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Motunrayo Akinola

b. 1992. London, United Kingdom

Motunrayo Akinola is a multimedia artist, who uses familiar domestic objects to create spaces which question society’s framing of contemporary issues. After graduating from Royal Academy Schools, Akinola completed a residency culminating in his solo show Knees Kiss Ground at South London Gallery, 2024.

Biography

2023-2024. Postgraduate Artist in Residence. South London Gallery. London

2019-2023. Postgraduate programme. Royal Academy Schools. London

2014-2017. BA. University of East London. London

Grandma’s (gl)ceiling, 2023, Installation (Cardboard, concrete, Victorian wallpaper). Photography: Rob Harris
Grandma’s (gl)ceiling, 2023, Installation (Cardboard, concrete, Victorian wallpaper). Photography: Rob Harris

2024–2025