Visual Artist · Born in 1983 - United Kingdom

Suraj Adekola

11 Artworks

Untitled (Shower of Blessings) 3

Acrylic on Canvas
47x71in

$8,980

Precious Continent 3 by Suraj Adekola, Painting for Sale on Select

Curated for you

Set Me Free

Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Canvas
24x24in

$4,270

You Can Never Get Me

Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Canvas
24x24in

$4,140

You Know I Really Do Hate To Say It

Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Canvas
24x24in

$4,210

Untitled (How Beautiful We Are)

Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Canvas
24x20in

$2,850

Suraj Adekola

United Kingdom

Credentials

Works on commission

Suraj Adekola is a Nigerian contemporary artist based in Manchester, UK. His practice explores how value—identity, culture, economics, and emotions—is constructed, inherited, and negotiated across global contexts. Working primarily with painting and mixed media, Adekola integrates hand-dyed Adire fabric, acrylic, and symbolic language to create layered surfaces that operate as both material and metaphor.

Fabric in his work functions as a carrier of memory, labour, and identity, while recurring motifs drawn from systems of trade and exchange reflect the pressures and aspirations embedded within contemporary life. Rather than approaching these materials decoratively, Adekola treats them as active agents, allowing history and gesture to coexist within carefully resolved compositions.

His work continues to attract interest from international collectors and curators seeking contemporary art with cultural depth, clarity, and enduring presence.