Isaac Oluwatope

Isaac Oluwatope is a contemporary visual artist based in Abuja, Nigeria. Growing up in Ondo town, a community shaped by deep cultural roots and strong religious values, gave him an early awareness of contradiction and coexistence, themes that now sit at the heart of his work.
His paintings explore the duality of existence: the push and pull between opposites that defines how we experience the world. Through intricate lines, texture, and colour, he builds compositions that feel at once mysterious and familiar, disciplined and free. The goal is simple — to make the viewer feel something real.

Bachelor of Arts, Second Class (Upper Division): Fine and Applied Arts.
Obafemi Awolowo University - Ile-ife, Osun State Nigeria
May 2015-Feb 2020.

Resonance; 15 Truths, group Exhibition by One Art Gallery, 2026
Coexistence; face to face. A group exhibition at the Turkish embassy, 2025
Futura: Beyond the Surface; An exhibition of emerging artists, 2024
Reflections Of Our Times – A group Exhibition by Atrium Gallery, 2024
Survive And Thrive – A Group Exhibition by Windsor Gallery, 2024
World Dance Day – A Group Exhibition at Institut Francais, 2024
Abuja Open House – Group Exhibition 2023
Finalists, Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Art and Exhibition, 2023
Emerging Nigerian Creatives… A Group Exhibition 2023