Gasali Adeyemo
Fiber arts, Nigeria
Gasali Adeyemo
Fiber arts, Nigeria
EDUCATION & TRAINING


Ido Osun Highschool 1984-1989

Nike Center for Arts and Culture 1990-1996


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


April 2022 Artists in Residence - College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at University of Central Arkansas in Conway, AR

April 2022 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire Eleko and Tie-dye Workshop at Aya Fiber Studio | Suzanne Connors in Stuart, FL

May 2022 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire Eleko and Tie-dye Workshop at John Campbell Folk School in Williamsburg, MA

June 2022 Traditional Yoruba Batik Workshop at Austin School of Fiber Art in Austin, TX

June 2022 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire Eleko & Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Peters Valley School of Craft in Layton, NJ

July 2022 Traditional Yoruba Adire Eleko and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Touchstone Center For Crafts in Farmington, PA

August 2022 Traditional Yoruba Batik: Focus on Multiple Colors at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA

March 2020 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire Eleko and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Aya Fiber Studio in Stuart, FL

April 2020 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo at John Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC

June 2020 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo at Peters Valley School of Craft in Layton, NJ

June 2020 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo at Arrowmont Craft School in Gatlinburg, TN

August 2020 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA

September 2019 Traditional Adire Eleko with Indigo Workshop at Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center in Espanola, NM

June 2019 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire Eleko and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA

May 2019 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire Eleko and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Mendocino Art Center in Mendocino, CA

May 2019 Traditional Yoruba Batik with Indigo Workshop at Herman Street Studios in Philadelphia, PA

May 2019 Traditional Yoruba Batik Workshop at Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center in Espanola, NM

April 2019 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire Eleko and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at John Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC

February 2019 Traditional Yoruba Adire Eleko and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at This Little Light Creative Art Glass in Old Hickory, TN

February 2019 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire Eleko and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Aya Fiber Studio in Stuart, FL

September 2018 Traditional Yoruba Batik at Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center, in Espanola, NM

September 2018 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo at Arrowmont Craft School

August 2018 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye at Snow Farm

August 2018 Traditional Yoruba Batik Using Indigo and Multiple Colors at Long Ridge Farm

May 2018 Traditional Yoruba Adire with Indigo at Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center, in Espanola, NM

April 2018 Traditional Yoruba Batik at Fine Line Creative Arts Center

April 2018 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo at John Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina

March 2018 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye Workshop at Mendocino Art Center

March 2018 Traditional Yoruba Batik with Indigo at Guala Arts Center

November 2017 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshops and Demonstrations at Indigo Sutra in Kolkata India.

October 2017 Traditional Yoruba Batik with Indigo Workshop at the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center in Espanola, NM.

August 2017 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at John Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC.

August 2017 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

June 2017 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Mendocino Art Center in Mendocino, CA.

April 2017 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Tie-Dye with Indigo Workshop at the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center in Espanola, NM.

November 2016 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN.

October 2016 Traditional Yoruba Batik and Tie-Dye with Indigo workshop at the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center in Espanola, NM.

September 2016 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Mendocino Art Center in Mendocino, CA.

August 2016 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

July 2016 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Ah Haa School of Arts in Telluride, CO.

June 2016 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Shakerag in Sewanee, TN.

June 2016 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at John Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC.

March 2016 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Tie-Dye with Indigo workshop at the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center in Espanola, NM.

November 2015 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Tie-Dye with Indigo workshop at Fine Line Art Center in Chicago, IL.

August 2015 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye with Indigo workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

August 2015 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo workshop at Long Ridge Farm in New Hampshire.

May 2015 Traditional Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Daufuskie Community Farm in Daufuskie Island, SC.

May 2015 Traditional Yoruba Batik and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at The Recycled Lamb in Golden, Co.

April 2015 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Textile Museum of Oaxaca in Oaxaca Mexico.

April 2015 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at AZ Desert Weavers and Spinners Guild in Phoenix, AZ.

October 2014 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Maiwa in Vancouver, Canada.

August 2014 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at Ah Haa School of Arts in Telluride, CO.

August 2014 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

June 2014 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at John Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC.

August 2013 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

July 2013 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Tie-dye at the Intermountain Weavers Conference in Durango, CO.

June 2013 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye workshop at ESSA in Eureka Springs, AR.

April 2013 Traditional Batik workshop at Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center in Espanola, NM.

October 2012 Adire Eleko Demonstration at ‘Kaivalam’ - A World Craft Summit in Chennai, India.

August 2012 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo Workshop at John Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC.

April 2012 Traditional Yoruba Adire Eleko and Tie-Dye with Indigo Workshop at Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild in Albuquerque, NM.

March 2012 Traditional Yoruba Tie-Dye with Indigo Demonstration at Fiber Philadelphia 2012 in Philadelphia, PA.

April 2011 Traditional Yoruba Adire and Indigo Demonstration at ISEND Conference (International Symposium & Exhibition on Natural Dyes) in La Rochelle France.

August 2011 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

August 2010 Traditional Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

August 2010 Traditional Adire workshop at Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque, NM.

July 2010 Traditional Yoruba Tie-dye workshop at Convergence Conference in Albuquerque, NM.

April 2010 Traditional Batik workshop for Hand weavers Guild of Boulder in Boulder. CO.

September 2009 Traditional Yoruba Tie-dye workshop at Earth’s Palette Natural Dye and Color Conference in Taos, NM.

August 2009 Traditional Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

October 2008 Traditional Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at Maiwa in Vancouver, Canada.

August 2008 Traditional Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.March 2008 Traditional Adire workshop at Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild in Denver, CO.

October 2007 Traditional Adire workshop at NSCAD in Halifax, Novia Scotia.

October 2007 Traditional Adire and Tie-dye workshop at Maiwa in Vancouver, Canada.

September 2007 Traditional Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

May 2007 Traditional Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at the SDA Conference in Kansas City, MO.

May 2007 Traditional Batik workshop at El Dorado Elementary in El Dorado, NM.

April 2007 Traditional Tie-dye workshop at E.J. Martinez Elementary in Santa Fe, NM.

March 2007 Traditional Batik and Tie-dye workshop at Larragoite Elementary School in Santa Fe, NM.

March 2007 Traditional Batik and Tie-dye workshop at Atalaya Elementary School in Santa Fe, NM.

September 2006 Traditional Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

June 2006 Traditional Batik, Adire, and Tie-Dye workshop at the Beneath the Surface Behind the Scenes Conference in Burbank, CA.

May 2006 Traditional Batik and Tie-dye workshop for Community Quilt Project in Delray Beach, FL.

March 2006 Traditional Batik, Adire, and Tie-dye workshop at Off Center in Albuquerque, NM.

January 2005 Traditional Adire workshop at Cross Cultural Collaborative, inc. in Ghana, West Africa.

October 2005 Traditional Batik, Adire, and Tie-Dye workshop at Taller Centenario in Coyoacán, Mexico.

August 2005 Traditional Batik workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA.

June 2005 Traditional Tie-Dye workshop at Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center in Espanola, NM.

June 2005 Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire, and Tie-Dye workshop at the World Batik Conference in Boston, MA.


EXHIBITIONS


July 2017 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

June 2017 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Arlington, TX

July 2016 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

July 2015 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

July 2014 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

July 2013 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

July 2012 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

June 2012 exhibited at El Rancho de las Golondrinas Museum in Santa Fe, NM

March 2012 exhibited at Indigo Arts Gallery in Philadelphia, PA.

December 2011 exhibited at Blanton Museum in Austin, TX.

July 2011 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

June 2011 at El Rancho de las Golondrinas Museum in Santa Fe, NM

July 2010 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

July 2009 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

2009 – 2011 exhibited at Dorothy Rodgers Gallery in Santa Fe, NM

July 2008 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

July 2007 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

August 2006 exhibition at Rag Rug Festival in Santa Fe, NM.

July 2005 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM

July 2004 exhibited at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM.

July 2002 I participated in the Juried Artist Market with the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta, GA.

2001 exhibited at Red Piano Gallery in St. Helena Island, SC.

2000 exhibited at York W. Bailey Museum located at Penn Center in St. Helena Island, SC.

2000 to 2008 exhibited at Black Arts Studio in Santa Fe, NM.

1997 exhibited at Octagon Gallery in Ames, Iowa.

1995 exhibited at Iwalewa Haus in Bayreuth, Germany.


PUBLICATIONS


Denise Darcel. “Santa Fe Art Market Brings Joy and Prosperity to Indigo Artist” Epoch Times. August 1, 2012.

ADIRE Indigo Textiles amongst the Yoruba. Dir. Thorolf Lipp. 1995 DVD.

Marcella Echavarria. “the color of love.” HandEye Magazine Fall 2011: 50-53

these pages submitted to africancraft.com by Gasali Adeyemo, May. 2005 -- last updated, May. 2023