster: Political Cartoonist as Egungun. African Arts 2020; 53 (1): 24–37. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/afar_a_00512