DOTUN POPOOLA is a synergetic metal sculptor who has carved a niche for himself with his hyper-realistic monumental metal sculptures. He had his first and second degree in Fine and applied arts with a specialization in sculpture and painting respectively in Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. Dotun trained in many art studios, and he is a certified hybrid metal sculptor; a resident artist in Lemmon South Dakota, at John Lopez studio, United States of America. Dotun won the Director General’s Award of Best Artist of the year in the maiden NYSC arts competition in 2009.  He was featured in 2018 at West Africa International Art Fair “ARTX Lagos” he recently represents Nigeria at the maiden scrap art exhibition in Souq Waqif Qatar 2019 and Global Art Festival in Gujarat India 2020 and Coexistence in Tukey 2021. His hybrid sculpture took the center stage of the Nigerian pavilion at the recent Expo2020 Dubai, which leaves the world leaders speechless.   Dotun has participated in twenty-nine (29) group exhibitions, fourteen (14) joint, and six (6) solo exhibitions. He is passionate about touching lives through his artistic and leadership skills; turning trash into treasures, rubbish to rubies. Dotun facilitates art workshops for students, professionals, NGOs, healthcare institutions, hospices, orphanage homes, rehabilitation centers, and schools locally and internationally. Dotun has equally executed several monumental sculptures and large murals both in Nigeria and the United States of America.  Dotun continues to provide landmark mentoring opportunities for professional development for local and international artists in his studio in South-West Nigeria. His Immense contribution to the growth of Art globally has been featured in over 40 newspaper publications and TV stations both locally and internationally. This includes the New York Times, BBC, CNN change-makers, BBC pidgin, Reuters, Aljazeera, and channels Television to mention but a few.