The opening of the 2022 1-54 art fair in New York. Courtesy of ARTnews/EVA SAKELLARIDES 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora, announced its return to New York with fresh African galleries. The newcomers are;…
Dada Gallery showcases astounding artists working across different mediums. Courtesy of Dada Gallery. On March 31st, Dada gallery announced their upcoming group show ‘Reverie’, opening in Lagos on 9th April, 2023. The show which features seven artists who have made name in the art scene seeks to explore…
Zeitz MOCAA, the largest museum of contemporary art, has announced the appointment of four pioneering women in the contemporary art scene with impressive backgrounds in arts and culture to join its team. The new additions include Lungi Morrison as Institutional Advancement Director, Namhla Moyeni as Institutional Advancement Manager,…
The influence of classical and contemporary African art has played a significant role in shaping modern art as we know it today. The contemporary African art scene is home to a group of artists who continue to showcase Africa’s position as the motherland of modern and contemporary art.…
The past decade has witnessed an influx of African artists who have diversified their mediums and styles, incorporating a wide range of materials and painting techniques, including those from western culture. Africa is known for its rich and diverse culture, and it’s no surprise that talented and renowned…
Mental health is a critical focus in modern Africa, and institutions are turning to art therapy as a tool to improve individuals’ well-being. Art therapy, designed by therapists and art professionals, helps patients understand, interpret, and cope with past traumatic events. It engages the mind through physical stimulation,…
Developed in 1998 to promote Ghanian contemporary visual arts, the Accra Visual Arts week returns after a 20-year pause this year with exhibitions slated for five venues from April 4 to April 11, 2023. Patrick Tagoe Tuckson, “Untitled,’ Flip flops on suede. Showing in a solo at AUCC,…
Jean Bosco Bakunzi was born and raised in Kigali, Rwanda in 1985. Growing up he enjoyed sketching with pincers and pastel colors. He was then introduced to a group of local artist painters where he discovered a great interest in acrylic and oil paints. He sees painting as…
Kwame Brathwaite Image courtesy of Cory Rice Kwame Brathwaite, a photographer and activist whose works inspired the “Black is Beautiful” movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s, has died at the age of 85. Brathwaite, during his career which spanned seven decades, documented the everyday life of…
Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian-American visual artist. Born in 1970 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian university professor and an American school teacher, she is known for multi-layered paintings of abstracted landscapes on a large scale, depicting the effects of urban socio political changes. In 1977 her family…