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In this third part of our continuing series on artists in the diaspora who...

Founded by Dolly Kola-Balogun and Abdullahi Umar, Retro Africa has since inception in 2015,...

Alongside a successful studio practice, Tobenna Okwuosa (PhD) lectures in the Department of Fine...

Adopting several approaches, multidisciplinary Nigerian artist, Stacey Okparavero works across various media and genre,...

Adji Dieye’s artistic practice pushes the boundaries of photography in an attempt to investigate...

Joseph Ashong fondly known as Paa Joe is considered one of the most important...

Dedicated to the life and seminal work of the celebrated fashion designer Yves Saint...

Athi-Patra Ruga was born in 1984 in the Transkei, growing up between the former,...

Born in 1981, Nigerian artist Dotun Popoola holds a national diploma in painting and...

Since the 1970s, the world has been engulfed in a wave of computer technology....

This interview with the leading Nigerian contemporary artist, Rom Isichei, is the second in...

What inspires your incredible passion for the arts? Pretty much everything inspires me, by...

What informs the focus of this year’s fair on East Africa? This is the...

Tell me about you. I’m a first generation Nigerian, born in Los Angeles and...

Using my creative sight to sort of rationalize why people would choose to present...

The process is like I usually have an idea or a feeling that I...

Many describe you as an African artist and your work as African, largely because...

Kimathi Donkor was born in England. He received his B.A. in Fine Art from...

Born in Nigeria, ruby onyinyechi amanze grew up in the United Kingdom before moving...

Nifemi Marcus-Bello is a product and furniture designer based in Lagos, Nigeria. With every...

Train up a child in the way he should go…This age long saying has...

Jadesola Folawiyo is a product designer who makes home ware using materials like ceramic,...

How challenging has it been as a female film director and producer working in...

Greg Odutayo is a leading producer/director based in Nigeria. He is the owner and...

Filmmaker/director par excellence, Remi Vaughan-Richards says she enjoys using drama as a tool to...

You co-founded and are presently Executive Director of IREPRESENT International Documentary Film Forum, “an...

Until now, special effect makeup practitioners were not given much recognition in the Nigerian...

Kemi ‘Lala!’ Akindoju is a graduate of Insurance from the University of Lagos and...

Okechukwu Chukwudi Ukeje, better known as O. C Ukeje, is Nigerian actor, model and...

When you were at about 19 years old, you left Nigeria for England to...

The largest film industry in Africa is the Nigerian cinema, better known as Nollywood....

In November 2010, Artlogic produced the first Sanlam FoodWineDesign Fair on the rooftop of...

You own a large and important collection of art spanning 35 years. What inspired...

You have lived in Germany since 1986, why Germany? Well, I never wanted to leave...

October Gallery was founded in 1979 and was the first gallery in the UK...

Kavita Chellaram, owner of Arthouse Contemporary, a leading auction house in Lagos, is conceivably...

Arguably, the first time photography was offered for sale at an auction in Nigeria...

Two unique Ben Enwonwu sculptures lead the Arthouse Contemporary sale of modern and contemporary...

Touria, daughter of renowned artist Hassan El Glaoui may have chosen to start her...

Ross Douglas started his career guiding and managing camps in the Okavango Delta in...

Born in Nigeria and raised in Southern California, Mary Akpa brings a blend of grounded...

Held at Ford Foundation in the exclusive suburb of Banana Island in Ikoyi; ‘Design...

Please tell me a little bit about your background and how you got into...

Charlotte Ashamu started her career as an international trade specialist at the Whitaker Group...

I am approaching the subject matter from a fluid and a dualistic position, exploring...

The word ‘ascension’ connotes first, the mystical belief in many religions that certain rare...

Founded by curator, Sandra Mbanefo Obiago, SMO Contemporary Art’s commitment to provoking critical discourse...

Thirty three works mainly in sculpted steel and incorporating mechanical parts are the subject...

Hannah O’Leary holds a Master’s degree in History of Art with Cultural Anthropology from...

Vivacious Nigerian linguist, Ogochukwu Akabogu founded one of the more familiar brands on the...

Alongside an exemplary career spanning over 3 decades as a teacher, Raqib Bashorun has...

Fast-rising ceramist May Okafor holds a Bachelors degree in Fine and Applied Arts, as...

Atong Atem is a South Sudanese artist and writer living in Narrm/Melbourne. Her work...

Leading contemporary photographer and curator Uche Okpa-Iroha holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in...

Oyinda Fakeye is a founding member and director of the Video Art Network (VAN)...

“Fractures is very relevant now, as the production shows how our cultural values and...

Second generation Ghanaian artist Heather Agyepong earned a BSC in Applied Psychology from the...

Award–winning Nigerian artist, Abass Kelani is a firm fixture on the Lagos art circuit...

A graduate of Birmingham City University’s Visual Communication programme, Juliana Kasumu’s photography is woven...

Ghanaian artist, Jeremiah Quarshie’s hyper realistic paintings explore the boundaries between physical and digital...

Ranti Bamgbala was born in Lagos and raised in London. She received an MA...

From an early age, Ndidi Emefiele knew she wanted to become an artist, and...

Zohra Opoku is a German/Ghanaian multidisciplinary artist living and working in Accra. With a...

Lagos-based photojournalist, Akintunde Akinyele in 2007 became the first Nigerian to win the prestigious...

Lagos-based Spanish architect Jess Castellote started out in Nigeria as a project manager as...

Established in 2007, African Artists’ Foundation (AAF) aims to encourage the highest standard of...

Tiwani Contemporary was founded in 2011. The gallery exhibits and represents international emerging and...

At first glance, the title of the exhibition “Insanity” connotes depictions of several individuals...

Seventy-five images of the problem-plagued Niger-Delta, captured by the lens of leading Nigerian photojournalist...

Portia Zvavahera is a contemporary Zimbabwean artist. Born in Juru, Zimbabwe, she lives in...

“The exchange of change remains the internally generated funds from agriculture and art and...

Papa Omotayo is a RIBA qualified, graduate of the University of Cardiff (UK) Welsh...

Nigerian-Canadian singer-songwriter Falana was raised in Brampton, Canada, where she developed an interest in...

This interview with the leading Nigerian contemporary artist, Rom Isichei, is the third in...

Victor Ehighale Ehihkamenor was born in Udomi-Uwessan in Edo State, Nigeria. He is a...

In the third in a series of studio visits with leading contemporary artists from...

Leading contemporary painter Ebenezer Akinola well known for his large-scale portraits was born in...

Award-winning Kunle Adeyemi is an advocate of employing architecture to provide sustainable solutions to...

Ankara is made up of 100% cotton textiles and was originally produced in Nigeria then...

Nandipha Mntambo is a South African contemporary artist who has become famous for her...

You are an American by birth but of Rwandan and Ugandan descent. You have...

Ebisan Damola has enjoyed composing and performing since an early age of 8, drawing...

Kachi Irondi started out studying art at the University of Worcester. In her second...

“Things are either devolving toward, or evolving from, nothingness.”- Leonard Koren Evolving Currents is...

Versatility best describes this Chicago-born classical singer, Ranti Ihimoyan. Selected as one of the...

Wale Ojo has come a long way from a child actor to one of...

Filmmaker/director par excellence, Remi Vaughan-Richards says she enjoys using drama as a tool to...

A filmmaker extraordinaire, Femi Odugbemi is also a screenwriter, cinematographer, director, photographer and producer....

Singer/songwriter and composer Temitope Samantha Phil-Ebosie fondly known as Temi Dollface, is one of Nigeria’s...

Attillah Springer, better known as DJ Tillah Willah is a Trinidad-born writer, environmental activist...

Arguably, the first time photography was offered for sale at an auction in Nigeria was...

On Friday, January 29, Nigerian-British singer Patti Boulaye received the award of Officer of...

On Wednesday February 3, internationally acclaimed Nigerian actress, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett will mark her 75th birthday...

Omenka Gallery is proud to present Yet Another Place by Richardson Ovbiebo, one of...

Wura-Natasha Ogunji is a performance and visual artist who works in a variety of...

Founder and Artistic Director of the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, Bisi Silva has...

South African-based American artist, Gary Stephens works in a variety of media including painting,...

Jadesola Folawiyo is a product designer who makes home ware using materials like ceramic,...

Tayo Shonekan is a leading Lagos- based fashion designer and a stylist. She got...

The exhibition Form, Heft, Material continues at haus der kunst, and is the most extensive career...

The Auction Room’s fourth African Contemporary & Modern Art Sale saw healthy bidding from collectors across...

The canvases are masterfully crafted by the painter’s sure and steady hand. The seamless...

Could you share your background including family, childhood and education? I was born in...

Three weeks ago, we brought you the first in two part series of a...

Duke Asidere: The Artist and His Muse, … an unlikely title for an exhibition...

This week, we will be bringing to you the first in our book review...

Twenty years after his death, Professor Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu MBE (1917-94) remains one of...

In continuation of our analyses of well-recognized Nigerian and African artists, this week, we...

Last week, we analyzed auction results for celebrated Nigerian artist, Yusuf Grillo, taking a...

The term, ‘old masters’ generally refers to the most recognized European artists—mostly painters, working...

Last week, on Art as an Alternative Investment, we took a look at the...

Welcome to my column, Art as an Alternative Investment. Here you will find the...

Hopes were high at Arthouse’s May 5 sale that Ben Enwonwu’s 2-year old record...

International auction house, Bonhams will once again on May 21, hold Africa Now, its yearly...

By Hassan Hajjaj is a short collection of critical essays on the life and work of the...

It’s been two years since leading contemporary Nigerian photographer, Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko had her last...

Nigerian artist, Duke Asidere is by far one of the most exciting painters on...

June Givanni has been embedded in the world of Pan African cinema since the...

October Gallery was founded in 1979 and was the first gallery in the UK...

The Omenka Gallery is proud to present Networks and Voids, Modern Interpretations of Nigerian...

Omenka Gallery is proud to present the exhibition Matter as Metaphor, at the 6th...

Raised in Nsukka, Nigeria, Nnenna Okore has emerged as one of the foremost artists...

The auct ion room erupted with applause when the hammer came down at the...

Who is Adeola Balogun? I was born in 1966 in Ota, Ogun State. I...

The 21 ” century has witnessed a new focus on African art on t...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist...

Who is Gary Stephens? He is an American artist from Yuma, Arizona. An optimistic...

‘I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have...

Relatively young, Nigerian award-winning artist, Kelani Abass (b.1979) is already a firm fixture on...

Jefferson Jonahan’s exhibition titled State of Inertia will open to the public from October...

Raqib Bashorun is amongst the most prominent contemporary artists working in Nigeria today. His...