Adebayo Bolaji
Lives & Works in London, United Kingdom
Adébayo Bolaji is a British-Nigerian multidisciplinary artist whose paintings reflect on the process and narrative of change, examining questions of identity, power, and cultural history. Bolaji adopts a mixed-media practice using acrylic, wax crayon, and oil pastel on canvas. Featuring bold colors and geometric abstractions alongside elements of figuration, his works often references history, anthropology, religion, and popular culture.
Bolaji has exhibited internationally with artist residencies in New York and Margate, including an artist residency with Yinka Shonibare MBE Guest Projects. His work was recently featured in a two person exhibition, Bitter Nostalgia, at Saatchi Gallery in London in 2023. His work is included in the Soho House Collection and the Hogans & Lovells Collection.
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Adébayo Bolaji, Higher, Acrylic, spray paint, oil pastel and crayon on linen, 200 x 160 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
