Slawn | Los Angeles Worldwide

Slawn — Los Angeles Worldwide

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.

The Worldwide series takes specific cities that have shaped Slawn's practice and cultural world and responds to them through his characteristic visual language. Los Angeles, the city that built the skateboarding and street art cultures foundational to his early development, receives a treatment carrying both the energy of the city and the specificity of his own relationship to it.

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

Limited edition
Certificate of Authenticity

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