Location – Sarabande Foundation by Lee Alexander McQueen Date – 25th of July – 29th of July Koby Martin is a proud export of Ghana. His penchant for mark making was nurtured throughout his childhood and over time has undergone a process of transmogrification between his experiences in…
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama will be showing his works in a solo exhibition, Songs about Roses, at Fruitmarket Gallery in Scotland from July 13 to October 6, 2024. Mahama is known for his evocative large-scale, site-specific installations that speak to the cultural and social effects of post-colonialism and…
Taiwo Aina, a Nigerian visual storyteller and filmmaker, has been awarded the Women Photograph Project Grant for her project, Game of Confidence. Selected from 1,100 applications from women and nonbinary photographers around the world, Game of Confidence is a visual project that explores the lives of six female…
British-Nigerian painter Joy Labinjo will present a new body of work, We Are Briefly Gorgeous, for Southwark Park Galleries’ 40th anniversary programme from July 6 to September 29, 2024, at the Lake Gallery. Celebrating the local community, taking scenes from Southwark Park and the Bermondsey area as a…
The Norval Foundation proudly presents “Groot Gat,” by Lady Skollie – an exhibition that powerfully addresses identity, belonging, and rethinking history. Running until September 15, 2024, this marks the third exhibition celebrating Lady Skollie’s 2022 win of the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Award. Lady Skollie, Something Sweet, Something…
Whitechapel Gallery and Sharjah Art Foundation, in collaboration with The Africa Institute, proudly present a landmark exhibition this June. “To Be Free! A Retrospective 1970–2023,” featuring the influential South African artist and activist Gavin Jantjes, will run from June 12 to September 1, 2024, at Whitechapel Gallery in…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art will feature works by sculptor and printmaker Bruce Onobrakpeya, a pivotal figure in postcolonial Nigerian modernism. Running from June 21 through January 21, 2025, “Bruce Onobrakpeya: The Mask and the Cross” will showcase 52 pieces from 1966 to 1978. Veronica wipes…
Prominent Contemporary African Artist, Julie Mehretu, recently unveiled the 20th BMW Art Car at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. This milestone art car, a BMW M Hybrid V8 race car, will participate in the prestigious 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, marking a convergence of automotive design, speed,…
The Africa Institute at Global Studies University (GSU) in Sharjah, UAE, has received a substantial multi-year grant of $180,000 from the Open Society Foundations. This generous support will fund a new fellowship program until September 2026, aimed at addressing the complex and ongoing debate surrounding African cultural heritage…