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  1. Spring Forward by Richard D. Wilson, Jr., Image 1.

    Richard D. Wilson, Jr.

    Spring Forward, 2023

    Soft pastel (on museum-quality, heavyweight, acid-free, archival sand pastel paper, mounted on board)

    20 x 60 in (50.8 x 152.4 cm)

  2. Portrait of Jacob Lawrence by Damien Mathis, Image 1.

    Damien Mathis

    Portrait of Jacob Lawrence, 2023

    Mixed Media

    28 x 52 in (71.12 x 132.08 cm)

  3. Buffalo Soldier by Clarence James, Image 1.

    Clarence James

    Buffalo Soldier, 2023

    Oil and acrylic on canvas

    100 x 75 in (254.0 x 190.5 cm)

  4. All Screwed Up by Billy Edmond, Image 1.

    Billy Edmond

    All Screwed Up, 2023

    Wood

  5. Moses (Beauty Mark) by Al Burts, Image 1.

    Al Burts

    Moses (Beauty Mark), 2023

    32 x 21.5 in (81.28 x 54.61 cm)

  6. Haitian General by Al Burts, Image 1.

    Al Burts

    Haitian General, 2023

    Limited Edition Giclee

    51 x 27.5 in (129.54 x 69.85 cm)

  7. Shirley Chisholm by Charly Palmer, Image 1.

    Charly Palmer

    Shirley Chisholm, 2023

    Acrylic on Canvas

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  8. Queen by Joel Utuedor, Image 2.

    Joel Utuedor

    Queen, 2022

    Oil and acrylic on textured canvas

    50 x 60 in (127.0 x 152.4 cm)

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About the artist

Awodiya Toluwani

Awodiya Toluwani's technique draws from the South Nigerian Adire and Nsibidi traditions, as well as from the Adinkra (Ghana) and numerous other African traditions. Such high relief textures imitate scars of two major sources: one is from a place of physical pain, whereas the other is a cultural element that constitutes tribal marks. While the physical and emotional scars are a heritage of slavery - provoked by whips and lashes of canes the tribal marks are scars that were intentionally given to Africans for several reasons, spanning from identification, faith, aesthetic and so on.

Born in Nigeria in 1994, Toluwani grew up in Ogun State. He studied Fine and Applied Arts at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State and graduated in 2017. Awodiya Toluwani is a member of the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA). Toluwani's works are privately collected in Nigeria and Abroad. He has been involved in various projects and exhibitions in Nigeria such as the So Far Exhibition (2014- 2017), The Tribe Art Festival (2018), Art Soirée (2019), Society of Nigerian Artists Art Exhibition October Rain (2019), MyDrim Art Gallery Group Exhibition (2019) and Life in My City Art Foundation competition (LIMCAF) (2019) where he was one of the finalists. He is exclusively represented by Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery and he presented his first solo exhibition at the gallery in Dubai in May 2022. His solo exhibition The Becoming is the fourth solo exhibition with the gallery and the second show in Dubai.