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Frida Orupabo (b. 1986, Norwegian/Nigerian) is the 2025 recipient of the prestigious SPECTRUM – Internationaler Preis für Fotografie. Awarded biennially by the Stiftung Niedersachsen, this global prize recognizes exceptional photographic artists. Orupabo’s work confronts the Black gaze head-on, exposing violence, sexuality, and politics through the lens of colonial archives.…

Cletus Oche claimed the top prize at the seventh edition of the Next of Kin Series, with a riveting final exhibition at the Thought Pyramid Art Centre in Ikoyi. Cletus Oche, winner of Next of Kin Series 7 (Image credits: Next of kin) The juried competition, which aims…

“Ọmụgwo’, by multidisciplinary artist Victoria Ndubuisi, invites viewers into the intimate and transformative journey of motherhood through a lens both personal and universal. The title, derived from the Igbo language of South-Eastern Nigeria, embodies the essence of nurturing—a vital process in which family and community come together to…

OlongoAfrica has announced the recipients of its 2025 Black Orpheus Fellowship, a program supporting writers, artists, and researchers exploring Africa’s literary and artistic heritage. Black Orpheus Fellows 2025 (Image credit: OlongoAfrica) A panel of five editors, curators, and academics reviewed 59 applications before selecting nine fellows. The cohort…