Who we are

The Fonb Collection is the art collection of the Babatunde Olufon family. The Collection features masters, mid-career, and emerging artists from Africa, its diaspora, and the world.

The collection contains over 600 pieces located across three continents- Pieces from the collection have been featured in numerous books, magazines, and journals like Vogue Germany, Art market magazine, Malimbe in flights magazine, Subo Art magazine, "Metamodern Vision of Tola Wewe" by Professor Moyo Okediji, The architecture of Demas Nwoko by Professor John Godwin and Gillian Hopewood.  Pieces from the collection have also been exhibited in Europe, North America and Africa, with some gifted to international organizations.

The collection is multifaceted spanning paintings, sculpture, photography, textile art, furniture, plates, crafted pens, tribal masks , sous-verre , ceramics/pottery, vinyl records, whiskey bottles, limited edition books and vintage art books dating to the 19th century, etc.

Babatunde and his wife Olufunke are board members/Trustees of the Seed of the True Vine Foundation, a foundation which educates and empowers children in the Makoko community ( a slum in Lagos, Nigeria) through visual and performance arts.

The Fonb Collection regularly opens its doors , to guests to appreciate its rich collection of African Art and art from all over the world.