Damiloju Yomi-Adeyemi is a 19-year-old artist. The 2nd of 3 children, Dami was diagnosed with autism at 4. She has always been a happy child with bouts of hyperactivity, which, thankfully, have now been controlled.

Dami’s love for creative arts was discovered about 4 years ago at her school, Manna Children’s Centre. Her interests in art and music, in addition toconstant intervention in speech and cognition, motor skill development, nutrition and occupational therapy have helped her build independence and abilities to adequately copein our world.

Dami has participated in 3 art exhibitions over the last 2 years, organized by the Pure Souls Learning Foundation, going on to sell out almost every painting exhibited. Her painting, Motion, was awarded the ‘Emily Uttley’s Judges Choice’ at the Artworks Together Exhibition 2023, held in the United Kingdom.

In addition to art, Dami enjoys playing the piano and the violin. While she still requires a lot of speech clarity and cognition, she continues to find expression and communicate artistically. Her website is www.damilojuscanvas.net