“JUGGAZ”
Thomas Soyemi
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A self-taught artist based in London. I explore the spectrum of human emotion through temperature-driven colour palettes in portraiture. My work moves between traditional tones, transforming faces and figures with colours that are less about realism, and more about resonance—hues chosen to evoke the warmth of joy, the chill of introspection, or the vibrancy of passion.
Primarily working in oil paint, I navigate how colour alone can communicate inner landscapes, drawing viewers into a space where they can experience both the seen and the felt.My practice invites the viewer to interpret emotions through colour, where warmth and coolness, light and shadow, create a language as nuanced as the faces they depict.
Notable Exhibitions
“Meet Me Where I'm At" – Solo exhibition – December 2024.
"The Neighbourhood" – Group exhibition in Washington, D.C. – February 2024.
Education
Royal Drawing School
2025 – 2026
Anywhere But Here
Bow Arts Lakeside Centre,
London
2025
Rendered From Memory (Upcoming)
SHAPES
London
2026
‘Fluidity’
Project Loop,
London
2026
DOTS
Lumina Gallery,
Northampton
2026
Theatre of Fated Dreams
Oxo Gallery,
London
2026
SHELTER (Digital)
Outside In,
London
2026
Meet Me Where I’m At
Arch 45,
London
2024
The Neighbourhood
Arena Social,
Washington D.C.
2024
I Matter
Babylon Arts,
Cambridge
2022
The Collective Makers Presents: Black in Full Colour
Woolwich Works,
London
2021