A group art exhibition by some Nigerian women entitled: The Invincible Hands by Nigerian women will open at Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan Atlantic University, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos on Saturday August 28 by 11am.

The show, which will be curated by Fisayo Bakare is to address the disproportionate representation of male to female established artists in Nigeria and create awareness of this disparity, by celebrating the artistic contribution of female Nigerian artists toward the growth and development of our creative culture.

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The exhibition which will highlight artistic achievements that transcend stereotyped and reductive achievements of Nigerian women in art, will run till January 25, 2022. This is the first of its kind at the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, where a woman, designer-cum-curator Olufisayo Bakare, is tackling the issue of underrepresentation of female artists, giving credence to their individuality, voices and creativity.

The exhibition aims at being an active agent in giving these artists higher visibility. The goal of ‘Invincible hands’ is to celebrate the contribution of underrepresented Nigerian women artists in post-colonial and contemporary eras, to amplify their work and bridge inequality gaps in the art sector and to place The Invincible Hands of women artists back into our art education and art history.