O Dighi Eshi, 2021

Abifola Olorunlana  

Olorunlana Abifola (b. 1999) is an emerging visual artist from Nigeria whose artwork spans mixed media and contemporary art, including portraits of black people. He is also a street photographer. He was born in Sango Ota, Ogun, Nigeria, where he has continued to live since birth. He is a member of the KUTA arts community, in Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria. Abifola began to find purpose in creating art when he took his time to research and read about Western and African art, in the process he began to make figurative drawings and mixed media works; charcoal and ink. He also completed A-level courses at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Nigeria, where Visual Arts was one of the three courses he studied.

The artist's goal is to bring his thoughts on government and social issues to life, as well as narrate incidents from his personal life and that of those around him on paper/canvas using oil/acrylic. He uses colors according to how they evoke his emotions when creating a work of art.

The artist has had group exhibitions in Nigeria, South Africa and the United States of America. He has also been featured in art magazines in the UK and Nigeria.