Art, Design & Fashion
Distinguished
Nike Davies-Okundaye
born 1951
Adire textile artist, and teacher of thousands
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Nigeria Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A textile artist who revived adire and built art centres that have trained thousands of Nigerian women in it.
Nike Davies-Okundaye is a Nigerian Yoruba and adire textile designer, celebrated for her textile art and batik.
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