Creative Director Billionaires Art Studio

Sodade Ayoola is a professional visual artist who specialised in painting, drawing and mural art, he had his formal training at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos where he graduated with HND in Painting and University of Benin, where he had his MFA in Paining.

He worked as a textile designer at Nichemtex Textile Plc from 1999 to 2002 and United Nigerian Textile Plc where he worked from 2005 to 2007. He has won such award as The second best designer award (2006), first Best Designer Award (2007), Yusuf Grillo Award for most outstanding student (Yaba Tech); School of Art, Design and Printing (SADP) Award for most dedicated student, Yaba tech. 2nd prize in Mural painting competition (Africanice CBAAC) in honour of Dr. Nelson Mandela, 2008. Life in my city award 3rd price 2008 out of 400 entries of participants. 2009 Life in my City 8 prize out of 600 entries of participant. Society of Nigeria Artist Award 2017. Tai Solarin University of Education award as icon of Creative Talents Development (2019). Sodade is the brain behind Sodaism Art Studio and Gallery where students of various institutions converge for their Industrial Training (IT) and SIWES. He had two solo exhibition and several group shows to his credit. He is a member of the Society of Nigeria Artist.

Sodade is presently a lecturer in the Department of Fine Arts, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, where he teaches Life/General Drawing and Painting.