About the Artist
Aluminum-relief artist Toyin Folorunso Santa Fe, July, 2007 (photo by A H Fisher).
Aluminum-relief artist Toyin Folorunso Santa Fe, July, 2012 (photo by A H Fisher).
Toyin Folorunso at work. July, 2008 (photo by A H Fisher).
Toyin Folorunso at work. July, 2009 (photo by A H Fisher).
Clinton Global Initiative Medal, designed by aluminum-relief artist Toyin Folorunso. Santa Fe, July, 2009 (photo by A H Fisher).
Toyin Jelili Folorunso was a great nephew of the late master of Nigerian aluminum relief sculpture, Asiru Olatunde, and a grandson of Asiru's brother Yekini Folorunso. He was selected to exhibit his work at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe in 2007 and several years thereafter. In 2009 Toyin Folorunso was one of three of our artists chosen by President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative to create commemorative artworks to be presented to the winners of the Clinton Global Citizen Awards (view the Press Release here). In July of 2023 I was informed by a mutual friend that Toyin had recently passed away in Nigeria. No date or other information were available.
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