Abisola Omolade
Abisola Abolaji Omolade is a Nigerian art director, production designer, beauty queen, and former accountant. She won the Best Art Direction at the 2024 AMVCA Awards.[1]
Early life and career[edit]
Abisola Abolaji Omolade was born into the family of Oluseyi Rasheed Omolade and Omonike Sabinah Omolade in Ado Ekiti in Ekiti State.[2] Omolade holds a degree in accounting from Olabisi Onabanjo University in 2010, a Screenwriting degree from Met Film School in 2012 and a degree in The Business and Art of Television from London Film School.[2][3]
In 2008, Omolade contested the Sisi Oge beauty pageant and Miss Nigeria beauty pageant in 2011.[2] Omolade is the founder of Gabrielle Chase Media limited and Meraki Projects; a co-founder of The Sabinah Foundation and The Sabinah Preparatory School.[2][4] Omolade began her career at Ark Resources Entertainment as an art assistant, a studio assistant, and a programs officer.[3] Omolade is the production designer of We Don't Live Here Anymore which earned Omolade a nomination in the "Best Production Design" category in the 2018 Best of Nollywood Awards[2][5] and King of Boys.[2]
Omolade is the art director of Netflix's The Wait, Blood Sisters, Far From Home, HBO's Eyimofe and Amazon Prime's La Femme Anjola and was the host of a 104-episode series Living Luxury which aired on DSTV.[2][3] In 2023, Omolade art directed Orah which screened at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Omolade is to married Olanrewaju Peter Effiong whom she has two children with.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "AMVCA 2024 winners list: Kehinde Bankole and Wale Ojo win Best Actress and Best Actor, Breathe of Life win best movie". BBC News Pidgin. 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Facts you didn't know about Nigerian creative Abisola Omolade". New Telegraph. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Nigeria, Guardian (3 January 2023). "Meet Abisola Omolade: The Art Director behind your favourite Netflix, HBO films". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "These six Nigerian women will inspire you". P.M. News. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Abubakar, Murtala (8 November 2018). "FULL LIST: We Don't Live Here Anymore bags 11 BON Awards nominations". TheCable. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Okanlawon, Taiwo (22 August 2023). "Nigerian Film Orah Art directed by Abisola Omolade to Shine at Toronto". Vanguard. Retrieved 17 January 2024.