Slawn | Felix

Slawn — Felix

Slawn, born Olaolu Akeredolu-Ale in Lagos, Nigeria in 2000, is a London-based artist known for intersecting street art with Abstract Expressionist styles, drawing on his Yoruba heritage. He began painting during London's 2020 lockdown after moving to the city to study graphic design at Middlesex University, and held his debut exhibition at Truman Brewery in 2021. His rapid rise has included a 2022 Sotheby's auction debut and designing the statuette and set for the 2023 Brit Awards — becoming the youngest and first Nigerian-born artist to do so — followed by the 2024 FA Cup Trophy.

Felix — a name carrying associations from the Roman virtue of happiness and good fortune, to the early black-and-white cartoon cat whose simplicity is an obvious precursor to Slawn's own graphic instincts — gives the artist a subject whose cultural resonances align with his practice, built from the intersection of cartoon form, graffiti energy, and the visual culture of the global African diaspora.

Available through Creed Gallery, Ascot, for collectors across Berkshire, Surrey, and London.

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