Oluwole OMOFEMI Nigeria, b. 1988 - Works from €8,000 – €80,000

Oluwole Omofemi is a Nigerian contemporary artist born in 1988 in Ibadan, Nigeria. His work is known for powerful figurative portraits that explore Black identity, dignity, cultural memory, and the emotional presence of the sitter.

For a curatorial overview of the artist’s practice, read the full biography.

 

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Solo Exhibitions

2022
- A Woman’s Worth – OOA Gallery – Barcelona, Spain

2021
- In Our Days – Signature African Art – London, UK

2020
- The Way We Were – Signature African Art – London, UK

2019
- Iriri (Experience) – Alexis Gallery – Lagos, Nigeria

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024
- AFROVISION: The Art & Fashion Experience – OOA Gallery – Sitges, Spain

2023
- Reviving the Spirit! Who Said Figurative African Art Is Dead? – OOA Gallery – Barcelona, Spain
- African Figurative Art: More Alive Than Ever – OOA Gallery – Barcelona, Spain

2022
- The Queen – Sotheby’s – London, UK
- 4000 Ans – Curated by Destinee Ross-Sutton – Wall House Museum – Saint Barthélemy, France
- The Queen – Sotheby’s Group Show – London, UK

2021
- Self Addressed – Curated by Kehinde Wiley – Jeffrey Deitch Gallery – Los Angeles, USA
- Black Excellence – Ross-Sutton Gallery – Miami, USA
- Emancipation, duo exhibition with Rewa – OOA Gallery – Barcelona, Spain

2020
- Can’t Stop Our Flow – JM Gallery – London, UK
- Locality and the Status Quo – Pacers Art Gallery – Lagos, Nigeria
- Say My Name – Signature African Art – London, UK
- Piasa Auction – Paris, France

2019
- Rise Up – Signature African Art – London, UK
- Mayfair – Signature African Art – London, UK
- Fashion and Art Show – Belgium
- Face & Phases – Terra Kulture Art Gallery – Lagos, Nigeria
- Impact Artist Fair – Eko Atlantic City – Lagos, Nigeria
- Second Ibadan Affordable Art Fair – Ibadan, Nigeria
- Sogal Art Auction – Signature Beyond – Lagos, Nigeria
- Bald Is Beautiful – Alexis Gallery – Lagos, Nigeria
- Starting Point – Lagos, Nigeria

2018
- Sogal Art Auction – Signature Beyond – Lagos, Nigeria
- New Horizon – Discova Art Centre – Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Fair & Square – Alexis Gallery – Lagos, Nigeria
- Next of Kin – Thought Pyramid Gallery – Lagos, Nigeria

2016
- Face & Phases – Terra Kulture Art Gallery – Lagos, Nigeria

2015
- The Return of the Slave – Accra, Ghana
- Art for Heart – Lagos, Nigeria
- Curore di Donna – World Art Exhibition – Italy
- Face & Phases – Terra Kulture Art Gallery – Lagos, Nigeria

2014
- Emergency – Lagos, Nigeria

2013
- Life in My City Festival – Alliance Française – Ibadan, Nigeria
- Unity – National Museum – Ibadan, Nigeria

Selected Art Fairs

2022
- Volta New York Art Fair – OOA Gallery – New York, USA

2021
- 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair – OOA Gallery – London, UK
- 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair – OOA Gallery – New York, USA
- Artexpo New York – TAAG Gallery – New York, USA

Selected Projects and Commissions

2026
- Portrait of Prince William for Tatler, June issue

2022
- Commissioned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II for Tatler, Platinum Jubilee issue
- Artist talk, A Commonwealth Queen: Oluwole Omofemi in Conversation with Helen Rosslyn – Sotheby’s Jubilee Arts Festival – London, UK

Education

2015 – 2017
- Higher National Diploma in Painting – The Polytechnic – Ibadan, Nigeria

2010 – 2014
- National Diploma – The Polytechnic – Ibadan, Nigeria

2001 – 2007
- Community Grammar School – Mokola – Ibadan, Nigeria

1994 – 2000
- Saviour Apostolic Primary School – Ekotedo – Ibadan, Nigeria