Unexpected Expectations of Men-O-Pause!
My solo show  I am so thrilled that this exhibition is shining the light on a topic often considered taboo.  For over a decade, I have been in that state of understanding menopause and how it has affected me.  I wondered why it surprised me even with everything I thought I knew.  Why wasn’t any discussion about menopause, like we had about puberty?   I sure had it twisted with my expectations!
Having endured these changes inspired this exhibition which I have been mulling over for many years.  As a female artist of menopausal age, I bring my personal experiences to this exhibition.  My goal for this solo show is to explore these menopausal changes that we as women will all go through and should not be ashamed to talk about!  Let us de-mystify the taboo!
Part of this exhibition and future expansion is an installation of women sharing their response to “What do menopause looks like to you?
Many thanks to Genie Davis this wonderful write up and Kristine Schomaker for publication in Art and Cake Online publication.
"Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja has created a stunning, motion filled, vividly colored body of work that is a celebration of life, the vicissitudes of the body, and the triumph of the spirit. Working in mixed media, primarily digital assemblage here, her solo exhibition at Metro Gallery in Pomona, Unexpected Expectations of Men-O-Pause, vibrated with emotion, passion, and fierce experience. If menopause itself is a rite of passage, so too is Davies-Aiyeloja’s work, which allows viewers to pass through this time and emerge with new respect, knowledge, and succor...."
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THROUGH THE HILLS & VALLEYS

THE YIN & YANG

Digital Assemblage

MEDITATION WITHIN