Visual Artist — Birmingham, UK

Olaolu
Ariyo

Acrylic works exploring the tension between control and unpredictability.

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Paint as a way
of thinking

Hello! I'm Olaolu Ariyo- a self-taught visual artist based in the UK. My practice centres on acrylic painting, using the physicality of the medium to navigate structure, feeling, and the beautiful messiness that lives between the two.

The Structured Chaos series is my most personal body of work to date — eight pieces that each ask what it looks like when order starts to dissolve, or when chaos finds its own kind of logic.

I'm available for exhibition, commissions, and collector enquiries.

Exhibition history

Shows & appearances

Huge Gallery

London, UK- Group exhibition

2026 Exhibited

Arrival Gallery

Brighton, UK- Group Exhibition

2026 Exhibited

Fox Yard Studio

Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK- Group Exhibition

2026 Exhibited

Boomer Gallery

London, UK- Group Exhibition

2026 Exhibited

Let's talk
about the work

Whether you're a collector, curator, or just want to say something — I'm open to the conversation.

olaoluariyoart@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/olaoluariyo @laoluariyo_art