
Olashile Sodiq Sheu
Multi-Award-Winning Creative Leader and Multidisciplinary Artist. Nigeria
Heritage Jury Member
About
Olashile Sodiq
Olashile Sodiq Sheu is a creator in the truest sense of the word. An artist and art director with over 15 years of experience in Africa's advertising and marketing landscape, his journey began with an internship at 141 Worldwide in 2011 and evolved into a career that has taken him from the agency floors of Lagos to the markets of Zambia, shaping work for over 30 brands across banking, telecommunications, technology, oil and gas, FMCG, media and entertainment, manufacturing, NGOs, government and more.
Olashile has built a reputation not just for ideas, but for the obsessive craft behind them. His toolkit spans origami, 3D, printmaking, painting, illustration, film, and comics; whatever the message demands. He writes too, having penned the copy and scripts behind some of his own award-winning works.
These works have been recognised globally, with wins at Cannes Lions, Young Lions, the Loeries, LAIF, Pitcher, Brandcom, Act Tribute, ZIM Awards, and African Cristals, among others. He was once ranked the Number 1 Art Director in Nigeria by Lürzer's Archive and was nominated for Best Art Director in Zambia. His work has been published internationally and used as academic reference material.
Beyond the awards, Olashile has mentored and led creatives who have gone on to become leaders in their own right. His philosophy is rooted in the genius of everyday human experience, finding what is universal, relatable, and deeply felt, then rendering it with precision and beauty.
He doesn't just make ads; he creates to make an impact.
