Lakwena

Sky view of my installation on the rooftop of Temple Station. The giant floor painting has gone now, but the tiled mosaic remains. Listen to hear some more about the concept behind the work. We’ve just released a limited edition of beautifully embroidered patches to celebrate the work. DM @thecolab.art or @vigogallery for details. Thank you so much to @stem.studios for capturing this! ☺️🙏🏾 #Lakwena

Working on some new Jump paintings 😊 #lakwena

Introducing ‘HERE WE COME, HERE WE RISE’, a permanent public artwork that I’ve been collaborating with architects @if_do on for the last couple of years. I’m so happy to finally be able to share it with everyone!!! 🤗🙌🏾🤩🙏🏾 Commissioned by Related Argent to wrap around an electricity substation and to stand as a landmark for a new development in @brentcrosstown in North London, it’s now one of the largest permanent public artworks in the UK! 📷 @jasonhawkes @johnnysturrock #Lakwena

Progress on this charcoal drawing of my daughter. This is from when she was just a few months old and was ‘milk drunk’, knocked out from a feed.

Research. What do these all have in common???

We had such a special time as a family spending 10 days in Jamaica. Thank you @hermosacove for sharing your little piece of paradise with us!!! We have so many Jamaican friends in London and it was very special to get to see a little part of your beautiful country. You are so BLESSED. Till next time! 🥰🤎🙏🏾

LOVE how my artwork for the @umusicuk BRITs party came out 🥰🥰🥰 Thank you @jonathanbadyal for making it happen and @made.workshop for bringing it to life!!!

Little family party for Laliya last night 🥰 Happy 1st birthday to our baby girl!!! 🥳

‘TIL THE SUN COMES UP‘ We’re thrilled to reveal the artwork for this year’s Universal Music BRITs party invitation… designed by the visual artist @lakwena ! In designing the invites, Lakwena says, “Collaborating with Universal Music on this project feels like a really meaningful expression of the relationship between art and music. More and more I value relationships, community, and coming together, and this is a wonderful opportunity for us to do that. “The artwork is about how music brings us together, and how it can lift us and take us out of our present situation and ultimately bring joy and hope. It’s polychromatic and euphoric, reflecting that feeling we get from coming together to make, celebrate and listen to music.” Lakwena follows acclaimed artists @yinka_ilori , @attzs_ and @matt.dosa in collaborating with us on our BRIT Awards party. #UmusicBRITs #BRITs

Here’s the invite for the @brits party I designed this year for @umusicuk !! Thank you @abimaro for inspiring me with your beautiful lyrics for this one 😍 Entitled TIL THE SUN COMES UP the artwork is about persevering and keeping on going til the sun comes up. Not losing hope. It’s polychromatic and euphoric, reflecting that feeling we get from coming together to make, celebrate and listen to music 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎

Loving carrying Laliya in this. Thank you @artipoppe for the gift 😘🙏🏾🤎

✍🏽 thinking about holding, carrying….babies, children, the ones we love, spaces, communities, visions, dreams….🕊️💙