Red Room
2018
Hakeem Olayinka
Purchase, New York
Artworks shown are selected from works submitted by the artist in their grant or residency application. All works are copyright of the artist or artist’s estate.
About Hakeem Olayinka
Hakeem Olayinka is a Washington, DC, native visual artist. He got his high school education from Duke Ellington School of the Arts, where he acquired the confidence to pursue his artistic endeavors and continue his formal education in the visual arts. Experimentation is one of Hakeem’s strong suits, and he works with many different mediums, using a wide range of artistic practices including painting, sculpture, and performance. His work draws on emotions of defeat, anger, and frustrations in his personal life that relate to the black experience in America. Hakeem is currently pursuing his BFA in Painting and Drawing/Sculpture at SUNY Purchase (graduating Fall 2019).
Program Participation
Early Art Practitioners Residency, 2019
Website / Social Links
Through my work, I’m trying to express feelings that are hard for me to explain out loud. Although I often don’t specify exactly what my emotions are directed towards, my pieces express the feelings I’m projecting, using color and figures that personify these attitudes.”
