Kemi Onabule, 18, is one of Britain’s upcoming talents in the artistic world. She has appeared on TV shows and has completed portraits of celebrities such as Julia Stevenson and Frank Skinner. Kemi has just started studying a degree in fine art and painting at the Wimbledon College of Art.
Home-educated until the age of 11, Kemi's abilities were noticed as she developed in a “non-institutional setting”. Having spent years painting, she focused primarily on portraiture. Most of her work has involved friends and close family, using mostly oil paints and canvas for her work, although she has been known to use pencil and acrylic too. This was all inspired by portraiture artists: Alan Coulson and Lucian Freud.
Kemi most recently has taken part in the Sky Arts Portrait of the Year competition, which took place in London’s Trafalgar Square. Broadcast on Sky 1, Kemi followed on to create a public profile to showcase her work throughout the the country and she made an appearance on The One Show, where she painted Frank Skinner's portrait.
Since, Kemi has stated that she is starting to incorporate sculpture into her work as well, drawing in a myriad of talents into her profession. The future is looking bright for this budding artist, and Kemi Onabule is definitely a name to remember in the future: Britain watch out!
References:
http://yodakemi.blogspot.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/KemiOnabuleArtist/info
http://www.alancoulson.com/about_alan_coulson.html
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