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Palmwine Village 1987

Adebisi Fabunmi

Warm ochres and simple figures recall communal rituals beneath open skies. This piece celebrates shared labor, laughter, and the earthy sweetness of palmwine—a tender evocation of belonging, memory, and home. View more

Market Day 2025

Ada Godspower

This large-scale piece depicts a bustling market scene, filled with numerous figures and buildings in the background. The detailed composition, rich with texture and patterned motifs, offers a glimpse into... View more

Masked Figure 2024

Ada Godspower

A captivating, cubist-inspired portrait that integrates a mask-like element on the face of the figure. The work is a bold exploration of form and texture, reflecting the artist's abstract sensibilities... View more

Drummers 2024

Ada Godspower

Two musicians, one holding a drum, are depicted in this energetic and rhythmic piece. The artwork is characterized by its liberal use of African motifs and low-relief collage elements, creating... View more

Man With Nose Ring 2024

Ada Godspower

A frontal portrait of a man with a nose ring, set against a rich, patterned background. The piece is a powerful example of the artist's figurative work, showcasing his use... View more

Two Men In Red 2025

Ada Godspower

Two figures dressed in traditional-style red garments stand against a vibrant, abstract urban background. The warm, earthy tones and liberal use of motifs suggest the artist's West African influence and... View more

Pensive Man 2024

Ada Godspower

A contemplative, elongated figure rests his head on his hand, set against a background of abstracted forms. The artwork, with its use of motifs and a red drip, reflects the... View more

Naked Solitude Ii 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Graphite strips away noise. Her body rests in raw honesty, untouched by pretense—solitude here is not loneliness, but the quiet power of being fully alone and fully whole. View more

Lines Of Her 2019

Adebisin Adedamola

Pastel sketches memory. Each curve recalls a story, each line a moment lived—this portrait is a map of womanhood, drawn with tenderness and reverence. View more

Listening To Yourself 2025

Adebisin Adedamola

Mixed media echoes inward. His figure folds into thought, surrounded by fragments of self—this work invites reflection, where healing begins with hearing your own truth. View more

Preparation 2024

Adebisin Adedamola

Pastel and acrylic trace readiness. Her form gathers itself, poised for emergence—this piece captures the sacred pause before action, where intention is shaped in silence. View more

Amoke 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Acrylic honors her name. Amoke stands with grace, her presence soft yet commanding—an ode to feminine resilience, where beauty is not decoration but declaration. View more

Vulnerable Strength 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Graphite and acrylic reveal contradiction. Her stance is open, yet unyielding-vulnerability becomes armor, and strength is found not in resistance, but in the courage to be exposed. View more

Silent Desire 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Acrylic whispers longing. Her posture leans into absence, her gaze reaches for what’s felt but unseen. Desire here is not loud—it’s a breath held between hope and restraint. View more

Naked Solitude 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Acrylic unveils isolation’s beauty. Her form rests in quiet defiance, stripped of distraction—where solitude becomes sanctuary, and the body speaks the language of peace. View more

Kanu Nwankwo 2024

Adebisin Adedamola

Lines honor legend. His form is poised, his presence magnetic—this canvas pays tribute to grace under pressure, and the quiet power of a champion’s heart. View more

Recline Forms 2022

Adebisin Adedamola

Graphite sketches rest. Her body, relaxed yet alert, speaks of surrender without weakness—where stillness becomes strength, and form becomes a language of peace. View more

Ego Is The Enemy 2025

Adebisin Adedamola

Graphite and acrylic confront self. The figure folds inward, resisting pride—this piece wrestles with identity, asking what must be surrendered to truly grow. View more

Lola 2024

Adebisin Adedamola

Her name becomes rhythm. Pastel curves trace femininity, strength, and softness—Lola stands not as muse, but as mirror, reflecting the beauty of being fully seen. View more

Echo Of The Past 2025

Adebisin Adedamola

Memory whispers through pigment. Each layer recalls a moment, a voice, a silence—where the past is not gone, but folded into the present, waiting to be heard. View more

The State Of Africa (martin Meredith) 2025

Adebisin Adedamola

Acrylic and pastel map complexity. Borders blur, stories clash—this canvas holds contradiction, beauty, and truth, asking what Africa is, and what it dares to become. View more

Africa Revolution (richard Reid) 2025

Adebisin Adedamola

Color erupts like protest. This piece pulses with urgency, where past and future collide—revolution becomes rhythm, and the continent rises, bold and unafraid. View more

Aminu 2022

Adebisin Adedamola

Acrylic and pastel shape a soul. His gaze is firm, his posture grounded—an ode to dignity, resilience, and the quiet pride of a name carried with honor. View more

Study Of Grace 2024

Adebisin Adedamola

Pastel studies stillness. Her form, gentle and composed, teaches that grace is not learned but lived—an instinct, a rhythm, a quiet mastery of presence. View more