Tomilola Olumide (b.1996, London) is a Nigerian Multidisciplinary Artist and Writer based between Nigeria and the UK
Education
2025 MA Contemporary Art Practice at The Royal College of Art (RCA), London, UK
BA Fine Art, The University of Southampton, Winchester School of Art, Winchester, UK - First Class Honours
Awards and Fellowships
2024 Sir Frank Bowling Scholarship by Royal College of Art (RCA)
2024 Soho Global Fellowship by Soho House and Creative Futures Collective
2024 British Art Network (BAN)
Residencies
2024-25 Revisiting Collections with an African Lens (Library Residency) by RCA Africa Society at Royal College of Art, Kensington, London (1st October 2024 - 30 April 2025)
2023 Wá wò ó | Spot VR Residency at Stryx Gallery Birmingham, UK
2023 Moving to Words | EOP Summer Camp 2023 Micro Residency at Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK
Exhibitions
2024 Radiant | Group Exhibition, Curated by Abigail Fakoya at Copeland Gallery London, UK (28th November - 1st December 2024)
2024 Communion | Group Exhibition Commissioned by Multistory at The New Art Gallery Walsall, UK (August 8th - November 17th 2024)
2023 Wá wò ó | Solo Exhibition, Spot VR Residency at Stryx Gallery Birmingham, UK
2023 Moving to Words | Group Exhibition, EOP Summer Camp 2023 Micro Residency Show at Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK
2023 Pressure x Walk | (Algo | Afro) Futures 2023 Mentoring Program x Live Group Performance at Vivid Projects, Birmingham, UK
2021 Beyond Otherness, Group Exhibition at Open Hand Open Space Gallery, Reading, UK
2021 Rest and Repair, Group Exhibition at Platform Black x UCLH, Street Gallery, London, UK
2019 Itinerant Objects, Group Exhibition at Tate Modern Exchange x WSA University of Southampton, London, UK
2018 Building an Art Biennale, Group Exhibition at Tate Modern Exchange x WSA University of Southampton, London, UK
2017 Shared drive, Group Exhibition, The Event at WSA Gallery, Winchester, UK
2017 Art and Design Summer Show, Group Exhibition at West Herts College, Hertfordshire, UK
2017 The Radlett Art Society Anthorp Award show, Group Exhibition, Hertfordshire, UK
Performances
2023 Pressure x Walk | (Algo | Afro) Futures Live Performance at Vivid Projects, Digbeth First Friday, Birmingham, UK
2021 Ádun | Beyond Otherness at Open Hand Open Space Gallery, Reading, UK
2019 Undecided at Winchester School of Art, UK
2018 IADT, It's About Damn Time at The Winchester School of Art, UK
2017 Homage to the Lost Ones at The Winchester School of Art Gallery, Winchester, UK
2017 It is a Wicked Truth, Spoken Word, The Winchester School of Art Gallery, Winchester, UK
Published Writing
2025 Fit Notes by Ache Magazine
2024 Spot VR Residency 2023 Critical Essay Written by Tomilola Olumide and Edited by Roma Piotrowska for Stryx Gallery Birmingham's 'Annual Residency Programme Catalogue,' pages 54-60
2021 ‘Blackness, Embodiment, and the Rising of Greatness Article’ and ‘Lostness in Ọ̀yinbọ̀ Town, 2018 Text and Artwork’ in Crucible | Article Curated by Roxanne Simone - page 24
Talks & Readings
2024 Curatorial Tour | Black Girls in Art Spaces - London Chapter Meetup | Radiant | Group Exhibition, Curated by Abigail Fakoya at Copeland Gallery London, UK (30th November 2024)
2024 Artist Talk | Communion | In Conversation at The New Art Gallery Walsall (November 9th 2024 at 2 pm) - Book here
2024 Writers Reading & Talk | RCA Africa Society: Revisiting Collections with an African Lens (Library Residency) at Royal College of Art, London
2023 Artist Talk | Wá wò ó | Spot VR Residency ‘Final outcome Exhibition’ at Stryx Gallery Birmingham, UK
2023 Artist Talk | Wá wò ó | Spot VR Residency ‘Initial stage Exhibition’ at Stryx Gallery Birmingham, UK
2023 Guest Artist Talk | What Do We Become Exhibition Curated by Tobi Alexandra Falade at The Barbican Centre, London, UK
2021 Artist Symposium | Beyond Otherness, Openhand OpenSpace Gallery hosted by Harold Offeh, Reading, UK
2021 Artist Talk | Rest and Repair, Platform Black x UCLH hosted by Tobi Alexandra Falade x Alicia-Pearl Cato, London,
Publications
2024 Review | Communion Review | Thisistomorrow by Anneka French
2022 Interview | Jeune Garde | Article by Maurice Chapot
Professional Development
2024 Soho Global Fellowship by Soho House and Creative Futures Collective
2024 BOM Immersive Arts Bootcamp: Unreal Engine 5 at Birmingham Open Media, Birmingham, UK (April - June)
2024 Studio Maker Program at STEAMhouse, Birmingham, UK (February)
2024 Removing Barriers: Making your work accessible course at In Transit, Online (January - March)
2023 (Algo | Afro) Futures 2023 Mentoring Program at Vivid Projects, Birmingham, UK
2022 Reflekt Glass Blowing Workshop by Yawoa Foundation in partnership with Igo Glass 'Lagos, Nigeria
2021 P.A.S | Performance Art Studies Workshop, Online
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