A number of African photographers take photographs of people, their environment, situations and challenges and expose them to the public for a greater understanding of their surroundings, and in the case of a foreigner, get insight into places they are yet to visit. Some of these photographs are…
Artist and leading advocate for Arts and Health, Kunle Adewale has been appointed as one of the distinguished steering committee members for the WHO-Jameel Arts and Health Lab in New York. The international artist currently resides in Manchester, United Kingdom, where he continues to collaborate with top experts,…
Ephrem Solomon was born in Ethiopia in 1983. Solomon creates inquisitive works using wood cut panels and mixed media based on his socio-political observations of contemporary Addis Ababa. Trained in traditional printmaking, Solomon uses carved marks for constructed portraits informed by the people around him, creating figures that…
A self-taught painter and mixed media expressionist, Emmanuel Nkuranga is co-founder and owner of Inema Arts Center in Kigali, Rwanda. Through Inema, Nkuranga leads the country’s growing creative industry. Born in Mityana, Uganda in 1987, he is the son of Rwandan former exiles. He moved to Rwanda in…
As more African countries are getting due representation at the Venice Biennale, the Republic of Benin will debut their first-ever national pavilion. The inaugural national pavilion of the Republic of Benin at the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale, which will take place from April 20th to November…
Thebe Phetogo, a painter from Botswana, is showcasing his solo exhibition titled “7 Propositions for the Origin of a Blackbody” at Kó. His art is heavily influenced by his identity as a Motswana artist, and he approaches his practice as a journey of constant exploration. In his paintings,…
African artists often explore domestic spaces as a way to negotiate power dynamics, intimacy, and identity. The domestic space is known as the distinct and private space of the home. The centrality of the artist’s home is sometimes redefined in their works. In their investigations of domestic spaces,…
Hadia Gana was born in Tripoli, Libya in 1973. She studied ceramics and glass making at the School of Fine Arts and Media at the University of Tripoli. She then pursued a Master’s in Ceramics at the University of Wales, Cardiff in 2005. Gana identifies as a ceramist…
Coca-Cola, the world’s largest carbonated soft drink company, just debuted a new commercial for its New Magic campaign that that combines classic and modern works of art by international artists. Together with South African visual artist WonderBuhle, the advertisement includes modern artists from several countries, like Egypt’s Fatima…
EMOWAA names Aindrea Emelife as curator and Chike Okeke-Agulu as senior advisor in an effort to sharpen its emphasis on modern and contemporary art. Chika Okeke-Agulu (right) and Aindrea Emelife (left). Courtesy of EMOWAA. The EMOWAA (Edo Museum of West African Art) Trust announces the appointments of Professor…