Yusuff Aina’s recent exhibition at Retroafrica in collaboration with Art Twenty One is a true spectacle. Color for so many reasons influences how we feel, how we think, and how we engage and interact with the world. The use of color is specifically important to artists to evoke…
Artsy recently made a list of 10 record-setting sales and estimate-beating sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips in London this June. These two artists of African origin, Cameroonian artist Ludovic Nkoth and British-Sierra-Leonean artist Sahara Longe made this list. Below are the details of the sold works and…
Black Rock Senegal has announced the 2023-2024 participants for the fourth year of its residency program. Launched by renowned artist Kehinde Wiley in 2019, Black Rock Senegal seeks to support new artistic creation through collaborative exchange and to incite change in the global discourse about Africa. For the…
Kehinde Wiley’s painting, Equestrian Portrait of Prince Tommaso of Savoy-Carignan (2018), is on view at the Timken Museum. On a loan from a prominent private collection in New York to the museum, this will be the first time Wiley is sharing the painting with the public in San…
Rita Mawuena Benissan, a Ghanaian-American interdisciplinary artist, is spearheading a movement to reclaim Africa’s historical narratives. Furthermore, she is resolute in countering the distorted perceptions shaped by the Western gaze. In 2020, Benissan founded ‘Si Hene,’ a non-profit foundation dedicated to collecting and preserving archives. These archives narrate…
Only Until This Cigarette is Ended is a group exhibition featuring Nigerian artists Tosin Kalejaye and Olamide Ogunade, along with seven other artists. The exhibition title is based on Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem of the same name. The poem sets the tone for an exploration of both…
From Residencies, Fellowships, and open calls here is our list of opportunities for artists, and art workers. Yaa Asantewaa Art Prize 2023 (An Art Prize For Women Artists From Ghana And Its Diaspora) Official poster for Jury Panel. Image courtesy of Gallery 1957. Gallery 1957 is proud to…
Maureen Paley presents ‘The Eyes of the Beloved are Everywhere,’ Chioma Ebinama’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and her first at Morena di Luna, Hove. Chioma Ebinama, a Nigerian-American artist, draws from a wide range of visual and cultural inspirations, using myth and cosmology to examine her…
Joana Choumali will be showcasing her work at the 20th edition of the La Gacily Photo Festival. The La Gacilly Photo Festival, founded in 2004, offers an immersive experience with contemporary photography. Photographs grace the streets, gardens, and alleys of La Gacilly, France, complementing the town’s remarkable heritage.…
Application for the second edition of the 1952 Africa Art Accelerator Programme is now open. This annual programme serves as a career accelerator for emerging artists, offering resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help them develop a successful art practice. Regardless of the medium, including but not limited…