Of Nigerian heritage, born in America, raised in Ghana, and now residing in Chicago, Braimah Lawal paints postmodern figurative abstractions of home, grief, and identity. Inspired by his personal and family histories, Braimah dissects his origins before his audience, telling the story of his own life and encouraging those of similar backgrounds to embrace art and vulnerability as part of their birthright.

Braimah made his museum debut in a group show at the Springfield Museum of Art and since then, he has gone on to be featured at other notable exhibitions, most recently at the Chicago Voyagers ‘Future Voyagers’ exhibition, which commissioned Chicago-based minority artists in the exploration of portrait paintings of diverse youth in the community. He recently collaborated as a live painter to promote Global Nigerian artist Burna Boy’s upcoming ‘No Sign of Weakness’ tour at the ‘Afrobeats to the World’ event in Chicago.

Website: https://www.braimahlawal.com

Instagram: @braihmahlawal.art