Kunle AdeWale
Kunle Adewale is a Global development practitioner, a renowned Nigerian International artist, a Global leader, and arts in health practitioner based in Manchester, United Kingdom. He is the Founder and Executive Director of the Arts in Medicine Projects and the Global Arts in Medicine Fellowship. Kunle’s leadership has impacted over 1000 interdisciplinary teams of students and professionals from 50 countries across the globe, and the impact of his work of almost a decade has benefitted over 50,000 people.
Kunle is a Global Arts and Health Festival Specialist with over 5 years experience. He is the Curator and the Global Development lead, Global South Arts and Health Week. Kunle facilitates creative engagements for diverse populations worldwide, including older persons with dementia, children, and adults with mental and chronic illnesses. The U.S. Department of State, Atlantic Institute Oxford U.K, Alzheimer’s Association UK, Alzheimer’s Society, and the Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco have supported his works. President Barack Obama has recognized him through the Mandela Washington Fellowship award. His global recognitions include Kunle Adewale Day in the U.S., Commonwealth Youth Award winner, and World Bank Social Inclusion Hero, among others. His international works have been endorsed by the Arts Council of England, the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Arts, and the Arts Council of New Orleans. Kunle has been featured on France24, Deutsche Welle, Aljazeera, the Lancet Child, Adolescent Health Journal, Reuters, The Guardian UK, and Voice of America, among others. He is a Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health.
