Popoola Nurudeen is a Nigerian artist whose layered painting practice draws from memory, identity, and the quiet beauty of African life. A graduate of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, where he earned top distinctions in painting and mixed media, Nurudeen’s work is rooted in the everyday—offering meditative, textured compositions that speak to cultural resilience and interior worlds.

His evolving language of presence has been shaped through numerous exhibitions across Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa, including Dak’Art Biennale (2022), Green Fuse at Graham Contemporary (2023), and solo exhibitions such as Evolve (2021) and We Are All Blue (2024). Informed by his teaching and travels, his work holds space for stillness and self-encounter, making him an important voice in contemporary Nigerian painting.

Nurudeen lives and works in Lagos, and continues to explore African narratives through a dynamic visual lexicon marked by care, rhythm, and reflection.