Koola Adams

I have been creating art in my London studio since 1999. My creative journey began much earlier, in the 1980s, when I worked as a Spatial Designer. In the mid‑1990s I returned to education to deepen my practice, completing a Fine Art degree and a Master’s at the University of Westminster, followed by a teaching qualification from University College London.

I first established myself as an installation artist, exhibiting large‑scale conceptual works across the UK. In 2001, my focus shifted toward painting and assemblage, where I found a more intimate and immediate way to explore form, movement and colour. My work is shaped by the influence of the Modernists and Expressionist art—vivid colour, dynamic flowing lines and intersecting planes come together to create compositions that feel both structured and fluid, offering viewers a kaleidoscopic sense of rhythm and space.

Over the years, I’ve built a strong following on social media and exhibited widely through online galleries, connecting with collectors from around the world. Alongside my studio practice, I am an art educator and have taught young people and adults with learning disabilities since 2000. This work remains central to my belief that creativity should be accessible, em...

2009 Cert Ed Institute of Education, University College London
2007 MA Art and Media Practice, University of Westminster
1999 BA Hons Mixed Media Art, University of Westminster
1985 HND Spatial Design, Medway College of Art & Design

2026 Harrow Open Studios Cow Byre Gallery
2025 Southwark Art Gallery Group Show
2025 National Brain Appeal Group Show
2024 Harrow Open Studios Cow Byre Gallery
2024 National Brain Appeal Group Show
2023 Celebrations of Art HOS Harrow Arts Centre
2022 Southwark Gallery Group Show
2021 Harrow Arts Centre Solo Show
2020 Adlib Fulham Arts Festival
2017 Paralax Art Fair Chelsea, London
2015 Other Art Fair, Old Truman Brewery, London
2014 Atomic Gallery 89 London
2013 Odalisque Harrow Arts Centre
2012 New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
2012 OVADA, Oxford
2012 At Play South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
2010 Naissance (Group) USURP Gallery, London
2010 Dialogues, Ellysium Gallery, Swansea
2010 Exotic Transfigurations, ABC Gallery, London
2009 In the Making, Rag Factory, London
2009 Prophecies and Deceits, Redgate Gallery, London
2008 Peep Show, (Group), Gallery West, London
2007 Black History Month (Group), Gayton Library, London
2006 Black History Month (Group), Gayton Library, London
2003 Floral Expressions, Blue Wing Gallery, London
2002 Artefacts (Group), Tricycle Theatre, London
2001 Spiked (Residency Show), University of Westminster
2001 The IMACA Show, (Group), Art Exchange, Nottingham
2001 Excavations, Bull Arts Centre, Barnet
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