Olamide Ogunade Nigerian, b. 1996

Overview

Fusing bold colours and prints to convey a uniquely West African identity, Nigerian artist Olamide Ogunade Olisco uses the canvas to open discourses around individualism, beauty and race. 

Ogunade Olisco's use of charcoal, juxtaposed by the vibrancy of the surrounding colour palette, lends an animated luminosity to the depiction of the human form. Ever-present is a delicate, sympathetic approach to the treatment of his subjects, imbuing them with a graceful elegance that is exceptionally emotive.

 

Olamide Ogunade Olisco (b. 1996, Ogun State, Nigeria) studied Fine Art at Yaba College of Technology in Lagos, Nigeria. He has exhibited in several group exhibitions in Lagos and Ogun state as well as internationally. Recent exhibitions include Temporary Generation, Suburbia Contemporary, Barcelona (2022); Voices for Love, PRIOR Art Space, Barcelona (2022); 40 under 40, WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town (2021); Polychromatic, Daniel Raphael, London (2021); Frieze London, The Breeder, London (2021); Stop, listen!, CFHILL Gallery, Sweden (2021); Afrika First, Valerius Gallery, Luxembourg (2018). Ogunade Olisco's work is in private collections in Burkina Faso, Austria, USA, Germany, France and Sweden.

Works
  • Olamide Ogunade, Ferocity, 2020
    Olamide Ogunade
    Ferocity, 2020
    Acrylic and charcoal on cardboard
    76.2 x 60.96 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, Choice is Yours, 2022
    Olamide Ogunade
    Choice is Yours, 2022
    Mixed media
    91.5 x 91.5 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, Do Not Disturb, 2022
    Olamide Ogunade
    Do Not Disturb, 2022
    Mixed media
    91.5 x 91.5 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, Soul Sisters, 2022
    Olamide Ogunade
    Soul Sisters, 2022
    Mixed media
    122 x 91.5 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, Don't Keep Me Waiting, 2022
    Olamide Ogunade
    Don't Keep Me Waiting, 2022
    Mixed media
    122 x 91.5 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, No Beauty Without Help, 2022
    Olamide Ogunade
    No Beauty Without Help, 2022
    Mixed media
    91.5 x 91.5 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, Hang Onto Hat, 2022
    Olamide Ogunade
    Hang Onto Hat, 2022
    Mixed media
    122 x 91.5 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, Secret Admirer, 2021
    Olamide Ogunade
    Secret Admirer, 2021
    Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
    76.2 x 76.2 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, Sisi Eko, 2021
    Olamide Ogunade
    Sisi Eko, 2021
    Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
    91 x 91 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, Visit To My Tailor, 2021
    Olamide Ogunade
    Visit To My Tailor, 2021
    Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
    91 x 91 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, Neon Brothers, 2021
    Olamide Ogunade
    Neon Brothers, 2021
    Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
    91 x 121.92 cm
  • Olamide Ogunade, Woman with Pride, 2021
    Olamide Ogunade
    Woman with Pride, 2021
    Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
    91 x 91 cm
Exhibitions