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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 -
10 OF LAGOS' TOP ART GALLERIES
June 27, 2017 Ayodele Olofintuade This is the 50th year that Lagos officially became one of the states in Nigeria, and within that... Read more