Funmi Lijadu
- Artist: Giana De Dier
- Date: 2025
- Medium: inkjet photomontage
- Dimensions: 4 1/8 in. x 2 1/2 in. (105 mm x 63 mm) overall
- Portrays: Funmi Lijadu
- Museum: The National Portrait Gallery
- Collection record: The National Portrait Gallery website
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About this artwork
This is a portrait titled “Funmi Lijadu.” The image shows the artist in a small, square frame – about 4 inches tall by 2½ inches wide. A clear inkjet photomontage from 2025 blends photographic layers with a subtle painted texture. You can spot the soft background that lets Funmi’s face stand out, her gaze focused and calm.
The work was commissioned for Artists First, funded by the CHANEL Culture Fund, and is currently on short‑term loan to the National Portrait Gallery. It represents a contemporary portrait style: bright inkjet images combined with hand‑added color or line work to create depth and narrative. The small scale invites you to look closely at the details of the face and the background texture.
Funmi Lijadu, born in 2000, is both an artist and a collaborator who works on socio‑political issues, identity, and representation. This portrait captures that ethos – a blend of images from various visual sources that echo her exploration of “better realities for groups without power.”
See it in person
Funmi Lijadu is in the collection of The National Portrait Gallery at St Martin's Place, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
