Abiodun Olaku, born in Lagos on 29th of December, 1958, comes from Abeokuta, Ogun state. His love for art can be traced back to his early days at Baptist Academy, Lagos, between 1970 and 1975. He rode on the back of the school’s tradition, which encouraged art and craft through a sustained retinue of qualified, committed and motivating teachers in that segment of the educational curriculum. 

He proceeded to the Yaba College of Technology, as a painter in 1981, under the supervision and guidance of Prof. Yusuf Grillo, Kolade Oshinowo and the late Dr. Isiaka Osunde. Abiodun Olaku has crystallised into one of the ‘exclusive’ masters of his generation. 

He was a cultural officer in the civil service with the National Gallery of Modern Art, 1982-89 and a guest-lecturer between 1994-1996 in his alma mater. Olaku’s professional experience includes administrative, mentoring, curatorial, entrepreneurial and consulting activities. 

Following his resignation from the civil service in February 1989, and now an independent full-time artist, his studio practice gained significant momentum, as he continued harmonious camaraderie with a few of his colleagues & friends like Alex Shyngle (late), Felix Osiemi and Bunmi Babatunde, as well as respected senior sculptors like Bisi Fakeye (late) & Monday Akhidue (late), at The National Studios of Modern Art, National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos.