Shona Inatimi

Nigerian-Scottish artist raised in Dundee, now residing in Glasgow. Shona Inatimi explores reframing the black figure through painting, portraiture and connecting with the natural world. Shona paints to tell and illuminate stories of the unheard. She draws inspiration from folklore, mythology, the land, family heritage, displacement, and historical painting. Through her practice she aims to create spaces embedded in radical care and nourishment.

From 2016-2021 Shona studied at DJCAD (University of Dundee) graduating with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art.

In 2024-25 Shona was one of two selected artists for Dòigh Nàdair residency programme organised by Rhubaba Artist Initiative, which culminated in a sophomore solo exhibition Earthing: Through Nature Back to Ourselves (March 2025) held at Johnstone Terrace Garden, Edinburgh. In 2023 she was one of six CULTIVATE Creative Practitioners nominated by Creative Dundee. Shona’s commission resulted in two portraits; a glimmer, a glimpse, a glare (2023) which formed part of the exhibition Dear Earth: Creating Hope in a Climate Crisis at Centrespace DCA Dundee, organised in partnership with fellow practitioners. In 2022 she had her debut solo exhibition where she showcased see you glow (2022) at Federation Gallery (Keiller Center Dundee)