b. 1977, Trinidad and Tobago
Adéọlá is a diaspora artist, living and working in Cardiff. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, she is interested in ritual, folk and indigenous cultural performances. Her practice involves drawing, painting, performance and writing. She is particularly drawn to performances of transformation (as in Carnival and masquerade) as well as the making of sacred spaces. Adéọlá’s work usually explores discourse around identity, diaspora and ritual.
Adéọlá Dewis (1977, Trinidad and Tobago) lives and works in Cardiff. Her recent commissions include Artes Mundi (Grange Pavillion, Cardiff), Llantarnum Grange (Cwmbran), National Museum Wales (Re-framing Picton – as part of her company Laku Neg). Adéọlá is founder and co-director of Laku Neg – an artist-run company interested in African Diaspora knowledge exchange.