The Japan Art Association has named architect Diébédo Francis Kéré the 2023 architecture laureate for the Praemium Imperiale awards. At Kéré Architecture, Berlin, May 2023. Image courtesy of The Japan Art Association / The Sankei Shimbun The Praemium Imperiale is a global arts prize awarded annually by the…
Art Omi: Artists invites artists from around the world, representing a wide diversity of artistic styles and practices, to gather in rural New York to experiment, collaborate and share ideas. Concentrated time for creative work is balanced with the stimulation of cultural exchange and critical appraisal. Art Omi invites artists,…
Ameh Egwuh is returning this October with his third solo exhibition at Rele Gallery, Lagos. For this exhibition, It was meant to be a game, Egwuh deviates from his brightly coloured canvases to offer new experiments in painting and drawing while retaining a fundamental preoccupation with line and traditional…
The Aké Arts and Book Festival has received the first Aficionado Award for enhancing global publishing quality. This annual event in Nigeria, founded by Lola Shoneyin in 2013, promotes literary and artistic endeavours. The Aficionado Award appreciates innovation, as well as honouring those improving publishing through partnerships. Its…
Joseph Awuah-Darko, also known as Okyntakinte, is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur and visual artist currently a resident artist at NIROX in Krugersdorp, South Africa. A Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 fellow in 2019, his contribution in the African visual arts scene is felt. Awuah-Darko’s solo exhibition titled Soft…
Ways of Repair : Loss and Damage artistic residency seeks three artists and/or curators, (applying as individuals or as collectives) working within any medium to undertake new or existing artistic research projects engaging with loss and damage. Throughout the year-long program, the selected artists and/or curators will be supported…
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s compelling artwork, “Six Birds in the Bush” (2015), sold for $3.6 million at Sotheby’s auction in London. This remarkable achievement not only shattered previous records for the British-Ghanaian artist but also set a new pinnacle for works by Black British female artists in the auction world.…
Founded by photographer Nyaba Léon Ouédraogo and dealer Christophe Person in 2018, the 3rd Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou (BISO) is a celebration of contemporary crafts and art. The Biso Bienniale is an amazing showcase of sculptures that define what it means to be African. This year’s…
France’s ban on Nigerien, Malian, and Burkina Faso artists has sparked fervent protests. Nigerien artists, led by Yacouba Moumouni have passionately defended their creative rights. Their voices echo the importance of artistic expression globally. Yacouba Moumouni at Mamar Kassey Live Moumouni is uncompromising in his quest for respect…
Monique Meloche Gallery announces the formal representation of artist Luke Agada, whose first solo show at the gallery Arms, Feet, and Fitful Dreams is on view through October 28. Luke Agada (b. 1992, Lagos, Nigeria) examines themes of globalization, migration and cultural dislocation within the framework of a postcolonial world and its impact…