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Born In Blackness (howard W. Franklin) 2005

Adebisin Adedamola

Darkness becomes origin, not absence. This canvas reclaims identity, painting pride into every shadow—where blackness births brilliance, and the story begins with strength, not shame. View more

When We Ruled (robin Walker) 2024

Adebisin Adedamola

Pastel and acrylic honor forgotten reigns. A regal echo of African sovereignty, where history stands tall, reminding us that power once wore our skin and spoke our language. View more

Soft Horizon 2024

Adebisin Adedamola

Acrylic blurs boundaries. Sky meets soul, color meets calm. A gentle transition between worlds, where hope stretches beyond the edge and the horizon becomes a promise. View more

Poise Of Her Forms 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Pastel honors balance. Her curves speak elegance; her stance holds grace. A celebration of feminine strength, where poise is not posture but the art of being whole. View more

Unveiling Presence 2022

Adebisin Adedamola

Pastel peels back layers. Her form emerges gently, not demanding but declaring. Presence becomes power—subtle, steady, and profound in its refusal to be overlooked or silenced. View more

Quiet Time 2021

Adebisin Adedamola

Pastel slows the world. Her solitude is sacred, her stillness a sanctuary. A visual exhale, inviting the viewer to pause, breathe, and rediscover peace in the present. View more

Tender Reflection 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Pastel mirrors emotion. Her gaze softens, her posture folds inward. A portrait of introspection, where tenderness is not weakness but the quiet courage to face oneself fully. View more

A Body Speaks 2023

Adebisin Adedamola

Pastel listens to flesh. Her pose tells stories words cannot—of longing, of power, of pain. The body becomes language, eloquent in vulnerability, bold in its silent truth. View more

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

Afeez Akinlade

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

The City Scape 2025

Donald Onuoah

A captivating work that uses a heavily textured surface to evoke the feeling of an urban landscape, blending abstract forms with a sense of gritty reality. 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