Babatunde Lawal

Babatunde Lawal is a Professor of Art History at Virginia Commonwealth University. His research focuses on African, African American, and African Diaspora art, particularly the visual culture of Nigeria's Yoruba people and its transatlantic influences in the Americas. He has conducted fieldwork across Africa, the Caribbean, the United States, and Brazil.

• Ph.D. and M.A. in Art History from Indiana University, Bloomington
• B.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Lawal has served as a visiting professor at Dartmouth College, Columbia University, Harvard University, Williams College, and the State University of Bahia in Salvador-Brazil. He has also worked as a consultant for major museums including the British Museum, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.