Sola Olulode

Sola Olulode (born 1996, London, UK) is a British-Nigerian painter whose work explores intimacy, queer desire, and tenderness within Black communities. Working primarily in oil on canvas, Olulode depicts softly rendered figures in moments of closeness and vulnerability, emphasizing touch, gaze, and emotional connection. Her paintings resist spectacle and stereotype, instead offering quiet, affirming representations of Black queer love and interior life. Through restrained palettes and gentle brushwork, Olulode centers care, softness, and mutuality as radical forms of presence.