$ SOLAMIDE — Painter & Portrait Artist
Blue figure with black horns and red turtleneck Blue patterned face beneath a yellow veil Orange-painted figure with violet headwrap and lips Violet-skinned figure in profile with gold drop earring on yellow background

Portrait Artist · Est. SOLAMIDE Studio

Solape’s
Collection

Hand-painted portraits exploring identity, ornament and expression. Originals, limited prints and private commissions.

View Collection Commission a Piece

01 — Shop

The Collection

A growing archive of original works by Ladejisolamide and limited edition prints. Tap any piece to view full size; click Select options to request a quote.

02 — Commissions

Have yourself painted.

A limited number of private portrait commissions are accepted each season. Single-subject portraits, hand-painted from your reference images, and shipped worldwide.

8 × 10 in $180
11 × 14 in $250
12 × 16 in $350
16 × 20 in $500
18 × 24 in $750
Largest 24 × 36 in $1,200

What’s included

  • Single subject portrait
  • Custom palette & ornament
  • Two rounds of revision
  • 1–2 week turnaround after payment

Booking & payment

  • 50% deposit required upfront
  • Remaining balance due before shipping
  • Deposits are non-refundable once work begins

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Portrait detail — blue skin under wide black hat

03 — About

Biography

Born in 2001 in Lagos, Oladeji Racheal Solape is a Nigerian visual artist whose work explores identity, emotion, and the expressive power of color. Although her academic background is rooted in agriculture and finance, art has always remained a personal refuge, a space for self-expression, storytelling, and creative freedom.

Deeply inspired by African culture and the Black experience, Solape’s work bridges traditional African symbolism with contemporary visual expression. Through bold color palettes, striking compositions, and emotionally charged imagery, her pieces reflect the vibrancy of African life while exploring themes of identity, visual rebellion, beauty, and cultural presence.

Her practice seeks to create work that is both intimate and powerful, celebrating Blackness, individuality, and the emotional language of color through a distinctly modern lens.

Based
Lagos · Nigeria
Medium
Digital painting, oil, giclée
Selected
World Trade Center NYC · Art Basel Miami · Tezos permanent art collection

04 — Contact

Press, prints, or just hello.

Send a note and Solape will reply within 24 hours, usually sooner.

or write directly to ladejisolamide@gmail.com