Shof is an Emmy and Annie-nominated illustrator and director born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. In 2005, he attended the Memphis College of Art and graduated with a BFA in illustration. He began his career as a character designer and art director for video games at Activision, Sony, and Jam City.
As a freelance animation director and visual development artist, he has worked with clients including Disney, Netflix, Blue Spirit, Lionforge, Titmouse, Blue Ant, West Studio, and Triggerfish Studios.
In 2017, he art directed the animated documentary Liyana, which won several festival awards, including Best Documentary at the LA Film Festival and Grand Prize at the New York Children’s Film Festival.
In 2022, he co-created and illustrated New Masters (Image Comics), a science-fiction adventure graphic novel set in Eko, Nigeria, for which he received a Russ Manning Award nomination. He also directed Moremi, an animated short in the Kizazi Moto series for Triggerfish and Disney in 2023. Moremi was nominated for 3 Annie Awards and 1 Emmy Award, including Best Direction for both awards.
In 2025, he co-created and wrote Bronze Faces (Boom! Studios), an Eisner-nominated surreal heist drama about 3 Nigerian friends who try to steal back the Benin Bronzes from the British Museum.
He is currently developing Crocodile Dance, an independent animated feature film that was successfully Kickstarted in 2025.
He is influenced by Nigerian mythology and literary fiction. Most of his films and practice involve exploring Nigerian identity and Africanfuturism. He has a deep appreciation for stillness in nature in all its splendor and stories that express poetic truths about humanity's shared experience.
Notable Features
Cartoon Brew feature and interview
Talks:
Springfield University Liyana Lecture 2019
MICA Animation Lecture 2022
Abuja, Nigeria, American Film Showcase + US Consulate Animation Workshop 2023
University of St. Louis Kizazi Moto Animation Talk 2024
University of Wisconsin- Madison Career Animation Talk 2024
D.C. American Film Showcase+ YALI Conference Kizazi Moto Animation Talk 2024
USC University Animation Career Talk 2025
Represented by Fourth Wall Management
Alison Mann- mann@fourthwallmanagement.com