| Family name | Akindiya | |
| First name | Rasheed Olaniyi | |
| Brush name | Akirash | |
| Date of birth | 25th January, 1973 | |
| City of birth | Idi-Araba Mushin, Lagos State | |
| Nationality | Nigerian | |
| Marital status | Single | |
| Occupation | Artist | |
| Links: | http://ghana.africancolours.net/content/16691" target="_blank | |
| Education | ||
1992 - 1995 | Institute of Textile; Technology, Arts & Design (ITTAD), | |
Voluntary work | - | Temporary |
2006 | Art Therapist in the Psychiatric | |
| Mentor of upcoming craftsmen and artists in | ||
2005 | ||
2003 | Coordinator of the project “Arts and Aids”, | |
- | Past | |
2005 | Headmaster of the workshop “Art with Akirash”, | |
2004 | Cooperator for the “Arts and Aids Slide Talkshow” in | |
2003 | Organizer of the exhibition “Wake the Talent” for children, | |
| Extra activities | - | Membership |
| - | Association of Fine Art Graduates, Advisory Board Member and Creative Instructor – Junior Art Club, National Conference of Artist, Art in Action, Foundation for Contemporary Pan-African Circleof Artist, Nigeria/Ghana | |
| Exhibitions | - | Solo exhibitions |
2007 2006 2005 2002 | - - - - - - | Line into Shapes, Work in Progress, Quest and Question, Goethe Institute, Work in Progress, Slide Talk Show, Slide Talk Show, Glamour in |
| - | Group exhibitions | |
2007 2006 | - - - - - - - - - | Migration,Vertual Residency program,Volklingen.Germany EASTAFEB 2007 ,T´DAR Breaking Barriers ,FCA\Alliance Food for Life, FCA/WFP, Goethe Institute, Spring Salon 07, Energy Gallery, HIV/Aids stigma reduction, JICA/USAID/France Embassy/FCA, Alliance Francaise, Accra, Ghana Tails of two Cities, FCA and European Union Week, Goethe Institute, Art in the Garden 10, Staff and Student of Art in the Garden 9, Francophone Weeks, Ambassador de France Residence, |
2005 | - - - - - - - - - - | Environmental Festival Week, Goethe Institute, Small Works Big City, European Union Month, First Gava Month Exhibition, La Coleur, Chinonia Culturel Centre, Treasures from the Store, Loom Gallery, Art in the Garden 7, Foundation for Contemporary Art Ghana and Ambassador de France Residence, East African Biennale (Eastafab 2005), Unfinished Art Competition and Exhibition, Second Edition Spanish Rapid Painting Competition, Goethe Institute, |
2004 | - - - | Art in Action (KPEHE), European Union Month, Gava/Shell Art Competition and Exhibition, Afrika Heritage, 5th Biennale of Paca, |
2003 | - | Art in the Garden 8, Coming Together, 14th February, |
2002 | - | |
2001 | - - | Pan-African Circles of Artists, |
2000 | - - - | Junior Art Club Exhibition, British Council, Junior Art Club Exhibition, Collection of Art, Annual Exhibition, |
1999 | - - | National Conference of Artists, Joint Exhibition on Polio, Port |
1998 | - | Chiropractic Exhibition, |
1997 | - - - - | Unknown Artists, L`Afrique, Academy Exhibition, |
1995 | - | School Exhibition, |
| Special projects and publications | ||
2005 | - | Unfinished Works, art competition about the continuing fight against HIV/AIDS, AIDS Service Foundation Orange County, |
| - | EASTAFAB 2005, | |
| - | Small Works – | |
2004 | - | Overcoming Maps 3, reports of PACA study-tour of |
| Media publications | ||
2007 | Daily Guide, “Artists contribute to HIV/AIDS stigma reduction”, edition no.1935, 29th January 2007, | |
| The Heritage, “Artists contribute to HIV/AIDS stigma reduction”, edition vol.4, no. 505, 26th January 2007, | ||
| Accra Daily Mail, “Artists fight HIV/AIDS stigma”, edition January | ||
2006 | - | The Accra Daily Mail, “Opening of international art-workshop at Alliance Francaise”, 22nd November 2006, |
- | The Heritage, “International artists attend workshop at Alliance Francaise”, edition vol.4, no.485, 24th November 2006, | |
| - | The Ghanaian Times, “Quest and Question”, edition no.14, 17th June 2006, | |
| - | Public Agenda, “Art in the Garden stuns”, 19th May 2006, | |
| - | The Ghanaian Times, “Ghanaian artists mount exhibition”, edition no. 14, 836, 27th May 2006, | |
2005 | - | Graphics Showbiz, “50 artists at once”, Gava monthly long exhibition, 4th August 2005, |
- | Graphics Showbiz, “Music garnishes Art in the Garden”, edition no. 397, 9th November 2005, | |
2004 | - | Graphics Showbiz, “Akirash exhibition ends”, edition no.306, 21st January 2004, |
2002 | - | Graphics Showbiz, “Are you fit?”, edition no. 226, 27th June - 3rd Juky 2002, Accra, Ghana |
| Awards | ||
2007 | - | “Who are you to judge?”, a completion of 10 days international stigma reduction art-workshop organized by FCA, |
2006 | - | "Design changes the Environment", exhibition and presentation at National vocational training Institute, |