Agboola ayodeji was born in 1969 in samara, Zaria. He attended C&S College Ilorin, studied Fine and Applied Art in the Kwara State College of education and also studied instructional Art, University of Ilorin, where he gained his foundation in art. A gifted hand, his art is undeniably one of figuration, with smooth surface, at the same time affirms his interest in the past and modern form of realist depiction, his works adorned private and public collections in Nigeria and abroad. He is a married full time studio artist based in Abuja.