Zeitz MOCAA presented Otobong Nkanga with the 2025 Zeitz MOCAA Honorary Award for Artistic Excellence in February. This award recognises an art industry luminary who has made exceptional contributions to the art ecology and the museum. The Zeitz MOCAA Honorary Awards are a tribute to visionaries whose contributions…
Bozar (Centre for Fine Arts of Brussels) presents the exhibition ‘When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting’, a collection of Black figurative paintings from the past one hundred years, seen through the lens of joy. Presented in Brussels, at the heart of Europe, the…
The Wits Art Museum (WAM) presents the work of South Africa’s cultural icon Dr Esther Mahlangu titled ‘Then I Knew I Was Good at Painting: Esther Mahlangu, A Retrospective’. The exhibition spans seven decades and features over 100 artworks, including the iconic BMW Art Car, beadwork, painted mannequins…
CCA Lagos reopens with ‘Archives and Memories’ since its closure in 2022, a heartfelt tribute to Bisi Silva’s lasting impact on contemporary African art. Curated by Favour Ritaro, the exhibition showcases works by six Nigerian artists alongside selections from Silva’s curatorial archive. ‘Archives and Memories’ runs until the…
Art Basel prepares to launch an annual series of awards honouring artists, curators, museums and patrons. The Art Basel Awards will debut in May, with 36 medals awarded to artists across three categories: emerging, established and “icons”. Curators, museums and institutions, patrons, “allies” like fabricators or conservators, collaborators…
With Artmiabo International Art Festival (AMIAF) 2025, taking place in Lagos Nigeria, 29th of April and the 1st of May 2025. Artists and curators are set to explore evolving relationships between art and commerce. AMIAF Founder and CEO Miabo Enyadike revealed that the 2025 edition, themed ‘Artconomy: Redefining…
kó Gallery presents ‘Dry Season’ a solo exhibition by Eva Obodo featuring recent charcoal and fibre artworks. This exhibition explores the artist’s fascination with the intricate terrains of human experience, presenting a powerful narrative of contemporary social and political landscapes. Eva Obodo is a professor of Fine and…
Gallery 1957 and Awanle Ayiboro Hawa Ali presents ‘Fine Feathers Don’t Make Fine Birds’, a solo show. This new body of work is curated by Nana Yaa Poku Asare-Boadu and follows a ten-month residency with the gallery in Accra. Awanle Ayiboro Hawa Ali fully embodies the ethos of…
Temple Muse and Daniel “Pengrapher” Oshundaro present ‘Renaissance Reformed’, a compelling solo exhibition curated by Avinash D. Wadhwani. The exhibition delves into the Oshundaro’s transformative exploration of identity, materiality and the interplay between self and environment. The exhibition’s title captures Oshundaro’s reimagining of classical masterpieces through a contemporary…
Tyburn Foundation is a not-for-profit visual arts organisation, working internationally to contribute to a vibrant and diverse African art ecosystem founded by Emma Menell. She is a Global Patron of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art, continuing her commitment to supporting and elevating contemporary African art on…