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ẸWÀ Beauty

Digital artwork / 2026

A contemporary portrait exploring beauty, identity, adornment and self-expression through Nigerian visual references.

ẸWÀ (Beauty) by Ajiese: a Nigerian woman in a folded blue, red and white striped gele and matching dress, with coral beads and earrings, against a patterned mustard-yellow ground.
ẸWÀ (Beauty), 2026. Digital artwork. © Christopher Balogun

About the work

ẸWÀ explores beauty, identity and self-expression through a contemporary portrait of a Nigerian woman.

Traditional dress, gele, adornment and personal styling become part of the visual language of the portrait. Bold colour, geometric simplification and graphic pattern bring cultural references into a contemporary digital composition.

Exhibitions

  • RESONANCE Altrincham Town Hall, Altrincham 2026 Exhibited