About Olufemi
Olufemi Oyewole’s (b. 1986) paintings are the result of his endless quest to capture and simplify the essence of life’s quiet moments, the in-between scenes where nothing much appears to be happening but which speak volumes about our individual and collective humanity. Known primarily as a watercolourist, Oyewole believes painting should be creatively understood beyond the academic introduction of colours as pigments. He has recently begun experimenting with unconventional materials, majorly Rugs and Carpets and he concentrates on the reuse of its industrial waste to avert or minimize its contributions to environmental pollution. He engages with these repurposed materials to investigate how fundamental changes in culture can affect one’s perception of identity.
Oyewole’s work is thematically linked to human expressions and the aesthetic relevance of African culture. Cutting several sizes and shapes, he uses the carpets as brushstroke. He creatively paste the carpets at different depth and directions to create a painterly effect on either his canvases or wood panels.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 OLUFEMI OYEWOLE, Bloom Art Gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. (Curated by Ugoma Adegoke)
2018 UNSCRIPTED, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (Curated by Dr Segun Ajiboye)
ART FAIRS:
2018 ArtX Lagos 2018, Civic centre, Victoria Island. Lagos, Nigeria.
2019 ArtX Lagos 2019, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
- GENERATIONS 3 (Future Masters series), Mydrim Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos,
Nigeria.
- GENERATIONS 2 (Future Masters series), Mydrim Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos,
Nigeria.
2017 October Rain, (SNA annual exhibition), National museum, Onikan, Lagos
- GENERATIONS (Future Masters series), Mydrim Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos.
2016 Art exhibition/Auction, International Conference on Disability, Civic Centre, Victoria
Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
2015 Art exhibition/Auction, International Conference on Disability, Civic Centre, Victoria
Island, Lagos, Nigeria
2015 Rise Above Terror, Empower Hall, Abuja, Nigeria
2014 NUGGETS, Mydrim Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos.
2014 Cupid, Alexis Gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos.
- October Rain, (SNA annual exhibition), Nike Art Gallery, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
2014 14th annual Pastel Exhibition, Mydrim Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
2013 Nigeria @53, NLNG, Bonny Island, Rivers State.
2013 October Rain (SNA annual exhibition), Nike Art Gallery, Lekki, Lagos
2012 New names, an exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures, Oau, Ile-Ife – Osun
2010 Society of Nigerian Artists (Watercolour, Pastel and Drawing Exhibition), Omenka
Gallery, Victoria Island
2009 Dialogue between cultures, Omenka gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos.
- October Rain, (SNA annual exhibition), National Museum, Onikan, Lagos
2008 Art on the Mainland, National Council for Arts and Culture, National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos
2008 October Rain, (SNA annual exhibition), National museum, Onikan, Lagos
PARTICIPATED AUCTIONS:
- Arthouse Affordable Art Auction, KIA Motors, Victoria Island, Lagos.
- Arthouse Affordable Art Auction, KIA Motors, Victoria Island, Lagos.
2016 Lagos Art Auction, Terrakulture/Mydrim Gallery, Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria
- Lagos Art Auction, Terrakulture/Mydrim Gallery, held in Terrakulture, Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria.
2014 Lagos Art Auction, Terrakulture/Mydrim Gallery, Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria.
SELECTED WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS:
2017 Environmental Design And Management International conference (EDMIC 2017),
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun
(Participant)
2012 Pure Design , Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun
(Participant)
2012 Oyasaf Workshop, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos
(Participant)
2011 Oyasaf Workshop, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos
(Participant)