Nigeria, April 16 -- Award-winning cultural curator, Nike Okundaye, has stressed the need for young Nigerian artists to back their talent with professional training.

Mrs Okundaye said this at 'Yoruba Lakotun', a quarterly cultural renaissance show which held at Ethnic Heritage Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos over the weekend.

The renowned textile artist, who once featured as a lead actress in a Yoruba film titled, 'Ayaba', said a formal training in the arts will give any artist an added advantage.

"In the last 50 years I have been practicing various creative skills such as painting, making of adire fabrics, stringing of beads and gele tying. I have taught several people these skills across the globe. This was only possible because I sought furthe...