Oluwatobiloba Fasalejo

Artist Biography

Oluwatobiloba Fasalejo (b. 2000) is a Nigerian visual artist, painter, and storyteller from Ondo State. A graduate of Fine Art Education from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife (B.Ed), Fasalejo creates art that celebrates the resilience, beauty, and cultural richness of African communities. His work reflects personal and shared experiences, using vintage colors to evoke nostalgia and cowries to symbolize wealth, guidance, and spiritual grounding elements tied to his surname and the Yoruba divination system of Ifá.

Through expressive strokes of oil and acrylic, Fasalejo explores themes of growth, resilience, and self-acceptance, offering viewers a sense of peace and reflection. His art serves as a celebration of life’s complexities, capturing the beauty that emerges after struggle. Exhibited across Nigeria and internationally, Fasalejo’s work invites audiences into a layered narrative that honors the spirit and strength of African communities.




Artist Statement

In my studio, I create art that embodies the resilience, beauty, and cultural richness of the African community. My work reflects personal and shared experiences, drawing inspiration from my Yoruba heritage and the deep-rooted stories that shape my ide...

* Prince international primary School, Ondo, Ondo State Nigeria
* Victory comprehensive college, Dele Betiku, Ondo, Ondo State Nigeria
* Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Ondo State Nigeria
* Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife, Osun State Nigeria

Exhibition history

2024

* An ode to heritage, pop up exhibition, flippers London
* The creative bloc carnival, Artist commune, Lagos Nigeria
* Undiscovered group exhibition 2.0, Thoughtpyramid Art centre, Abuja Nigeria
* Liquidation Totale group art exhibition, ambacher contemporary, Munich Germany
* The Artist commune group exhibition, one art gallery, Lagos Nigeria
* Affordable art fair, polo club, Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria
*Plus234 art fair, Soto gallery, Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria

2023.
*Uncovering what’s hidden virtual exhibition, Vav art gallery
*Unusual assets virtual group exhibition on artsy, Taag gallery
*Fix it, life in my city art festival regional exhibition ondo state, Nigeria
*Unbound group exhibition, Tewas art gallery, Nairobi Kenya
*Idesign art fair, Soto gallery, Ikoyi Lagos Nigeria
*Run through walls duo exhibition, Art roost gallery, Lagos State Nigeria
*Project X virtual exhibition, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife, Osun State Nigeria
* See beyond seeing finalist exhibition, Adeyemi college of education, ondo state Nigeria

2022.
* Paradox of muted echoes, life in my city art festival regional exhibition ondo state Nigeria
* Paradox of muted echoes, life in my city art festival grand finale ...