Damola Adeyemo was born in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. He is a prolific painter, who draws from the body of African aesthetics including fashion, and documentary archives. Employing a unique visual language, Adeyemo displays a mastery of his art by creating paintings and drawings using monochromatic geometrical shapes and patterns for dramatic effect. He communicates his painting ideas with facial and figurative expressions to capture his subjects’ emotions.