David Olatoye

b. 1995

David Olatoye, Becoming Butterfly, 2021, pen and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 in, 121.9 x 121.9 cm, (DOl302307)_LR
David Olatoye, Becoming Butterfly, 2021, pen and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 in
David Olatoye, Cheers to Better Life I and II (diptych), 2021, pen and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in (each), 152.4 x 121.9 cm (each), (DOl302305)_LR
David Olatoye, Cheers to Better Life I and II (diptych), 2021, pen and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in (each)
David Olatoye, My beloved, in you I found peace II, 2021, pen and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in, 152.4 x 121.9 cm, (DOl302301)_LR
David Olatoye, My beloved, in you I found peace II, 2021, pen and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in
David Olatoye, Cheers to Open Doors I and II (diptych), 2021, pen and acrylic and fabric on canvas, 60 x 48 in (each), 152.4 x 121.9 cm (each), (DOl302303)_LR
David Olatoye, Cheers to Open Doors I and II (diptych), 2021, pen and acrylic and fabric on canvas, 60 x 48 in (each)
David Olatoye, My beloved, in you I found peace I, 2021, pen and acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60 in, 121.9 x 152.4 cm, (DOl302300)_LR
David Olatoye, My beloved, in you I found peace I, 2021, pen and acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60 in
David Olatoye, Iya ni wura, 2021, pen and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 in, 121.9 x 152.4 cm, (DOl302302)_LR
David Olatoye, Iya ni wura, 2021, pen and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 in

Biography

David Olatoye (b. 1995, Ogun State, Nigeria) take inspiration from his close relationship with his mother, and his pride in family values.  He is inspired by his mother’s countless sacrifices to overcome the confines of life as a single mother.  Olatoye uses his canvas to reimagine a home free of hardship.  He employs acrylics to stage lush and muted tones of quiet, elegant domestic interiors centered around modestly resolute women.

Olatoye received a Bachelor of Education in Fine Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University and also received mentorship under the tutelage of Tope Fatunmibi. His works have featured in the Contemporary African Art  Vernissage at the 2018 Circle de Lorraine in Brussels, and he participated  in the group exhibition “Young Contemporaries 2020” at Rele Art Gallery in  Lagos State, amongst others.