A self-taught painter and mixed media expressionist, Emmanuel Nkuranga is co-founder and owner of Inema Arts Center in Kigali, Rwanda. Through Inema, Nkuranga leads the country’s growing creative industry. Born in Mityana, Uganda in 1987, he is the son of Rwandan former exiles. He moved to Rwanda in…
As more African countries are getting due representation at the Venice Biennale, the Republic of Benin will debut their first-ever national pavilion. The inaugural national pavilion of the Republic of Benin at the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale, which will take place from April 20th to November…
Thebe Phetogo, a painter from Botswana, is showcasing his solo exhibition titled “7 Propositions for the Origin of a Blackbody” at Kó. His art is heavily influenced by his identity as a Motswana artist, and he approaches his practice as a journey of constant exploration. In his paintings,…
African artists often explore domestic spaces as a way to negotiate power dynamics, intimacy, and identity. The domestic space is known as the distinct and private space of the home. The centrality of the artist’s home is sometimes redefined in their works. In their investigations of domestic spaces,…
Hadia Gana was born in Tripoli, Libya in 1973. She studied ceramics and glass making at the School of Fine Arts and Media at the University of Tripoli. She then pursued a Master’s in Ceramics at the University of Wales, Cardiff in 2005. Gana identifies as a ceramist…
Coca-Cola, the world’s largest carbonated soft drink company, just debuted a new commercial for its New Magic campaign that that combines classic and modern works of art by international artists. Together with South African visual artist WonderBuhle, the advertisement includes modern artists from several countries, like Egypt’s Fatima…
EMOWAA names Aindrea Emelife as curator and Chike Okeke-Agulu as senior advisor in an effort to sharpen its emphasis on modern and contemporary art. Chika Okeke-Agulu (right) and Aindrea Emelife (left). Courtesy of EMOWAA. The EMOWAA (Edo Museum of West African Art) Trust announces the appointments of Professor…
The 15th annual Sharjah’s March Meeting of the Sharjah Art Foundation The Postcolonial Constellation: Art, Culture, Politics after 1960 brought together students from all over the world, curators, and artists to address important topics related to the main theme of the 15th Sharjah Biennial: Thinking Historically in the…
Ghanaian born visual artist, Yaw Owusu creates sculptural installations by transforming ordinary everyday materials into art pieces of elevated value. These installations symbolise the influence of global production and finance on art objects of surpassing beauty. Image courtesy of Africa in dialogue At the beginning of his career,…
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD). Courtesy of MoAD The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) announced in February the creation of a joint curatorial position as part of a broader partnership that will support scholarship and public engagement…
The world’s first Islamic Arts Biennale is taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This new event features a host of talented African artists and will be curated by South African architecture professor and principal of Counterspace design studio; Sumayya Vally. Vally is rapidly gaining recognition in both the…
Amoako Boafo, Gold Daytona, 2023, Oil on canvas, unstretched, 215 × 180 cmImage courtesy of Amoako Boafo Gagosian presents new paintings by Amoako Boafo. The solo exhibition, “what could possibly go wrong, if we tell it like it is,” will be Boafo’s debut exhibition with the gallery. The…
Nigerian multidisciplinary artist, Otobong Nkanga is now represented by Lisson Gallery and will have her first solo show at Lisson in 2024. The gallery has locations in New York, London, Shanghai, and Beijing and Nkanga will be creating a new tapestry for “Matter as Actor,” an upcoming group…
Deborah Segun is among Africa’s female artists to look out for. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Deborah is a multidisciplinary artist with a unique style. She graduated from the Polimoda Institute of Fashion Design and Marketing in Florence, Italy, with a degree in Fashion Design in 2017. While studying…
Image courtesy of ellipse art projects After Senegal and Ivory Coast, the ellipse art project dedicates the ellipse 2023 prize to the Togolese art scene. The prize calls for Togolese artists living in Togo and on the African continent to turn in their portfolios. ellipse art project is…
Ivorian artist, Sess Essoh is currently presenting his first solo show in Germany titled “Homage” at Galerie Melbye-Konan. The exhibition is a tribute to the often-overlooked figures of Africa’s past. Spread across 400 square meters, the artist employs his colorful paintings to explore our collective memory of these…
Image courtesy of Kairos Futura Kairos Futura, a network of established and emerging artists, launches a new project called ‘Nairobi Space Station’. The Nairobi Space Station is a project that aims to bring creative, sustainable solutions to Nairobi. Kairos Futura is a global network of established and emerging…
Installation of ‘For these Sins,’ 2020 – Image courtesy of Artsy Wycliffe Mundopa (b. 1987, Rusape, Zimbabwe) is a visual artist who lives and works in Harare, Zimbabwe. His works are known to create awareness on the lives of women and children in Harare’s underprivileged neighborhoods using his…
Sculpting is a powerful medium for capturing the essence of an artist’s experience and their connection with the world around them. A sculptor’s process of creation involves bending and altering objects till it takes a new form. Sculptors are creating varied intricate and wonderful designs from found and made…
Image courtesy of ArtMiabo ArtMiabo International Art Festival (AMIAF), first visual arts event with focus and theme on the trajectory of Afrobeat music genre is featuring creative professionals across diverse fields of The Arts in its the 2023 edition. The peculiar visual arts event, which runs from April…