A professor of Art and Art History, Rasaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu has been appointed as the new Acting Vice Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State. According to the Governing Council of the institution, Professor Kalilu is to serve in acting capacity for the period of six months which took effect from June 12, 2023.
Trained at University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, and University of Ibadan, Professor Kalilu is a polymath who specialises in Form and Material Technology, as well he specialises in Painting, Digital and Electronic Art.
He originated new approaches that transformed art practice and its scholarship in Nigeria; evolved Nigeria’s first B. Tech degree programme in Fine and Applied Arts in 1992; developed Nigeria’s first curricula for Post Graduate Diploma, Master and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Studio; the aspect of Fine and Applied Arts among others.
A fellow of the Society of Nigerian Artists and member of several organizations, which include the International Association of Astronomical Artist, he is a recipient of many international prizes and awards.
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