About
Folasade Lawal is a British Nigerian illustrator, art educator and workshop facilitator based in South East London. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Illustration from Camberwell College of Arts.
Her illustration practice explores metaphorical and emotive concepts often inspired by her poetry and creative writing, expressing the spectrum of human emotions and lived experiences. Through the symbolic use of colour, texture, mark-making, line and composition, she creates images that invite reflection and interpretation. Working across both traditional and digital processes, often combining the two, with her digital illustrations retaining an analogue quality.
Alongside her practice, she designs and facilitates illustration, art and design workshops for children, young people and adults in schools, museums, galleries and community settings. Her workshops encourage curiosity, creativity and confidence through creating welcoming spaces where participants can experiment, develop new skills and engage with art in meaningful and accessible ways. She aims to make art-making an enjoyable and enriching experience for people of all ages and abilities.
She’s delivered workshops, talks and exhibited work for UAL, The Line, Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich, Haberdashers' Hatcham College, Star Lane Primary School, Vicarage Primary School, Harris Academy Peckham and Spring Community Hub.
Workshops & Talks
Harris Creatives 2026 Alumni Event Guest Speaker
‘Visual Voices: Communicating through Illustration’, Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich 2026
Zine-ing Shared Connections, Ubuntu: I am Because We Are, Camberwell Space 2025
‘Spaces to Explore: Prioritising Process in Creative Learning Programme’, The Line, 2025/26
‘Sketch Translation Workshop’, Harris Academy at Peckham 2024
Harris Federation Staff Conference 2024 Guest Speaker
Black History Month: Joy and Creativity Activity, ‘African Textile Collage & Drawing Workshop’, UAL 2024
‘Out & About: A Drawing Day Out’, Haberdashers’ Hatcham College 2024
‘Out & About: A Drawing Day Out’, Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich 2024
‘Bridging the Gap Between Secondary School & Higher Education’ Panel Speaker, UAL Education Conference 2024
‘Out & About: A Drawing Day Out’, Spring Community Hub 2024
‘Life Drawing Workshop’, Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich 2023
Exhibitions and Events
‘Ubuntu: I am Because We Are’ Camberwell Space 2025
'Camberwell College of Arts Illustration Degree Show’ Camberwell College of Arts 2024
'Don't Look, I'm Not Finished: An Exhibition in Process' Peckham Levels 2024
'Project Market' Staffordshire St 2023
'Palace of Varieties' Peckham Levels 2023
'Now, Near, Far' Chelsea College of Arts 2022
Featured
‘Nine design and illustration projects by students at University of The Arts London’, Deezen 2024
Sandbox Camberwell, ‘Future’ Issue 3 2024
Sandbox Camberwell, ‘Sweet and Sour’ Issue 2 2023
Sandbox Camberwell, ‘Beginnings’ Issue 1 2022