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At Rele Gallery, It’s More Than Just a Game

October 28, 2023 The rainy Sunday evening ushered in a new solo exhibition at Rele Gallery, Ikoyi by Ameh Agwuh. Around the exhibition... Read more

Ameh Egwuh Returns with Solo Exhibition at Rele Gallery, Lagos

October 23, 2023 Exploring themes of home and familial responsibilities, solitude, identity and duality and death and the afterlife, Egwuh utilizes multiple modes... Read more

Dom Museum Wien: Being Mortal

October 5, 2023 The Eurocentric gaze that prevails especially in historical and avant-garde works, is once again balanced out in this exhibition by... Read more

Jessica Soares redefines self-identity and alopecia in her debut solo exhibition

September 18, 2023 Self-identity weaves our experiences, challenges, and triumphs, a delicate balance between self-perception and how the world sees us. What happens... Read more

Jessica Soares. Who we are when the glory is gone

September 18, 2023 In this thought-provoking series of paintings, Jessica Soares skillfully navigates the complex interplay between identity, perception, and societal expectations. The... Read more

Jessica Soares: Finding Self When Glory is Gone

September 18, 2023 Jessica Soares has always been a storyteller through her artworks. Last year, she featured some of her pieces at the... Read more

A Conversation with Chidinma Nnoli - Episode 164

August 23, 2023 Ep.164 features Chidinma Nnoli (b. 1998 Enugu), a visual artist working primarily with painting. Her practice contemplates the importance of... Read more

Neec Nonso: Prince Claus Mentorship Awards Recipient

November 1, 2022 Neec Nonso is a visual artist working in photography, performance, and augmented reality. His work covers a range of styles,... Read more

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

Rele makes Asia debut with 'From Lagos to Seoul' Exhibition

August 28, 2022 Rele has landed in Asia with the exhibition – From Lagos to Seoul, which opened at VODA gallery, Seoul, Korea... Read more

Through intimate family portraits, Marcellina Akpojotor advocates for girls’ education in Nigeria

July 29, 2022 Only 10 countries in the world have a bigger gender gap than Nigeria when it comes to education, with around... 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

Keen, Odd and Ingenious: Neec Nonso Looks to the Ordinary for Extraordinary Art

June 10, 2022 Neec Nonso is brilliant, if a little weird. “555555,” he will often type in response to a joke. If you... Read more

Ameh Egwuh’s gripping representations of afterlife

November 1, 2021 After the young painter’s impressive outing- ‘Life After Life’ in Los Angeles early this year, where he engaged his audience... 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