We would like to introduce you to our 2022 Visiting Fellow Samuel Olayombo, who will be coming into the residency this March. We are excited to also announce that he will be debuting his first solo exhibition with ADA Gallery in Accra, Ghana next month February.

Samuel Olayombo (b. 1991) is a Nigerian artist who studied fine and applied arts at the University of Benin. A lover of texture, Olayombo works with oils, acrylics, charcoal and pastels to create vibrant, dramatic, large scale canvases of predominantly male, non gender-normative portraits. Using a palette knife to convey intricate, 3-dimensional skin textures, Olayombo pays homage to classic artists such as Vincent Van Gough and Arja Valimaki in his work.

We can’t wait to welcome you to the Noldor family Samuel! See you soon!