Mónica de Miranda is a Portuguese artist of Angolan ancestry who lives and works between Lisbon, Portugal and Luanda, Angola. Born in 1976, her disciplines include photography, filmmaking, and research. She works on postcolonial issues of geography, history, and subjectivity mostly related to Africa and its diaspora. De Miranda’s…
Ibrahim Ballo was born in Bamako, Mali in 1986. Raised in a family of artists, becoming one himself felt natural to him. He grew up in an environment of weavers where his grandmother was also a weaver. He learnt the skill at home but later developed it over the course…
Edson Chagas is an Angolan photographer born in 1977. He trained as a photojournalist at the London College of Communication and further studied documentary photography at the University of Wales. His work explores cities and consumerism. He captures colourful minimalist compositions both on the street and in the studio. As a whole, his…
The Fakeye family from Nigeria is very prominent in the history of Yorùbá woodcarving, renowned for their exceptional talent in masterful craftsmanship. For generations, the family has perfected an intricate style of carving that has been passed down from father to son. Although the forebears of the family…
Zakaria Ramhani was born in Tangiers, Morocco in 1983. He currently lives and works in Montreal, Canada. Ramhani was raised in a Muslim community and in a creative home; his father was a landscape painter who shied away from portraying the human figure for religious concerns. Whenever he was commissioned for a…
Nadia Kaabi-Linke was born in Tunis, Tunisia in 1978. An installation artist best known for her conceptual art, her work has explored themes of geopolitics, immigration, and transnational identities. She studied at the Tunis Institute of Fine Arts and received a Ph.D. in philosophy of art from the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Using a variety of…
The shortlist for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023 has been released. This year’s shortlisted artists have been said to push the boundaries of photography today. Along with the other shortlisted artists for the prestigious photography prize, it is said that Samuel Fosso and Frida Orupabo are…
Kenyan artist Rosemary Karuga has made a significant impact on the African art community, particularly in the contemporary scene ; through her unique style and powerful imagery. She passed away at the age of 93 on the 9th of February 2021. Karuga is well known for her vibrant…
Michael Tsegaye was born in 1975 in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. He is an artist and photographer who started his journey when he transferred to Addis Ababa University’s School of Fine Arts and Design from the Economics Department where he had initially enrolled. There, he received his diploma in…
Masonwabe Ntloko’s debut solo exhibition, “ILISO LO MOYA,” is currently on display at Katmo Gallery. The exhibition draws inspiration from the spiritual nuances and Xhosa heritage that are central to Ntloko’s artistic expression. This marks the first time that Ntloko has exhibited his paintings in a solo show,…