French Riviera-inspired La Petite Maison (LPM) partnered with Pearl Lam Galleries for a restaurant exhibition, Blooming Shields, showcasing Nigerian artist Ayobola Kekere-Ekun during Art Basel Hong Kong. Celebrating shared joys of food, art, and culture, the exhibition ran from the 17th of March until the 16th of April at…
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…
Tiwani Contemporary presents Wura-Natasha Ogunji’s exhibition titled space comma space comma space which embraces not-knowing, the breaking of habits, irreverence and the use of mistakes as integral components of the creative process. Through works on paper, the artist creates a memoir of her time inside the studio – through acts…
In the heart of London, the Gagosian Gallery on Grosvenor Hill pulsates with Amoako Boafo’s debut exhibition in the United Kingdom. As a Ghanaian artist celebrated for his vibrant and introspective portraits, the exhibition, “I Do Not Come to You by Chance” is a powerful exploration of Black…
Gallery 1957 presents ‘Memories of Yellow: A Game of Power and Chance’ by Jeremiah Quarshie, a solo exhibition which weaves themes of unpredictability, memory and power into a vivid exploration of Accra’s water crisis. The exhibition stirs up reflections on the enduring social and economic challenges facing Ghana,…
“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…
Lagos – March 10, 2025 – Following the tremendous success of its inaugural edition, Soto Gallery, in partnership with Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), and Main Sponsor Craneburg Construction Company are set to host the second edition of the +234 Art Fair. The highly anticipated event…
Zeitz MOCAA presented Otobong Nkanga with the 2025 Zeitz MOCAA Honorary Award for Artistic Excellence in February. This award recognises an art industry luminary who has made exceptional contributions to the art ecology and the museum. The Zeitz MOCAA Honorary Awards are a tribute to visionaries whose contributions…