Abdulrahman Qozeem Olaoluwa (b. 2000, Nigeria) reshapes memory into raw visual poetry. His practice — a collision of acrylic, paper, and charcoal — fractures the line between figuration and abstraction. Bodies explode in vivid color; faces retreat into ghostly sketches, half-formed, half-forgotten. Raised amid the textured rhythms of rural Nigeria, Abdulrahman transforms personal mythologies into universal echoes. His work resists nostalgia, instead confronting the elusive, slippery nature of memory itself — proof that the truest landscapes we inhabit are the ones we carry inside.
Abdulrahman Qozeem Olaoluwa
Artistic Journey (2020-2025)
First Group Exhibition
'The Opening' at Affinity Art Gallery, Lagos
Notable Work: Turn by Turn III (Mixed Media on Canvas)
International Debut
CONTEXT Art Miami with Galeria Casa Cuadrada
Notable Work: Wait and Get IV (Mixed Media on Paper)
International Recognition
Featured in Lithuanian National Museum of Art
Notable Work: Abraham's Blessing (Mixed Media on Wood)
First auction appearance with "YOU CANT" (2021)
Growing Presence
Art on Paper & Art Wynwood with Galeria Casa Cuadrada
Group Show at Akoje Gallery
Notable Work: New Me III (Charcoal and Acrylic on Canvas)
International Prominence
Super Plastica 2024 at Galeria Casa Cuadrada
Art Miami representation
First Solo Exhibition
'Happiness Will Bless Us' at Akoje Gallery
Notable Work: The Celebration of Us (Oil, Acrylic & Charcoal on Canvas)
Abdulrahman Qozeem Olaoluwa
Artistic Medium Analysis
Medium Combinations in Notable Works
on Canvas
Turn by Turn III (2020)
on Paper
Wait and Get IV (2021)
Acrylic
New Me III (2023)
& Charcoal
The Celebration of Us (2025)
Artistic Technique
Olaoluwa creates semi-abstract works where the bodies of figures are shaped using colorful acrylics, while paper and charcoal are specifically used for faces. This distinctive approach allows him to partially recreate childhood memories from rural Nigeria while maintaining an abstract quality. His recent work has begun incorporating oil paints, expanding his mixed media repertoire.
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