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IT BEGINS AS A SOLILOQUY

September 21, 2022 I have battled with mental illness for the most part of my life. Apart from being diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety... Read more

In Opposite Styles, 2 African Artists Capture the Same Spirit

September 20, 2022 At first glance, the works of Marcellina Akpojotor and Sungi Mlengeya seemingly have nothing in common. Ms. Akpojotor's bright canvases... Read more

Tonia Nneji: FORBES AFRICA Under 30 class of 2022

July 15, 2022 This is a story that started off with ₦50,000 ($120) in her mother’s backyard in rural Ajegunle, Nigeria and a... Read more

ELEGANTLY SUBVERSIVE PAINTINGS POSITION SOMBER WOMEN IN THE THROES OF DOMESTIC STRUGGLE

July 26, 2021 In her poetic body of work, Chidinma Nnoli draws on her experiences growing up in a patriarchal, Catholic home. It... Read more

ART FROM WITHIN

May 3, 2021 “I LEARNED FROM ONE OF MY ART PROFESSORS THAT YOU SHOULD CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY PERSONAL AS A REPRESENTATION... Read more

How Three Young Nigerian Artists Are Standing Up to Conservative Gender Norms

February 19, 2021 In March, the Nigerian contemporary artist Chidinma Nnoli opened her debut solo exhibition at the Rele Gallery in Lagos. The... Read more

RELE CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY | OPENING OF LOS ANGELES SPACE

January 20, 2021 Rele Gallery, one of Africa's leading galleries of contemporary art based in Lagos, Nigeria, has announced the opening of its... Read more

A NIGERIAN ART GALLERY OPENS A LOS ANGELES OUTPOST WITH A SHOW ON WOMEN ARTISTS

January 19, 2021 LOS ANGELES - As Los Angeles's international cultural profile has risen over the past decade, galleries from more established art... Read more

15 African Artists on the Rise

November 19, 2020 Wabwire Joseph Ian Contemporary African art has long been a topic of contention. For a time, there was even... Read more

IN THE ART OF TONIA NNEJI AND ZOHRA OPOKU, POIGNANT NARRATIVES OF HEALING

November 13, 2020 ENUMA OKORO In Nigerian artist Tonia Nneji’s Ji dé, two women painted in velvety indigos and midnight blues, and... Read more

FIVE ARTISTS IN THE UAE THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR RADAR

April 6, 2020 ARSALAN MOHAMMAD Inspired by the emirate's cultural scene and part of the third edition of Art Dubai's Residents section, here... Read more