Oluwatoyin Tella is a creator with a unique affinity towards mathematics and the

visual arts. She received both her Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Bachelor of Science

in Electrical Engineering from Howard University. Tella was born in Oyo, Nigeria to a

Jamaican mother and Yoruba father.

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The cultural fusion that surrounds her and her experiences are incorporated into her

work, which can be described as contemporary yet ancient. By pulling from childhood

experiences beginning in a rural Nigerian community followed by a matriarchal Caribbean home in Long Island, New York during the “golden age of hip-hop” circa 1992, Oluwatoyin incorporates a multi-layered perspective. Her diasporic lineage gives her a compelling point of view, which she is

passionate about conveying.

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While Yo-Yo Ma is among her growing list of collectors, Tella continues to show at

various galleries and museums, most notably New York’s African American Museum. She

is currently in residence at Red Dirt Studios in Mount Rainier, Maryland and is an Adjunct

Professor at Bowie State University. Through her inspired paintings, this artist has a lot

more to offer the fine arts world. Oluwatoyin currently resides in Maryland with her two beautiful children.