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I'm really interested in independent publishers and memes and mini comics. But even before that, I was interested in Japanese manga and anime.

— Toyin Odutola

For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not.

— Toyin Odutola

The social media bit is really about documenting process. I like the dialogue if it's constructive, but I'm now at a crossroads. I've accumulated…

— Toyin Odutola

I needed to create something I could take with me wherever I went.

— Toyin Odutola

I dont think about race before I start drawing. I think about how to make that mark to fit whatever purpose I need it…

— Toyin Odutola

Being a black artist, the first thing people want to talk about is your blackness, the importance of your blackness, and your black presence.

— Toyin Odutola

For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not.…

— Toyin Odutola

Where some may see flat, static narratives, I see a spectrum of tonal gradations and realities. What I am creating is literally black portraiture…

— Toyin Odutola

It's kind of a language I've developed over time that's basically breaking up the face into components and planes. Inside each plane, I draw…

— Toyin Odutola

Kerry James Marshall especially was a huge influence on me in graduate school, as were Wangechi Mutu and Julie Mehretu. These artists are titans.…

— Toyin Odutola

I moved around a lot when I was a child; two of the houses I grew up in have totally disappeared. One was burnt…

— Toyin Odutola

I don't think about race before I start drawing. I think about how to make that mark to fit whatever purpose I need it…

— Toyin Odutola