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Browse artwork from CARAVAN online, 24/7. Through Browse artwork from CARAVAN online, 24/7.

Through his series of layered, story-driven paintings, Mobolaji Ayeni (@mobo.a) honors ancestral histories and diasporic identities. 

Using the caravan as metaphor—movement, exchange, memory—it weaves interconnected narratives of continuity and transformation across time and generations.

Artwork: “Forward March,” Oil on canvas, framed, 32 x 42 x 3.5 inches, 2026. 

CARAVAN is one view through May 2. 🔗 in bio. 

📸: Michael Arthur Badoo

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for Mobolaji A Thank you to everyone who joined us for Mobolaji Ayeni’s (@mobo.a) debut solo exhibition, “CARAVAN,” last weekend. 

“CARAVAN” explores the migration of people, ideas, and cultures from pre-colonial West Africa to modern North America. Through layered, story-driven paintings, it honors ancestral histories and diasporic identities. 

Using the caravan as metaphor—movement, exchange, memory—it weaves interconnected narratives of continuity and transformation across time and generations.

CARAVAN: Mobolaji Ayeni
Solo Exhibition

Viewing Hours 
Thursday- Saturday 12-5pm 
On view through May 2

This exhibition is supported by the Emerging Artist Fellowship Program, powered by Gilbert Family Foundation (@gilbertfamilyfoundation) and AnchoRa (@anchorra__). 

📸: Michael Arthur Badoo 

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IN THE STUDIO: Inside Mobolaji Ayeni’s (@mobo.a) s IN THE STUDIO: Inside Mobolaji Ayeni’s (@mobo.a) studio as he prepares for “CARAVAN,” his debut solo exhibition centered on the movement of people, ideas, and cultures across time — with a focus on journeys from pre-colonial West Africa to present-day North America.
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Through painting, Ayeni builds layered scenes that connect ancestral histories with contemporary diasporic experiences, where memory and lived experience intersect.
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“CARAVAN” is the first 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship exhibition, powered by Gilbert Family Foundation (@gilbertfamilyfoundation).
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OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, April 4, 6–9PM
ARTIST TALK: Thursday, April 30, 7–9PM
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📸: Brian Romero (@brianromero)
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