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UAL:Decolonising Arts Institute 20/20 Residency

I’m very pleased to share that I am 1 of the 8 artists selected as part of the first cohort of UAL’s Decolonising Arts Institute 20/20...

Mammy Yoko

Mammy Yoko (1849–1906), or Madam Yoko was a pioneering figure of Sierra Leonean history. She was the leader of the Mende tribe and vastly...

The Salone Dichotomy (diptych)

‘Salone’ is a colloquial term for Sierra Leone. This diptych looks to celebrate the somewhat obscure great pioneering tribal leaders of...

John Archer

In 1913 John Archer (1863–1932) became the first black mayor of London with his election as mayor of Battersea. He was a Pan-Africanist,...

Facebook Commission Installation

In 2020 I was approached by Facebook's Artist in Residence program to submit a proposal for a commission to be installed in their new...

JME

This ballpoint pen portrait, drawn on a London tube map, depicts pioneering grime artist JME. He defies the stereotype of grime/rap...

Unity, Freedom, Justice

The motto depicted on the Sierra Leone coat of arms is ‘unity, freedom, justice’. Often notions of discord, oppression and corruption are...

Habib Hajallie RBA

I’m immensely proud and honoured to be elected as one of two new members of The Royal Society of British Artists. With the near 200 year...

Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti transcended music as a charismatic artist and activist. He pioneered the rise of Afrobeat music in the 1970s in Nigeria with...

Absurdity

My use of portraiture is informed thematically by an exploration of identity, usually ethnic identity. Most recently, my quasi surrealist...