Oladimeji Adisa’s Works

Oladimeji attended AUD primary school, Oke Laaro, between 1968 and 1973. Between 1973 and 1978, he schooled at Ilobu Secondary Commercial Grammar School and had a Western State Scholarship from 1974 to 1978, when he finished secondary school. He attended Divisional Teacher Traning College, Shaki, in 1979.

Oladimeji was a class teacher at St Paul’s Grammar School, Ilobu, between 1980 and 1981 before being admitted into The Polytechnic Ibadan. After OND in 1983, Oladimeji worked at The Punch Newspaper in Ikeja and proceeded to HND, which he completed between 1984 and 1986. In 1987, Oladimeji had a Lagos State NYSC merit award during his service year.

He worked with Alfa Communications, publishers of Nigeria Banking Annuals, in Lagos before relocating to the United Kingdom in 1990.
The success of his art exhibition at the Nigerian High Commission in London in 1992 paved the way for the formation of the Osun Arts Foundation, which became a UK charity in 1994. And ever since, the charity has grown to work in over 500 schools across the UK.
Because of the lack of information on Nigeria online, Oladimeji started the ComeToNigeria online in 2007 (www.cometonigeria.com). He also added publishing a quarterly print version ComeToNigeria Magazine from 2010 till today.
Mr Adisa was awarded a ‘Point of Light Award for his numerous works in school by the former UK Prime Minister, Rt Hon. David Cameron.

He has directed six national touring shows for Osun Arts Foundation and worked with many black artists.

Oladimeji Adisa works in various oils, watercolours, and pastels. His style is semi-abstract, and human figures predominate, and he seems to emphasise hands and legs. The philosophy behind this approach is that those with neither must strive harder to make their lives meaningful—centring this message around the lower and middle-class people in our society.

Oladimeji subscribes to the thought that Artists are made and not necessarily ‘born.’

His philosophy which he calls a ‘new movement,’ draws upon the subconscious but maintains the control of reason. The vitality of his works speaks clearly of creative energy in depicting certain aspects of African culture in line with his belief that Artists should use their brushes and colours to express social and economic views and pronounce political statements on canvas.

Oladimeji draws his inspiration as a painter directly from African culture.
He is currently working on three new shows ready for UK national touring.

Oladimeji is a combined Artist (dancer, designer, drummer, painter, publisher, teacher, percussionist, and the Coordinator/Artistic Director of Osun Arts Foundation. He is married with five children.

The Works In Detail