Self-taught, the artist has been developing pictorial and imagery research that covers African ancestral rites and the mythology of the orixás. In his production, full of nuances that extrapolate the themes beyond the religious question, the Yoruba pantheon is revered as an epistemological force, of ancestral knowledge and mysteries. The figures, or landscapes, as he has been exploring in his recent production, are contemplative and full of personal stories, through fables he creates to guide the features seen in the works.
Among his individual exhibitions are: Fables on Exu, Gallery 1957, 2021, (London, United Kingdom) and Personal Notes of Faith, Cassina Projects, 2022, (Milan, Italy). He also participated in the following group exhibitions: Collective Reflections: Contemporary African & Diasporic Expressions Of A New Vanguard, Gallery 1957, 2020, (Acra, Gana); Eye of the Collector, Gallery 1957, Art Fair London, 2021 (London, UK); Outros Ensaios para o Tempo, Galeria Nara Roesler, 2021 (São Paulo, Brazil); Group Show, i8 Gallery, 2021 (Reykjavik, Iceland); Quilombo: vida, problemas e aspirações do negro, Galeria Lago, Inhotim, 2022 (Brumadinho, Brazil); Between Nothingness and Infinity, Cornell Biennial at Johnson Museum, 2022, NY, USA); The Storytellers, Gallery 1957, 2022 (London, UK) e Pombajira, Selma Feriani Gallery, 2023 (Tunes, Tunisia).
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Pombajira curated by Ana Paula Lopes. Selma Feriani, Tunis, Tunisia
Notas pessoais de fé. Curated by Deri Andrade. Cassina Projects, Milan, Italy
2022
Pombajira. Curadoria do artista, Selma Feriani Gallery, Tunis, Tunisia
2021
Fables on Exu. Gallery 1957. London, UK
Ajagunã. Solo project – Eye of the Collector. London, UK
Guiné. Solo project. SP-Arte, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Collective Exhibitions
2022
Between Nothingness and Infinit – curated by students of the University. Johnson Museum of Art – University of Cornell, Ithaca, NY, USA
Quilombo: vida, problemas e aspirações do negro. Curated by the institution’s team, Instituto Inhotim, Brumadinho, MG, Brazil
2021
Outros Ensaios para o Tempo – Curated by Deri Andrade. Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
2020
Collective Reflections: Contemporary African & Diasporic Expressions Of A New Vanguard, Gallery 1957, Acra, Gana
Residencies/Special Projects
2020
Legacy Brothers Lab, Chicago, USA
