Latoya ‘Fits’ Okuneye (b. 1998) is a photographer and multidisciplinary artist based in London. Her practice is rooted in intentional visual storytelling, with a vibrant, colourful, emotionally charged style that centres portraiture, particularly of young black people. Latoya’s journey as an artist is one rooted in play, practice and open mindedness, ego aware she believes these are fundamentally what births striking and distinct portraiture and impactful storytelling.

Her work is deeply personal and socially engaged, drawing from both sociological and psychological frameworks to interrogate how identity is shaped, performed, and perceived. Her work continues to carve out space for nuanced representations of Black life and beauty, pushing forward necessary conversations around visibility, community and radical healing with one of her personal project featuring in the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait prize exhibition 2024/2025

Latoya is also now an undergraduate studying BA applied psychosocial and psychotherapy studies- deepening her research driven practice around authentic reflection of black communities in the arts.

Over the past 3.5 years she has brought this passion into the commercial space working as a full time art & commercial photographer working with major brands including FA, Channel 4 & Tik Tok - specialising in culturally driven TVC, social & OOH campaigns.

Awards and Exhibitions

  1. Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition for 2024/2025. 

  2. “Shakara project” as Silver winner for AOP + Canary Wharf black culture in Britain, black history month exhibition 2021.

  3. “Sister sister” GAIA Garden permanent outdoor exhibition 2021.

  4. “Shakara project” in GUAP X kunstruam community exhibition 2021

  5. “Boys are blue” shortlist for rps international exhibition 2021

  6. “Boys are blue” Tate collective outdoor exhibtion 2020 (Response to Head of a Man by John Simpson)

  7. “Somber” project as part of “The world we want” Agora X UN virtual exhibtion & features on Google arts virtual exhibition.

  8. “Home X Saint Ogun” anniversary programme/exhibition 2021.

  9. “We are here” UKBTOG exhibition 2020.

  10. The Dots app UK, International Woman’s day 100 rising stars 2022.

  11. ”A MOTHERS TALE’ exhibition by GUAP magazine 2022.

  12. Palm Photo PRIZE exhibition 2022.

  13. ”On love” exhibition curated by Ronan Mckenzie and Joy Yamusangie.

  14. Latoya Okuneye “Serendipity” debut solo exhibition 2022.

  15. Latoya Okuneye & Aisha Seriki “Our lives” duo exhibition 2022.

For booking/commission enquiries, image licensing email me at artbyfitoor@gmail.com

unit stills portfolio available on request.