Meet the artist.
Dola Posh (She/Her) is a visual artist and storyteller Living in England.
Dola finds inspiration in her life journey, which transformed after her pregnancy.
In her work, she explores the loss of self-identity and postpartum depression and conveys strength, vulnerability and creative perseverance.
She is the UK winner of the Leica Women Foto Project Award. Her photograph ' Care ' from the Omo mi series graced billboards around the UK, commissioned by Artichoke Trust and Gallery Org.
Facebook has licensed her work and received Leica's UK grant for the Women in Focus Photo Project.
Her work was also included in the EyeMama book on poetic Truths of Home and Motherhood. Her photo, ‘Mother’s Day Year 3,’ was exhibited and sold at the Young Masters exhibition.
She facilitated an NHS workshop on mental health and postpartum depression and continues to do so. She spoke at Ravensbourne University about women and photography for Capture One.
Dola continues to use visual narratives and words to tell stories of people, black women, and mothers regarding mental and sexual health and expression as a mother herself.
Expertise: Storytelling, portraiture, short films and design.
selected clients
Artichoke Trust
Bloomberg London
Bexleyheath Council
Coca-Cola
Tower Hamlets Council
SCG Holdings
Leica UK
Miele
Oak meadow
Pulse NG
AWARD
Leica Women Foto Project Award (UK Winner)
EXHIBITIONS
2019 - Onwe press.
2021 - Tower Hamlets and Alternative arts “Beauty and Power”
2022 - Tower Hamlets and Alternative arts “Beauty and Power”
2023 - The State We're in #TheGallery Season 2.
2023- The Young Masters exhibition
GRANTS
Winner Leica UK x Wetransfer Black History Month Grant.
Leica Women Foto Project Grant.
MEMBERSHIPS
Fellow Royal society of Arts