Taiwo Adebayo
Taiwo Adebayo's practice explores the intersections of memory, identity, material culture, and the lived experiences of the everyday individual. Working across painting, sculpture, installation, ceramics, and reclaimed materials, he investigates how personal and collective histories are embedded within objects, landscapes, and the human body. His recent work has expanded into the use of discarded plastics, transforming waste into sculptural forms that reflect on environmental responsibility, consumption, and the possibility of renewal.
Rooted in observation, experimentation, and material inquiry, Adebayo's works draw from Yoruba cultural heritage, urban life, and encounters with people and place. Whether working with paint, clay, or recycled plastic, he approaches each material as both a physical medium and a metaphor, allowing texture, form, and process to reveal narratives of resilience, transformation, and belonging.
Adebayo (b. 1995, Ibadan, Nigeria) earned a B.A. in Fine and Applied Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State. He has exhibited in So Far I'm Arturia (Osun, 2019), the Rele Young Contemporary Bootcamp Exhibition (Ekiti, 2019 & 2020), Exploring COVID-19 Through the Lens of Arts (Virtual, 2020), Oscillation Isolation (New York, 2021), Cities of the Future (COP28, 2023), I Have Something to Tell You (TAAG Gallery, 2024), and Perspectives: Tilga Art Prize (2024). He is the recipient of the Tilga Fund for Arts (2020) and has participated in the Akoje Gallery × The King's Foundation Residency in Scotland (2025).