Art by Abiola
Abiola, is an Italian artist of Nigerian origins. She attended Baylor University on a full basketball scholarship where she received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, Spanish literature and Culture. After graduating, she started her career as a professional basketball player in Israel, where she played for 3 seasons, then moved to Ibiza Spain, Italy for 4 years and finally in England, where she also pursued her master degree in International Business Management . While in Israel she attended the art workshop of famous Israeli artist Eilat Tzin, and developed her skills further.
Abiola likes to focus her work on the diverse aspects of Black culture and tries to capture the beauty of her people and her culture in the works of art she creates. Her artwork is exciting, bold and expressive. Not only is she fascinated by the human form, but emotions, body language and especially eye expressions. Her style, sense of color is eye catching and being noticed by many.
