Funlola Coker

Funlola is drawn to the elusive and intangible – the slippery and elastic spaces in the insatiable void of memory. These phenomena are explored in the context of Yoruba cosmology and Africanfuturism. Using materials and techniques based in craft, Funlola’s work suggests dream-like and half-remembered spaces, yet sacred.

Exhibitions include the National Ornamental Metal Museum, Brooklyn Metal Works, the Fuller Craft Museum. Awards include a Mass MoCA residency (2023), the Wagner Foundation Artadia Boston Award (2024), Penland Visiting Artist Collective Residency (2025). Coker holds an MFA in Studio Art from the State University of New York at New Paltz, and is currently a resident artist at Boston Center for the Arts.