Mitochondria Gallery is pleased to announce emerging Nigerian artist Kelani Fatai as this weeks' artist in the spotlight. Kelani is part of the ongoing exhibition "Florescence" which opened on the 25th of June and is on view until July 16th. 2220 Commerce Street, Houston, TX.
Black Queen. Oil and acrylic on canvas. 48 x 36 in. 2022
“My work revolves around the beauty of elegant, albeit simply clad, black men and women. Through the insertion of unidentified flowers in my paintings, I highlight the message of love and togetherness. Thus, I express the world as I see it.”
- Kelani Fatai
Kelani Fatai was born in Mushin, a commercial area in Lagos. At the age of six, he discovered his passion for drawing and has since been working hard to create a niche for himself. After his apprenticeship under two Lagos-based artists, Damilola Opedun and Muyiwa Williams, he was admitted into the prestigious Yaba College of Technology to study art and design in 2014. He graduated from the tertiary institution in 2019 with a Higher National Diploma in painting.
Now involved in a full-time studio practice, Kelani draws his inspiration and creativity from nature and his environment, and inevitably uses them as metaphors in his paintings. A versatile impressionist and realist, his artistic impressions take on form according to the story conjured in his mind. He is, meanwhile, very prolific in oil, acrylic, pastel, water colour, and charcoal mediums. Kelani, whose works are greatly admired by locally-based renowned art connoisseurs and collectors, has built a diverse portfolio of commissioned pieces, pastel paintings, water colour, oil paintings, charcoal drawings, acrylic paintings, and mixed media works, which attest to the vibrancy of the Lagos art scene. He has been featured in various group exhibitions in Los Angeles, London, Athens, Lagos and Houston.
For a list of available works by Kelani Fatai, click here.
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