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  1. Overcoming Adversity for Sam by Kevin Cole, Image 1.

    Kevin Cole

    Overcoming Adversity for Sam, 2023

    Mixed Media on Wood

    56 x 42 x 12 in (142.24 x 106.68 x 30.48 cm)

  2. Janelle Monáe by Dwayne Wilson, Image 1.

    Dwayne Wilson

    Janelle Monáe, 2023

    Mixed Media

    43.5 x 35 in (110.49 x 88.9 cm)

  3. OutKast by Mike Bennett, Image 1.

    Mike Bennett

    OutKast, 2023

    Oil on Canvas

    48.5 x 36 in (123.19 x 91.44 cm)

  4. 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)

  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. Four Seasons of Unbreakable Spirits by Paul Goodnight, Image 1.

    Paul Goodnight

    Four Seasons of Unbreakable Spirits, 2023

    Oil On Canvas

    60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)

  8. Black Panther by Dwayne Wilson, Image 1.

    Dwayne Wilson

    Black Panther, 2022

    Mixed Media

    43 x 35 in (109.22 x 88.9 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.