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Oil and Gold-Leaf on canvas
30 x 35 inches
2026
After the sudden loss of my father, I struggled with overwhelming grief that left me unable to focus or create. I smiled on the outside, but inside I was consumed by fear, guilt, and anxiety. Eventually, I realized I couldn’t stay stuck I had to face the pain, embrace healing, and choose to create again. This piece, “Focus,” emerged from that turning point. It’s a visual affirmation of resilience a conscious decision to reclaim clarity, creativity, and purpose.
Eve’s Curiosity invites us to see curiosity not as a flaw, but as the beginning of wisdom, growth, and understanding. Inspired by the timeless symbolism of Eve, the painting encourages viewers to embrace thoughtful questions, explore the unknown with courage, and remain open to life’s lessons. The surrounding leaves and fruit evoke themes of nature, discovery, and choice, while the golden halo reminds us that every journey toward truth is guided by dignity and hope.
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Oil and Gold-Leaf on Canvas
30 x 35 inches
2026
After the sudden loss of my father, I struggled with overwhelming grief that left me unable to focus or create. I smiled on the outside, but inside I was consumed by fear, guilt, and anxiety. Eventually, I realized I couldn’t stay stuck I had to face the pain, embrace healing, and choose to create again. This piece, “Focus,” emerged from that turning point. It’s a visual affirmation of resilience a conscious decision to reclaim clarity, creativity, and purpose.
We enter the world as blank canvases, shaped over time by our families, cultures, and experiences. While some experiences nurture us, others leave wounds that can cloud the innocence we were born with. The blindfold symbolizes both the beauty and vulnerability of innocence, while the golden halo represents the inherent dignity and worth within every person. This work invites viewers to reconnect with their authentic selves and choose compassion and wisdom over fear.
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Oil on oil paper
13 x 17 inches
2026
After the sudden loss of my father, I struggled with overwhelming grief that left me unable to focus or create. I smiled on the outside, but inside I was consumed by fear, guilt, and anxiety. Eventually, I realized I couldn’t stay stuck I had to face the pain, embrace healing, and choose to create again. This piece, “Focus,” emerged from that turning point. It’s a visual affirmation of resilience a conscious decision to reclaim clarity, creativity, and purpose.
After the Crossing captures the quiet pause after movement the breath taken after leaving, before arrival fully settles. Drawing from lived experience of migration, Ayo'lamide treats memory as material, holding moments of transition rather than a fixed narrative or destination.Resilience here is reflection, not struggle strength found in pausing, carrying memory forward, and letting identity evolve. The work invites viewers to reflect on their own journeys of leaving, adjusting, and becoming.
Oil on Canvas
30 x 30 inches
2026
After the sudden loss of my father, I struggled with overwhelming grief that left me unable to focus or create. I smiled on the outside, but inside I was consumed by fear, guilt, and anxiety. Eventually, I realized I couldn’t stay stuck I had to face the pain, embrace healing, and choose to create again. This piece, “Focus,” emerged from that turning point. It’s a visual affirmation of resilience a conscious decision to reclaim clarity, creativity, and purpose.
This symbolic portrait explores self-love as the beginning of healing and connection. The halo represents inner worth and sacred dignity, while the flame above her head signifies awakening into self-knowledge and emotional healing. Inspired by my lived experience with disability, the work reflects a personal truth: wholeness begins with how we see and hold ourselves.The flowers around her symbolize patience, tenderness, and the natural growth that comes when the soul is nurtured with care.Love is not something we chase outwardly, it is something we cultivate within. When we hold ourselves with grace, that grace extends naturally into the world.
Mixed Media
30 x 30 inches
2025
After the sudden loss of my father, I struggled with overwhelming grief that left me unable to focus or create. I smiled on the outside, but inside I was consumed by fear, guilt, and anxiety. Eventually, I realized I couldn’t stay stuck I had to face the pain, embrace healing, and choose to create again. This piece, “Focus,” emerged from that turning point. It’s a visual affirmation of resilience a conscious decision to reclaim clarity, creativity, and purpose.
The Target and the Parrot
This painting portrays a woman with a composed yet defiant gaze, embodying the resilience and strength demanded of women throughout history and today. Her expression reflects awareness and resistance, symbolizing how women have long been targets of expectations, oppression, and scrutiny. The parrot on her shoulder, vibrant and alert, is a symbolism for both surveillance and voice that echoes how women’s narratives are often shaped by others, yet its vivid colours affirm individuality and the power of self-expression against silencing. Behind her, concentric circles evoke cycles of struggle and progress, reminding us that while the past echoes, voices of resistance grow stronger. This work seeks to spark reflection and dialogue, honouring women's resilience and reminding them they are enough.
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
30 x 40 inches
2024
After the sudden loss of my father, I struggled with overwhelming grief that left me unable to focus or create. I smiled on the outside, but inside I was consumed by fear, guilt, and anxiety. Eventually, I realized I couldn’t stay stuck I had to face the pain, embrace healing, and choose to create again. This piece, “Focus,” emerged from that turning point. It’s a visual affirmation of resilience a conscious decision to reclaim clarity, creativity, and purpose.
Above the Hills is a diptych piece narrating the artist’s migration journey. One figure looks to the left, symbolizing her past, while the other looks to the right, reflecting her new life.
Inspired by Adichie's insights on migration, the work explores identity, spirituality, and healing.
Each brushstroke captures the resilience and self-discovery that shapes the artist’s transformative odyssey.
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
32 x 40 inches
2023
After the sudden loss of my father, I struggled with overwhelming grief that left me unable to focus or create. I smiled on the outside, but inside I was consumed by fear, guilt, and anxiety. Eventually, I realized I couldn’t stay stuck I had to face the pain, embrace healing, and choose to create again. This piece, “Focus,” emerged from that turning point. It’s a visual affirmation of resilience a conscious decision to reclaim clarity, creativity, and purpose.
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Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 30 inches
2023
Life comes with challenges, and navigating them alone can feel unbearable. For me, peace isn’t just a place. it’s found in moments shared with loved ones, time spent creating, and anchoring my faith in God. This piece, “The Human and her white hako,” is a visual representation of calm in chaos. The white halo over the figure symbolizes serenity a reminder that each of us must find what grounds us and return to it when the storms of life hit.For some, peace might be a quiet moment, a person, a prayer, or a creative outlet. The key is recognizing it and holding onto it.
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Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
23.1 x 32.6 inches
2023
This piece was inspired by the artist’s migration journey from Nigeria to the United Kingdom. The work reflects the complex emotions of hope, fear, and determination that comes with
leaving the familiar for the unknown.
Through the figure's gaze, the artist explored the tension between cultural identity and adaptation. The use of traditional African hairstyling is a symbolistic representation of the artist’s roots, while the surrounding contrasts in fashion and palette, reflecting the differences encountered (from hairstyles to weather-driven fashion, food, and social dynamics.)
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Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
23.1 x 32.6 inches
2023
Dear African Child,
Your Black is beautiful. You come from a land rich in culture, honour, and heritage a place of pride, strength, and greatness. Don't let the world define you you are who you say you are: bold, intelligent, and full of love. Be the future, not just a promise of it. The sky is not your limit it’s your stepping stone. Grow to love yourself, stay rooted in your identity, and never forget the royalty in your bloodline.
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Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
33 x 40 inches
2023
This piece honors Queen Móremí, the legendary Yorùbá heroine who used her beauty, courage, and wit to liberate the Kingdom of Ifè from the Ugbo invaders. Captured and made queen by the enemy, she uncovered their secrets and led her people to victory — but at the heartbreaking cost of her only son, sacrificed to the river god Esimirin. Her legacy lives on as a symbol of feminine strength, purpose, and sacrifice.As women, we carry the power to nurture, to lead, and to bloom like flowers in full soul. Like Móremí, may our lives speak of strength, creativity, and purpose.
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Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 36 inches
2022
She’s Queen, she’s powerful, she’s Black. Her royalty doesn’t necessarily have to be by birth, but by her virtues and values. She’s not a goddess, but she’s a Queen! She’s brave and cannot be overlooked; though history might tend to be unjust to her. Though she’s covered in Green, once you dig to the roots you’ll discover that the foundation is Black. Though she’s compassionate, she’s a fighter for what is just and right! She’ll never stop fighting for the good course because she’s… Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Chief Justice Meaza Ashenaf, Karmala Harris, Serena Williams …and so on.
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Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
2 x 3 ft
2022
The painting is a depiction of the strength, resilience, and brilliance of black women as they achieve success and make significant contributions. This artwork beautifully captures the power and grace of black women as they shine brightly in their endeavors
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Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 36 inches
2022
MY DREAMS ARE VALID Being me is unique. I wish all eyes could see that. I wish I wouldn’t have to be judged right from the first glance at me. I wish getting an education wouldn’t have to be second-guessed for me. I wish that I wouldn’t have to live on the lonely island of poverty. I wish that I wouldn’t have to be judged by the colour of my skin before having the chance to exhibit the content of my character. I believe that all men are created equal and should be treated as such. I believe that despite my colour, my dreams are valid!
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Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
3 x 3 ft
2022
Her challenges motivate her to stay focused and never relent. She exudes confidence against all odds. Her confidence is inimitable. She has taken her challenges at life in strides. Staying focused and positive is her only chance of survival. Everything will be alright woman… So woman, don’t cry!
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Oil on Canvas
Size
27 x 20 inches
Year
2016
This painting really emphasizes the importance of preparing in life. The depiction of the reading lady with the yellow scarf fully engrossed in her book, represents the idea that if we don't prepare ourselves for work or challenges, we may end up unprepared and facing failure. It's a reminder to put in the effort and be ready for whatever life throws at us.
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Oil on Canvas
20x25inches
2014
Fatima is a simple girl from a rural environment filled with dreams, and hopeful of actualizing them. She’s a depiction of a typical local girl full of aspirations. A girl that never gives up on a challenge.
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Oil on Canvas
16x20inches
2014
Hopeful is a piece that captures the essence of a child's life. The vibrant color palette symbolizes the innocence, joy, and optimism that children often embody. The use of bright and warm colors represents the energy and enthusiasm that children bring to the world. It's like a visual representation of the excitement and wonder that children experience in their everyday lives. The blue eyes in the painting symbolizes curiosity and a sense of wonder, as blue is often associated with depth and introspection. Overall, the painting portrays the positivity and hopefulness that children inspire in us.
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Oil on Canvas
40.5 x 29.8 inches
2013
In the painting "Awaiting the Bell," there is a depiction of a classroom filled with students wearing uniforms, eagerly waiting for the bell to ring. However, the main character stands out as she is depicted sleeping, possibly out of exhaustion. It's a scene that captures the contrast between the students' anticipation and the main character's need for rest.
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