Nigeria’s youngest hyper-realism artist, Kareem Waris Olamilekan has emerged winner of the Taiwan’s Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation 22nd Fervent Global Love of Lives Award for 2019.
Kareem who stood out among other 2,723 recommended candidates across the world would meet with the Taiwanese President, Tsai Ing-wen.
He will attend, with other laureates, the charity events scheduled to hold in Taipei from September 20 to 28.
The youngster who gained international recognition as a result of the special report TVC News reporter, Ola Awakan did on him and his outstanding talent in June 2018 sketched a stunning portrait of French President, Emmanuel Macron in July same year when he visited Nigeria.
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