Olabamiji Yemi Tubi, commonly known as O Yemi Tubi aka MOYAT, a Nigerian-born, American-trained Artist, currently residing in the United Kingdom as an artist with a creative and unique personal style. Most of his recent paintings were influenced by the political and social upheaval of our world today and the works of Renaissance artists. He does not like artworks just for decoration but to evoke feelings.
O Yemi Tubi has exhibited his works around the world and received numerous awards and recognitions. O. Yemi’s works were awarded 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th places in political commentaries in American Art Awards from 2014 to 2021. He was the recipient Golden Award with cash award in the 2014 Master of Art International exhibition by Margarita Feaks Gallery, UK. He also received First Round Award with cash in Art Olympia 2015 International Open exhibition in Tokyo Japan.
O. Yemi was the winner of the best show at the 2022 Urbanization and Health International Art Exhibition and Competition. He was awarded the Talent Prize Award by Art Show International Gallery in PORTRAIT 2022 International Juried Art Competition for his work the “PORTRAIT of an Artist”. He was awarded the “Leonardo Da Vinci Award” for his outstanding works exhibited in MINDSCAPE, International Online Art Exhibition 2022 organized by CreARTors Collective, Mumbai, India. His work GELE was awarded the Best Show Award in the CQ64 2021 Winter issue of Creative Magazine. His work “My Mother won 1st Place (Best in Show) by Tall Sequoia Gallery, Toronto Canada in 2020. His works were part of the top 25 in the Fine Art category of Creative Quarterly Magazine and awarded 100 Best Annual 2019 Fine Arts Award Certificate. His works have been published in some Newspapers, Magazines, and art books. His works were published in 2019 ART Habens Art Review, Biennial Edition published in Issue Vol. 49; 2019 MURZE Arts Magazine; Issue 4, January/February Issue 2019 and 2019 Quotes: Inspirational Quotations / Creative Responses’ book.
His works were published in 2020 The March MASS: MATRIARCHY Monthly online Magazine,100 Best Annual 2019 for Fine Arts, Creative Quarterly International Art Magazine His works were published in 2018 ARTtour International Magazine ATIM’S Top 60 Masters of Contemporary Art. Fine Art America published O. Yemi’s winning works in 2017 at www.Huffingtonpost.com. “World’s Best political Painters” and “World’s Best celebrity Portrait Artists. His interview and some of his works were published on Africa.com.
O. Yemi is a member of the Fine Art America, the Society of All Artists, AERA –the Association Embracing Realistic Art Circle Foundation for the arts, WCA- World Citizen Artists, International Association of Visual Artists, Visual Artists Association and New York Artists Equity Association.