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Othello De'Souza-Hartley

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Study 48
Oil, Acrylic, Ink. & Mix Media on Canvas
152x122cm
2026 by @othellodesouzahartley

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My work explores the parallel between human skin and architectural surfaces, the way both hold memory, history, and resilience.
I’m interested in the marks that time leaves behind. Finding meaning in the shadows and beauty in imperfection. Portrait taken in my studio by @meduseea by @othellodesouzahartley

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Study 47 Disregard
Oil, Acrylic, Ink, Oil Sticks, Spray,
Ceramics, Concrete on Wood
150 x 120cm
2025 #blackpainting #abstractpainting #darkinteriors by @othellodesouzahartley

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Thank you @joshurvell by @othellodesouzahartley

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Come visit my installation @borderlandsarts @154artfair 16-18 October, and I have some paintings @hackney_120 in Shoreditch until 4 Jan 27.

Audio & Visuals Sonny Jones @dahlia.fieldwork #installationart #154artfair #artphotography #abstractart #blackpainting taken in Somerset House by @othellodesouzahartley

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So excited to make our London debut @154artfair in their Special Projects.

📍 Booth W12
15th – 18th October, 2026
West Wing, Somerset House, London

Borderlands Art, a woman led gallery that engages artists and themes of environment and social impact, presents Our Canvas Grows From The Soil. Linking practices between Uganda and Ghana, the works are all made from the medium of barkcloth (lubugo, tenga, kyenkyen).

In the display filled exclusively with barkcloth artworks, Fred Mutebi brings his new practice of working on tenga canvas. Gloria Kiconco and Piloya Irene will present sculptural zines, poetic pages, and textiles that come from forest-embedded installations. Othello De’Souza-Hartley shares his series that uses barkcloth as a canvas for photographic printing and textured painting, marking a diasporic site of connection across place and identity.

These artists work against conventional painting methods and instead use barkcloth as a point of communion between contemporary social practice and ancestral material practices. @piloyairene88 @gloria.kiconco @othellodesouzahartley @fredkatomutebi

VIP and Press Preview: Thursday 15 October, 11:00 – 19:00
Public and VIP Opening: Friday 16 October, 11:00 – 19:00 Saturday 17 October, 11:00 – 19:00 Sunday 18 October, 11:00 – 18:00

📍 Booth W12
16th – 18th October, 2026
West Wing, Somerset House, London taken in Somerset House by @othellodesouzahartley

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Our Booth for Atlanta Art Fair is a story about materials. From kyenkyen, to lubugo, to cotton, to rubber, to paper.

The group presentation takes collectors on a journey from the DR Congo, to Uganda, to Ghana, to Benin and across the globe to the UK.

One more day to wow Atlanta audiences with the rich storytelling from Africa and the diaspora.
@studioalexandrekyungu_ @studio_gaelmaski @charity.atukunda @piloyairene88 @othellodesouzahartley @laeila.iyabo.adjovi
📍Booth A10
Pullman Yards, 225 Rogers Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30317 taken in Pullman Yards by @othellodesouzahartley

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Super excited to be debuting the series 'Within' by @othellodesouzahartley at @atlartfair

Within is an exploration of cultural identity and the importance of listening to local voices and traditions in contemporary art-making. It reflects the relationship between youth, culture and diasporic creativity. Deploying his work in fashion, British-Caribbean artists Othello De’Souza-Hartley set up a collaborative studio during his residency in Uganda @32degreeseast. Situated in one of Kampalas most diverse neighbourhoods, he used the studio as a staging ground for conversations about gender, identity and tradition. De’Souza-Hartley met people aware that prominent traditional materials, and points of cultural pride, were being eroded for more modern materials and consumption.

Othello De'Souza-Hartley is a London-based interdisciplinary artist working across photography, moving image, painting, drawing, and performance. The human body sits at the core of his practice, as a direct subject, as a metaphor, and a surface that holds memory. Applying minimal gestures to maximum effect, his work finds meaning within shadows and imperfection.

📍Booth A10
Pullman Yards, 225 Rogers Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30317

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Select VIP Preview Thursday, October 1: 4–6pm
Opening Evening presented by @rbcwealth_us (RBC Wealth Management) Thursday, October 1: 6–9pm
Public Days  Friday, October 2: 11am—7pm Saturday, October 3: 11am—7pm Sunday, October 4: 11am—6pm by @othellodesouzahartley

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taken in Shoreditch by @othellodesouzahartley

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What a treat to have Othello’s paintings in store now.
@othellodesouzahartley taken in Hackney Road, E2 by @othellodesouzahartley

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taken in B T Batsford by @othellodesouzahartley

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Study 39 Oil, Acrylic, Ink, Wood on Canvas
150 x 120cm
2024 #darkinteriors by @othellodesouzahartley

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