Untitled (Shower of Blessings) 2
Acrylic on Canvas
47x71in
$8,730
21 Artworks
Currency of Ambition 2
Acrylic on Canvas
47x47in
$8,580
Suraj Adekola
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Suraj Adekola is a Nigerian contemporary artist based in Manchester, UK. His practice explores how value—identity, culture, economics, and emotions—is constructed, inherited, and negotiated across global contexts. Working primarily with painting and mixed media, Adekola integrates hand-dyed Adire fabric, acrylic, and symbolic language to create layered surfaces that operate as both material and metaphor.
Fabric in his work functions as a carrier of memory, labour, and identity, while recurring motifs drawn from systems of trade and exchange reflect the pressures and aspirations embedded within contemporary life. Rather than approaching these materials decoratively, Adekola treats them as active agents, allowing history and gesture to coexist within carefully resolved compositions.
His work continues to attract interest from international collectors and curators seeking contemporary art with cultural depth, clarity, and enduring presence.
Fabric in his work functions as a carrier of memory, labour, and identity, while recurring motifs drawn from systems of trade and exchange reflect the pressures and aspirations embedded within contemporary life. Rather than approaching these materials decoratively, Adekola treats them as active agents, allowing history and gesture to coexist within carefully resolved compositions.
His work continues to attract interest from international collectors and curators seeking contemporary art with cultural depth, clarity, and enduring presence.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Born
- 1983
- Mediums
- Visual Artist
Suraj Adekola- Graduate Scholarship Award - University Art Collection Salford UK- Manchester, United Kingdom
Beyond The Box: Izwi Art / Somerset House, London. - London, United Kingdom
How Beautiful We Were (Are) / Artsy, Kanbi Contemporary Projects - London, United Kingdom
Infinity / Alexis Gallery Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria
Manchester Contemporaries Art Fair ( Castlefield Gallery) / Manchester - Manchester, United Kingdom
Black Beauty, Pride, and Excellence: A Tale of Reappropriation / London Business School, UK. - London, United Kingdom
Piasa Auction / France - France, France
Proudly Naija Souk / London - London, United Kingdom
Geneve Encheres / Switzerland - Geneve, Switzerland
Cabral Moncada Leilões / Portugal - Lisbon, Portugal
Geneve Encheres / Switzerland - Geneva, Switzerland
Piasa Auction / France - France, France
Bonhams Auction / London - London, United Kingdom
Jo Manby- Hybrid Beings Destined for Change: Suraj Adekola
Prisca Sam-Duru- Suraj Adekola’s exhibition @ London Business School
Tony Agbugba- Artist, Suraj Adekola at home with his black identity
Emelike Obinna- Suraj Adekola: Diaspora artist on the rise
University Art Collection Salford UK, United Kingdom
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