Eniwaye Oluwaseyi’s paintings are primarily centred around portraiture while bridging the gap between figuration and expressionism, examine identity and its influence in shared spaces. Oluwaseyi’s paintings are birthed from images from memory, pictures from family and friends, while also integrating visual fragments perceive by the artist to create psychological reality. Infusing a strong visual language and a distinct accent that permeates through individual paintings, he uses bold colours and striking brush strokes to give his paintings a strong physical presence. “I try to combine unusual colors and techniques” says the artist.
Navigating through the intricate struggles that form the backbone of individual tales of existence, his artworks are impregnated with personalized view on psychological reality and how they integrate into the current socio-political climate. Evoking strong feelings of hope and redemption in the minds of viewers who connect with his pieces.
Eniwaye Oluwaseyi investigates the crucial social transformations influencing his community. While combining modern techniques and traditional portraiture, Oluwaseyi moves his first steps in art during his studies in bioengineering, thanks to YouTube tutorials. While practicing traditional strategies employed by classic painters, the artist develops a presence-absence dialectic, defining his own style. Oluwaseyi primarily works with oil-painting, applying textured layers of material that gradually reveal sculptural and luminous tableaux.

BIOGRAPHY

Eniwaye Oluwaseyi was born in 1994 in Kwara, Nigeria, where he currently lives and works. He earned a B.Eng. in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering from the University of Ilorin in 2018. His work is included in the collections of the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), the Xiao Museum of Rizhao in China, and Espacio 23, where it featured in the Jorge M. Pérez Collection’s group exhibition WITNESS: Afro Perspectives.His paintings are currently on view at Museum MORE in Gorssel, The Netherlands, as part of the landmark exhibition When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, conceived and organized by Zeitz MOCAA and previously presented at the Kunstmuseum Basel and BOZAR Brussels. This exhibition brings together leading artists such as Akinola Lasekan, Kehinde Wiley, Michael Armitage, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Lynette Yiadom‑Boakye, and Amy Sherald. Work Riding the stars to find the sun by Eniwaye Oluwaseyi is currently part of the group exhibition New Collection Presentation at The Museum Voor Modern Realisme (MORE), Gorssel, NL. Oluwaseyi recently completed a residency at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. In 2025, he was awarded the prestigious Royal Award for Modern Painting, presented by King Willem‑Alexander of the Netherlands. He is represented by Zidoun‑Bossuyt Gallery. In 2026, he will present two parallel solo exhibitions, held simultaneously at Zidoun‑Bossuyt Luxembourg (12 March – 25 April 2026) and Zidoun‑Bossuyt Paris (19 March – 9 May 2026).