Chief Okundaye: The queen of Yoruba textile art

Chief Nike Davies-Okudanye. She shares insights into her journey in the long walk from village apprentice to global recognition, carving her niche on the back of making innovations to keep alive an ancient heritage and rare textile art form

Her artistic creations are sought-after and cherished by art aficionados, private collectors and museums worldwide. In 2014, for instance, the prestigious London’s Gallery of African Art did for nearly two months showcase a retrospective of her multiple-media artworks.

Over the past six years, a collection of her unique creations have been on permanent display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art in Washington DC.