Morenike Olusanya

Morenike Olusanya, popularly known as Renike, is an Award-winning artist and illustrator, Designer, Entrepreneur, and the cofounder and CMO of Bawsty Clothing and Retail.

Her personal art depicts her culture. It is a representation of people (especially women) she sees around her and avenue for her to document her beliefs, growth, experiences, failures, insecurities and successes in a way that other people can relate to.

When she’s not creating masterpieces or challenging herself to learn more, she is a mentor to artists that need guidance. She also enjoys working with authors, helping them to bring their vision and books to life by creating beautiful book covers and inner artworks for them. She has designed and illustrated book covers for Notable people including Aminata Touré, Germany’s first Black female minister, award-winning American author Coe Booth, and Jamaican-American author Nicola Yoon.

She’s Partner, Illustrator & designer to a public health company, LIGHT. Leaders Igniting Generational Healing and Transformation (LIGHT) which was founded in 2021 as a movement to exploit creativity in public health and foster connection between the public and experts.

Renike has a Bachelors Degree in Visual Arts (Graphic Design) from The University of Lagos, Nigeria. She has been featured on platforms like Vogue, GQ South Africa, CNN Africa, Culture Custodian, Okay Africa, The Guardian, and others. Renike has worked with brands like Dark & Lovely, Hulu, Routledge, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Wilson’s Juice Co and Olori Cosmetics, amongst others. She was recognised as one of the honourees on Leading Ladies Africa’s 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria in 2021 and was bestowed with the Lord's Achievers - Special Recognition Award: A Lady Making Impact Through Art in 2022. She was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art and Literature in 2022 and won The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art and Literature in 2023.