Artist Conversation~A virtual conversation in conjunction with solo exhibitions by Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja and Barrie Goshko at Gallery 825
MEET ABSTRACT HISTORY ARTIST ADEOLA DAVIES-AIYELOJA
Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja took a winding and intuitive path to realizing her vision as an artist—from early enjoyment to a self-taught discipline and years as an educator, to a practice built on discovery, history, ancestry, beauty, empathy, and the magical relationship of ancestral spirits and contemporary abstract modalities. With a double interest in the truths of the past and the eternal flow of the present into the future, and the occasional appearance of figures when a story needs telling, Adeola creates work that is both lovely and visceral, and movingly unforgettable. Read Full Article
‘Centered on the Center’ celebrates art in Huntington Beach
Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja might live in Loma Linda, but the Huntington Beach Art Center is starting to feel like home for the multidisciplinary artist. Davies-Aiyeloja has two pieces — a large sculpture and a wall piece — on display at the art center’s largest exhibition of the year, “Centered on the Center.” Read Full Article
Loma Linda artist taps her cultural background to create art Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja, a native of Nigeria, calls her work 'contemporary expressionism with Africanism flair'
by Patrick Brien, Press Enterprise, August 14, 2020
Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja has long loved making things with her hands.
“I remember my middle-school teacher encouraging me when she saw my doodles,” said Davies-Aiyeloja, who was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. “That interest stayed with me and blossomed over the years.”
Davies-Aiyeloja emigrated to the United States in 1981 so that she could further her education. Her intention was not, however, to study art. But over the years that early interest has continued to blossom.
Now Davies-Aiyeloja is a popular artist who works in multiple mediums. The first place she publicly exhibited her work was the National Orange Show, where she won an honorable mention. Since then she has received numerous awards, with her work being seen in galleries and museums throughout Southern California, as well as in Mexico.
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“I remember my middle-school teacher encouraging me when she saw my doodles,” said Davies-Aiyeloja, who was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. “That interest stayed with me and blossomed over the years.”
Davies-Aiyeloja emigrated to the United States in 1981 so that she could further her education. Her intention was not, however, to study art. But over the years that early interest has continued to blossom.
Now Davies-Aiyeloja is a popular artist who works in multiple mediums. The first place she publicly exhibited her work was the National Orange Show, where she won an honorable mention. Since then she has received numerous awards, with her work being seen in galleries and museums throughout Southern California, as well as in Mexico.
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“Multi-Faceted Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja”
by Nedra Myricks, Inland Scene Magazine, Jan/Feb., 2014, pg 22
