Taiwo Ohu Gbenga hails from Yoruba land, in the western part of Nigeria, where he studied Fine Arts, Design and Printing Technology at the Polytechnic of Ibadan. In 2006 Gbenga moved to South Africa, where he lectured on portrait painting, drawings and sculpture at Rau Technical College, Johannesburg, and Isabel Art School, Pretoria.

He has exhibited in numerous places, including Pretoria Art Museum, Association of Arts, Pretoria, Artlovers Gallery Pretoria, Crimson Studio Pretoria. He is a member of the Pretoria Art Association as well as the South African National Association of Visual Artist (SANAVA).