{"id":5266,"date":"2026-10-31T23:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/31\/artist-unveils-exhibition-inspired-by-recovery-from-paralysis\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T23:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:46:28","slug":"artist-unveils-exhibition-inspired-by-recovery-from-paralysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/31\/artist-unveils-exhibition-inspired-by-recovery-from-paralysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist unveils exhibition inspired by recovery from paralysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A<\/strong>\u00a0visual artist, Amina Olajide, has unveiled an art exhibition inspired by her recovery from partial paralysis following a road accident in 2021.\n<\/p>\n<p>Olajide, the founder of Artitude Central, an art, recreational and wellness centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, said painting played a significant role in restoring the use of her right hand after it became partially paralysed in the accident, which claimed about eight lives.\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the unveiling on Thursday, Olajide described surviving the accident as a miracle, noting that the experience changed her relationship with her body, creativity and perception of life.\n<\/p>\n<p>She said several people offered different remedies during her recovery, including religious and traditional interventions, based on their personal beliefs and experiences.<\/p>\n<p>However, she explained that she took to painting as a way of exercising her affected hand and gradually regaining its use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTruthfully, we tried everything, but the only thing that eventually got this hand working was painting. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI told myself that I had just got married and would eventually have children. How would I nurture my children on my own if my hand remained paralysed?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I made sure I put my brush in my hand. I tied my wrist to the brush and started painting,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Olajide said the experience transformed her understanding of art, which she previously viewed largely from an aesthetic and commercial perspective.\n<\/p>\n<p>She explained that painting became an important part of her healing process and eventually inspired her to establish Artitude Central as a space where art, creativity and wellness intersect.\n<\/p>\n<p>Olajide said the exhibition also explored the importance of religious tolerance and peaceful coexis.\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0visual artist, Amina Olajide, has unveiled an art exhibition inspired by her recovery from partial paralysis following a road accident in 2021. Olajide, the founder of Artitude Central, an art,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}