“Yomi’s works are mostly abstract figurative, with a humorous nature of art, that aim to depict the complications and joys of living life and growing up in an old world that feels new."

Yomi Orimoloye (b. 1996) works with drawing, painting, and digital media. Inspired by his educational background in science, Yomi's abstract compositions explore transformation as it's processed by the individual, growing up in an old world that feels new.

Yomi earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Ottawa in 2019. In 2023, he was awarded a Seed Grant by the City of Ottawa. His work has been shown in group exhibitions including "Black Dreams and Aspirations" at Toronto's Union Station (2024) and "Origins and Futures" at Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa (2022). He currently works out of a studio in Ottawa, and his work has been collected internationally.

Hometown
Ondo, Nigeria