The 15th annual Sharjah’s March Meeting of the Sharjah Art Foundation The Postcolonial Constellation: Art, Culture, Politics after 1960 brought together students from all over the world, curators, and artists to address important topics related to the main theme of the 15th Sharjah Biennial: Thinking Historically in the…
Ghanaian born visual artist, Yaw Owusu creates sculptural installations by transforming ordinary everyday materials into art pieces of elevated value. These installations symbolise the influence of global production and finance on art objects of surpassing beauty. Image courtesy of Africa in dialogue At the beginning of his career,…
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD). Courtesy of MoAD The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) announced in February the creation of a joint curatorial position as part of a broader partnership that will support scholarship and public engagement…
The world’s first Islamic Arts Biennale is taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This new event features a host of talented African artists and will be curated by South African architecture professor and principal of Counterspace design studio; Sumayya Vally. Vally is rapidly gaining recognition in both the…
Amoako Boafo, Gold Daytona, 2023, Oil on canvas, unstretched, 215 × 180 cmImage courtesy of Amoako Boafo Gagosian presents new paintings by Amoako Boafo. The solo exhibition, “what could possibly go wrong, if we tell it like it is,” will be Boafo’s debut exhibition with the gallery. The…
Nigerian multidisciplinary artist, Otobong Nkanga is now represented by Lisson Gallery and will have her first solo show at Lisson in 2024. The gallery has locations in New York, London, Shanghai, and Beijing and Nkanga will be creating a new tapestry for “Matter as Actor,” an upcoming group…
Deborah Segun is among Africa’s female artists to look out for. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Deborah is a multidisciplinary artist with a unique style. She graduated from the Polimoda Institute of Fashion Design and Marketing in Florence, Italy, with a degree in Fashion Design in 2017. While studying…
Image courtesy of ellipse art projects After Senegal and Ivory Coast, the ellipse art project dedicates the ellipse 2023 prize to the Togolese art scene. The prize calls for Togolese artists living in Togo and on the African continent to turn in their portfolios. ellipse art project is…
Ivorian artist, Sess Essoh is currently presenting his first solo show in Germany titled “Homage” at Galerie Melbye-Konan. The exhibition is a tribute to the often-overlooked figures of Africa’s past. Spread across 400 square meters, the artist employs his colorful paintings to explore our collective memory of these…
Image courtesy of Kairos Futura Kairos Futura, a network of established and emerging artists, launches a new project called ‘Nairobi Space Station’. The Nairobi Space Station is a project that aims to bring creative, sustainable solutions to Nairobi. Kairos Futura is a global network of established and emerging…