Olalekan Jeyifous received a BArch from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in May of 2000. His education was characterized by simultaneous investigations into design theory and the relevant potential for a variety of computer software within the fields of art and architecture. Olalekan then had a 4 year tenure as a senior designer at at dbox Inc, a creative agency utilizing digital media to produce inspired visual communications. He left dbox to pursue a professional career in art and architecture.
He has exhibited at many venues including: The Kitchen, New Museum of Contemporary Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, The Soap Factory in Minneapolis, SPACES in Cleveland, The Boiler Room in London, the Rotterdam Architectural Biennale, The Drawing Center in Soho and la B.A.N.K. in Paris.
Olalekan has won numerous awards for his work which, encompassing a variety of built structures and digital media, often confronts the tension between the given, experienced and imagined aspects of “place”. This includes a fellowship from the New York Foundation of the Arts [NYFA] in the category of Architecture and Environmental Studies, a H20 International Film Festival award in the category of Freestyle/Experimental film, as well as grants from the New York State Council on the Arts [NYSCA] and the Brooklyn Arts Council [BAC]. He has also completed Artist’s Residencies with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council [LMCC] and NYU’s Visiting Scholar program in the Dept. of Art and Art Professions.
