06/02/2026
Introducing Dimeji Onafuwa
1 of the 24 Artists in the 2026 Artist Cohort
Academy of Beauty and Culture | Oil on Canvas
Cabarrus County, NC
Dimeji is a Nigerian-born artist based in the United States whose practice explores how people live together across geographies, identities, and histories. He creates evocative scenes of assimilation, dissonance, and spiritual presence, drawing from African and American contexts and inspired by artists such as Amy Sherald and Wole Lagunju. Influenced by Yoruba concepts including Ona, Ara, Ere, and Pipe, his work emphasizes embodiment, improvisation, and completeness. Using restrained yet intentional color, he reveals moments of memory, melancholia, and transformation, approaching figurative painting as layered storytelling rooted in what he calls the politics of community.
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