BIOGRAPHY
Oniosun Victoria Erioluwa was born in 1998 in Oyo, Nigeria. She is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Fine and Applied Arts in 2022. She also holds a Master’s degree from the University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, UK. Her creativity is expressed primarily through painting. Victoria produces richly textured and layered work with compelling abstract and figurative visual imagery that explores femininity, personal and societal identity in contemporary society.
Her work shows a remarkable level of artistic expression. It has been presented in several Exhibitions and art fairs, recently at the Scope Artfair Miami (2025), ArtxLagos (2025), 1-54 Artfair New York (2025), the Hamptons Fine Art Fair in Southampton, New York (2024), and +234Art Fair Lagos (2024). She was the winner of the 2024 MANI art competition, selected for the 2024 Lantern Art Space Fellowship Program, and many more. Her initial and current work styles were both displayed in these exhibitions, revealing her
practical journey of artistic expression.
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She lives and works between Canterbury and Folkestone, UK.
RESUME
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work emerges from the space between the visible and the felt, where emotion,memory, and identity collide. Using a simplified, semi-abstract figurative language, I strive not for literal. realism, but for resonance to evoke feelings and emotions rather than depict. Through textured layers and the use of a palette knife, my paintings communicate the silent undercurrents of women's experiences.
Figures in my paintings are intentionally undetailed. Their forms are pared back, and their features softened so they can act as vessels of universal truth rather than singular personalities. In their gestures, posture, and silent proximity, they convey stories of femininity, companionship, identity, and mental health, inviting viewers to project their own memories and emotions into the scene.
Born and brought up in Nigeria, my work reflects the cultural and societal nuances that I have observed and experienced as I journeyed through life and the places I have been, which create the environment for my subjects. My practice is deeply personal. It draws upon my lived experiences, internal dialogues, and emotional landscapes. The texture in my paintings mirrors the texture of life itself.