Josy Ajiboye

Josiah Akanbi "Josy" Ajiboye is a Nigerian artist and cartoonist who worked at the Daily Times. He was a cartoonist at the daily newspaper from 1971 to 2000,[1] and his favourite artistic medium was using realism to comment on cultural, political and social issues in Nigeria.[2]

Ajiboye hails from Erinmope Ekiti. He was educated at Yaba College of Technology and was taught by some prominent artists such as Yusuf Grillo and Solomon Wangboje.[3] After his secondary education, he worked as a trainee for African Challenge Magazine, a division of the Sudan Interior Mission. He started work as a cartoonist with the Morning Post.[3] In 1971, he joined Daily Times' Art Department.[4]

Ajiboye is also a painter and had his first exhibition in 1977 at the Gong Gallery, Lagos Island. He had a solo exhibition at Terra Kulture in 2011.[2]