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Contour On Motion 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Motion paused mid-breath. Pastel lines curve like memory, tracing the dance of time. A body in transition, caught between movement and meaning, fluid yet grounded in grace. View more

Quiet Strength 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Pastel whispers resilience. Her form, unshaken, stands in quiet defiance. No roar, no rush—just the enduring beauty of strength that survives, heals, and holds without needing to prove. View more

Line Of Thought (chief Larry Williams) 2024

Adebisin Adedamola

Graphite and acrylic trace wisdom’s path. His eyes hold stories; his form speaks legacy. A portrait that thinks aloud, honoring intellect, leadership, and the quiet power of reflection. View more

Facial Expression 2024

Adebisin Adedamola

Acrylic captures emotion’s raw edge. Each brushstroke reveals a silent scream, a hidden joy, a fleeting thought faces become mirrors, reflecting the complexity of being seen and understood. View more

Fela 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Rhythmic lines echo rebellion. His gaze commands attention, his stance sings freedom. A visual anthem to sound, spirit, and the unapologetic pulse of cultural pride and musical genius. View more

Morning Grace 2022

Adebisin Adedamola

Acrylic and graphite breathe dawn into form. Her posture, soft and rising, evokes the quiet resilience of morning—where hope stretches, and the soul prepares to meet the day. View more

Silent Conversations 2008

Abraham Uyovbisere

Layered pigments whisper stories between surface and shadow, suggesting unspoken ties. Viewers discover intimate narratives of kinship and longing, where color becomes voice and silence carries ancestral memory and presence. View more

Harmony In Motion 2008

Abraham Uyovbisere

Flowing colors and confident brushwork form a gentle choreography, uniting figure and ground. This painting celebrates communal rhythm, memory, and quiet optimism that lingers long after the gallery lights dim. View more

Whispers In Dots 2020

Rotimi Akinnire

Formed entirely in soft monochrome tones, the trees rise quietly built not from brushstrokes, but from countless tiny dots. Whispers in Dots is a meditative exploration of nature's stillness, where... View more

When Silence Blinks 2022

Tola Wewe

Their bodies are painted in calm blues soft, mysterious, otherworldly. But it's the orange eyelids that speak loudest, glowing like quiet fire against the cool. When Silence Blinks is a... View more

Curves And Symbols 2024

Ada Godspower

Three graceful silhouettes stand side by side strong, feminine, and full of quiet power. Their bodies are framed by intricate patterns, as if the designs flow from within them. Curves... View more

The Colour Of Joy 2024

Azeez Afeez

Three boys, barefoot and free, move through a world of grey with laughter in their limbs. Their shorts and biscuits glow in colour simple things that carry delight. The Colour... View more

Patterned In Motion 2021

Babalola Lawson

Their bodies are rhythms, their forms made of fabric, history, and symbol. Patterned in Motion weaves African patterns into the silhouettes of women dancing each one unique yet bound by... View more

Call Of The Brass 2024

Ada Godspower

Side by side, they raise their trumpets lips pressed, cheeks lifted, sound bursting into the air. Call of the Brass captures a moment of shared breath and bold expression. Whether... View more

Worn Stories 2025

Donald Onuoah

Jean fabric becomes the canvas tough, textured, lived-in. Across its surface, brown-toned acrylic spills and seeps, refusing perfection. Worn Stories is a celebration of everyday material reimagined as memory. In... View more

The Watchers In The Path Ii 2021

Rotimi Akinnire

A quiet path stretches beneath clustered trees, each dot placed with care but look again. Faces begin to appear some soft, some stern, some barely there. The Watchers in the... View more

Side Of Thought 2025

Donald Onuoah

A face emerges in shades of grey, abstract and angled-turned just enough to make you wonder what it sees. Side of Thought captures that in-between moment: not fully forward, not... View more

The Lean Startup 2019

Adebisin Adedamola

Bare, raw, and stripped to essentials a slim figure leans forward, back turned, body exposed. It's not just form; it's metaphor. The Lean Startup boldly reinterprets the title of a... View more

Sons Of The Saddle 2025

Evuarherhe Ufuoma

Turbaned riders charge forward, proud and poised each horse an extension of strength, each man a figure of tradition and grace. Sons of the Saddle is a tribute to Northern... View more

Jay Jay Okocha 2024

Adebisin Adedamola

Acrylic dances with graphite. His stance is motion, his gaze is legacy—this portrait celebrates flair, freedom, and the artistry of football as cultural expression. View more

The Watchers In The Path 2024

Rotimi Akinnire

A quiet path stretches beneath clustered trees, each dot placed with care but look again. Faces begin to appear some soft, some stern, some barely there. The Watchers in the... View more

Journey Of Grace 2024

Evuarherhe Ufuoma

He walks with quiet pride, leading two adorned horses through sun and silence. Robes flowing, posture steady Journey of Grace captures the timeless rhythm of a Northern traveler. The horses,... View more

Proper Beast 2024

Ikechukwu Ezeigwe

Dressed to impress in crisp English attire, he sits composed yet beneath the polished fabric, a dog's head reminds us of something wilder. Proper Beast is a playful blend of... View more

Blue Stillness 2023

Tola Wewe

Figures painted in soft blues, abstract and calm, each with eyes gently covered. Blue Stillness is a quiet moment where emotion is felt more than seen. The covered eyes suggest... View more