Okolo Oliver

Okolo Oliver is a self-taught artist from Nigeria; he was born in suleja in 1992.
He is a full time studio artist currently living in Abuja, Nigeria. He studied in
Caritas University where he gained a bachelor’s degree in industrial relations and
personnel management in 2016. But he decided to flow his desires to become an
artist.

Intrigued by the mysteries of the human figure as a unique work of nature, He
uses the human figure to create artworks that talk about his opinions and views
about the things he feels is neglected or not spoken about in his society.
Continuing to feel the desire/need for artist growth, in 2016, he studied and
worked in the atelier of Clement Nwafor, a master in painting and drawing.

Okolo works in many artistic mediums but has a preference for charcoal medium
because of its versatility and the textures it creates. He uses simple shading
techniques like crosshatching to create realistic drawings full of textures
He devotes much time in his studio to the study of his artistic technique and search
for continuous improvement of his expressive capabilities.