Zacheus O. Oloruntoba was a Yoruba chieftain and heir to the throne of Ogidi, Nigeria. He is also a practicing tribal shaman, a recognized clairvoyant, and a consultant in herbal medicine at Georgetown University.

Chief Oloruntoba began painting in his teenage years as a way of processing and recording lucid and apparently clairvoyant dreams that he experienced since late childhood and which earned him international fame. His artwork is an integral part of his work as a healer and his works are created to be actively therapeutic.

His work has been exhibited by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and is in the collections of Queen Elizabeth II, David Rockefeller, Mohammed Ali, Ornette Coleman, and Ambass...