London, painter
abi ola
biography
exhibitions
For my art practice I specialise in painting, drawing, screen printing, collaging, batik, and textiles. My artwork focuses on shapes and patterns. I get inspiration from old photographs, fabrics that I find in my house, and different exhibitions. For example, oceanic art from the Royal Academy of Arts, African textiles from the British Museum, and William Morris wallpaper designs. When painting the figures in the photographs I realised that I was much more interested in the shapes and patterns that I found in their clothes than the figures themselves. Therefore, I began to focus on the shapes and patterns and create my own pattern designs in my paintings.
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2018
Slade 150th Anniversary Octagon Gallery Exhibition
Ingram Prize Finalists' Exhibition, Unit 1 Gallery
Saatchi London Grads Now
End Of Year Degree Show, The Slade School Of Fine Art
The Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize short-list exhibition - Coventry Cathedral
Kupfer, The Gaze Is A Singular Act, London
The Old Biscuit Factory, London
The Chaplin Centre, ASC Gallery, London
Parallax Art Fair
8496 Collective, International Youths Arts Centre, London
End Of Year Degree Show, Goldsmiths, University Of London
The Genesis Cinema, London
Ephemeral Exhibition, London
Contemporary Water Colour Competition, Bankside Gallery, London