ABDULAZEEZ GANIYAT

Abdulazeez Ganiyat Abosede (b. 1996, Lagos) is a Nigerian visual artist whose practice explores healing, resilience, and memory through contemporary portraiture. She earned her National Diploma in 2017 and her Higher National Diploma in 2021 from the prestigious Yaba College of Technology. While she works across various media, oil painting remains her preferred medium.

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Her recent works are distinguished by the recurring presence of clover leaf and Jatropha multifida (coral plant), a floral motif deeply connected to her childhood and to the plant’s widely recognized medicinal properties. In her portraits, this plant becomes a powerful symbol of restoration and regeneration — a metaphor for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.

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Through calm yet dignified figures, Ganiyat conveys the universal human need for healing, transcending social and racial boundaries. Her works have been collected both locally and internationally.