The female experience is vast, layered, and deeply personal, yet it resonates universally. Across Africa, contemporary female artists are reclaiming narratives, telling their own stories, and challenging outdated perceptions of womanhood. Through paint, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, these artists are giving voice to the struggles, joys, and…
Michael Oghenekaro Oyinbokure (Mike Kure), a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist and photographer, engages audiences with a profound exploration of African identity in a globalised world. Working between Lagos and London, he combines digital and traditional mediums to confront themes of resilience, migration, and belonging, offering a fresh perspective that…
Cape Town, South Africa – Norval Foundation and The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) announce Gadi Ramadhani (b. 1986, Tanzania) as the Public Vote Prize Winner of The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2025, sponsored by Schroders. Ramadhani will receive a cash prize of US$2,000 for his work ‘If…
In the hands of visionary artists, waste is not an endpoint but a beginning. Across the world, discarded materials like plastic bottles, scrap metal, old textiles, and electronic waste are being reimagined into stunning works of art. This transformation is not just about aesthetics; it’s a powerful statement…
The 36th Bienal de São Paulo expanded its global reach with the third Invocation, Mawali–Taqsim: Improvisation as a Space and Technology of Humanity, held in Zanzibar. Hosted at the Maru Maru Hotel and Golden Tulip Stonetown Boutique, with the Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA) as a central partner,…
The G.A.S. Foundation, in collaboration with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation, has announced Shatha Afify and Dr. Tinashe Mushakavanhu as the recipients of the 2025 G.A.S. Fellowship Award. Shatha Afify. (Image courtesy: Matthieu Croizier) & Tinashe Mushakavanhu. (Image courtesy: Nonzuzo Gxekwa) The annual G.A.S. fellowship offers two fully funded…
The Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) and Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation have been awarded a $220,000 grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art. The two-year funding will support cultural exchange and archival preservation initiatives at the foundations’ residency sites in Ijebu and Lagos, Nigeria. Yinka Shonibare Foundation…
Julie Mehretu has been awarded the rank of Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. Mehretu’s remarkable body of work has been exhibited at Galerie Marian Goodman since 2013. Her most recent exhibitions at this Paris location include a collaboration…
The 2025 Dar Foto Festival currently explores the complexities of “Coexistence” through the powerful medium of photography. Running from January 31 to March 1, 2025, the festival spans two vibrant cities, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, presenting the works of 15 distinguished photographers from across Africa, including Congo,…
Lungiswa Gqunta (b.1990; Gqeberha, South Africa) is an artist working in performance, printmaking, sculpture and installation. Lungiswa Gqunta deconstructs spatial modes of exclusion and oppression by addressing the access to and ownership of land, unravelling multisensory experiences that highlight persistent social imbalances which are legacies of both patriarchal…