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Mary Damilola Adesakin | Artist at Mondoir

Mary Damilola Adesakin

Nationality: Nigerien

Discipline: textile

Born: 2002

Based in: Ile-Ife, NG

Biography

Adesakin Mary Damilola is a Nigerian artist born in the early 2000s in Ile-Ife, Osun State. She studied Fine and Applied Arts at Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo. Working with thread and acrylic, her practice explores vulnerability, resilience, and identity through emotional and cultural narratives. Her work has been featured in LIMCAF, Deep in Thought Art Exhibition 2024, Tola Wewe Art Gallery,Swans Female Exhibition and exhibited in Paris at L’exposition, marking key milestones in her artistic journey. For Mary, each stitch is a form of storytelling that invites reflection on emotion, memory, and identity.

Artist Statement

My practice explores vulnerability, struggle, and resilience within both personal and collective contexts. Working with thread and acrylic, I use Thread as a metaphor for connecting fragments of memory, identity, and experience. Rooted in African textile traditions and storytelling, my work examines how cultural expectations and societal structures shape emotional realities. Through layered textures and color, I capture moments where strength and fragility coexist. I am particularly interested in the idea of being held by culture, relationships, or circumstance and how this tension influences growth and transformation. By placing personal narratives within a broader cultural framework, my work reflects on identity, memory, and the legacy we carry.

Exhibitions

My work has been exhibited in the Life in My City Art Festival (LIMCAF), the Deep in Thought Art Exhibition, the SWANS Female Exhibition, group exhibitions at Tola Wewe Art Gallery, and L’exposition in Paris, France.

Education

I hold a degree in Fine and Applied Arts from Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, and have further developed my artistic practice through mentorship with contemporary artist Toheeb Ibrahim.

Artworks by Mary Damilola Adesakin

The Ife Muse

Medium: Thread and Acrylic on canvas

Price: $500.00 USD

The Ife Muse