Born in 1968 in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, Olumide discovered his love of art at the young age of 8 years through his father and Uncle (Prof. Michael Olusegun Adejemilua) and his "Ona Art Movement" He was later influenced by his painting lecturer Prof. Tola Wewe and classmates Dr. Olumide Ayeni and Dr. Morris Olayiwola Oyalegan.

Olumide Egunlae is a painter and art educator based in Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa, whose works celebrate and treasure his African traditions, backgrounds, values, and culture.
He focuses his paintings on the local eccentric and ordinary rites of his people and portrays what his ancestors have built for average African communities. He finds the beauty in them and translates them into his colorful and beautiful paintings.

After 20 years as a Visual Art Teacher, Olumide returned to his easel and brushes on a full-time basis. He Graduated with a Bachelor of Art and Education - Fine Art (B.A.Ed) in May 1991 from the Federal University of Education, Ondo, Nigeria. He obtained his Master in Divinity (M.Div) in 2012 and has just completed a Doctoral Degree in Expository Communication (D.ExCom), all on Scholarship from The Faith Seminary Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is the CEO/FOUNDER of The Adonai Art Foundation. The Gambia (AFAG) a licensed Charitable Organization/NGO.
He is a member of the Society of Gambian Artists and a member of the Rotary Club of Banjul.