Joy Labinjo is a British–Nigerian artist based in London, England. [1] Born in 1994, [2] she is known for her large colorful figure paintings with flattened perspective that take inspiration from her collection of old family photos, found photos and historical archives. [3]

I work in series, working between historical references and my lived experiences as a way of documenting. I am political because my very existence is politicised, by extension the works are too. Photgraphed by Lily Bertrand-Webb.

Joy Labinjo’s large-scale figurative paintings often depict intimate scenes of historical and contemporary life, both real and imagined and often based on figures appearing in personal and archival imagery that include family photographs, found images and historical material.

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Born in 1994, United Kingdom Lives and works in London, UK. EDUCATION. SOLO EXHIBITIONS. 2022. Art on the Underground, TFL’s commission, Brixton, London, UK. 2019. Our histories cling to us, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK As We Were, Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK. GROUP EXHIBITIONS. 2022.

Dec 22, 2020 · Joy Labinjo is quietly changing the course of art history from a small studio in south London. Writer Fiona Maddocks meets Labinjo to discuss her ambitious paintings, and the next steps in her career.

Nov 29, 2021 · Coming to prominence soon after graduating from Newcastle University in 2017, Joy Labinjo is known for her colourful, large-scale paintings rooted in her British-Nigerian heritage and her experiences as a Black woman living in the UK.

Jan 17, 2024 · Joy Labinjo has a visual language that is all her own. Playing with flatness, geometry, abstraction and collage, the London-based painter uses a vivid colour palette to capture intimate moments in everyday life in works that explore love, relationships and the Black British experience.

Featuring intimate scenes, and exploring themes of love, relationships, and family dynamics, Labinjo’s large-scale figurative paintings present fresh and arresting compositions of colour and explore multiple modes of representation including abstraction, naturalism, and flatness.

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