Tola Akerele is an influential Interior Designer, Entrepreneur, Gallery curator and Hotel owner in Lagos.
SOTO Gallery is a Lagos-based art space finding inventive ways to present contemporary art from Africa. Our programs, ranging from exhibitions, talks, and workshops, demonstrate a commitment to community-oriented, forward-looking, and inclusive art practices.
With an eye for bold and timely creative work that may lie beyond the scope of more traditional galleries, they adopt a closely-engaged and holistic approach to platforming artists, especially at the early stages of their careers, working across a diversity of mediums. They offer residencies, fellowships, and other initiatives that help the artists connected to us find stronger footing in local, regional, and international art markets.
Bogobiri House, another of Tola’s companies, is much more than a boutique hotel in high brow Ikoyi, Lagos. Tola’s vision is to offer friends and visitors a unique opportunity to interface with the creative soul of Africa’s most vibrant city. Their recent expansion and newly upgraded rooms are seamless for business and leisure travelers. In close to two decades of operation, Bogobiri House has become a hub for the promotion and appreciation of art, music and local knowledge whilst not compromising core values.
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