06/05/2026
One of What by Isaiah Omana ()
“One of What” is a body of work created at the age of 25. A moment that feels both significant and uncertain. Is 25 one half of a life? One third? One fourth? Or simply one out of one?
The exhibition starts from that question of measure, or the lack of it. Time isn’t treated as something fixed here, and the works don’t try to settle that uncertainty. They stay with observation, with things as they appear while they are still in motion.
The paintings are vivid and illustrative, often using a worm’s eye view that shifts scale and makes the figures feel larger than life. Bodies stretch and expand into the frame, sometimes distorted, but always present and active, like they’re caught mid-movement.
There’s a clear eye for framing that comes through Isaiah’s background in film and photography. The works feel like stills taken from something unfolding. They’re painted quickly, with a looseness that keeps things open. Imperfections are left as they are, which adds to the immediacy of the work.
As a first solo painting show, there’s a sense of trying things out while also already knowing how to look. It feels intuitive, direct, and unforced.
What stays is that way of paying attention. Letting images sit without overworking them, and letting moments remain open instead of fixed.
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The exhibition runs until May 30 at FUB Community Museum. For inquiries or available works, you may DM or contact us.
