An exhibit on African-inspired art in America entitled “Destinies: Yoruba Art in America,” is currently being presented at the Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, located in the School of Art and Art History.

The exhibit will run through May 16. The exhibit includes works by Sonya Clark of Madison, Wis., Michael Harris of Chapel Hill, N. C., Moyo Ogundipe andMoyo Okediji, both of Denver.

The Yoruba is one of the three largest ethic groups of Nigeria. Its influence in the arts in America largely came as result of the importation of the Yoruba people as slaves during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

“‘Destinies: Yoruba Art in America’ offers us a unique opportunity to explore Yoruba ideals-both artistic and philosophical-in a contemporary setting,” according to a brochure for the exhibit.

Exhibit hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Hour-long tours led by the exhibit curator, Shannen Hill, are also offered at 11 a.m. on April 24 at 3 p.m. and April 26 at 1p.m. Hill will wait for 15 minutes for anyone interested in going on the tour.