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Artist: Dotun Popoola David8th solo exhibition titled RECLAIMED BEAUTY: A Dialogue Between Continents.This exhibition fe...
11/05/2026

Artist: Dotun Popoola David
8th solo exhibition titled RECLAIMED BEAUTY: A Dialogue Between Continents.

This exhibition features 25 original Sculptures and installations within 40 clustered biomorphic modular compositions. The exhibition presents a non conformist approach, contemporary showcase, aimed at generating dialogue on new artistic ideologies, policies, cultural perspectives, and strategies surrounding art practices, international, exhibitions, art exportation, and the 8Rs of Sustainability.

The show will be curated by
founder Tikera Africa, and
hosted by the Honorable Minister for Art,
Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy,
Mrs. Hannatu Musa Musawa

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11/05/2026

This May, 1-54 New York will feature over 20 exhibitors from 12 countries.

A highlight of this year’s edition will be a curated section 1-54 Presents: Brazil Beyond Brazil, led by Brazilian curator and professor Igor Simões, marking the fair’s first focus on Afro-Brazilian art and the wider cultural bridges between Africa and Latin America.

The 2026 edition introduces several new participants to the fair, including Adegbola Gallery (Lagos, Nigeria), Aura (São Paolo, Brazil), Black Pony Gallery (Somerset/Town of St. George, Bermuda), Blond Contemporary (London, UK), The Current: Baha Mar Gallery & Art Center (Nassau, The Bahamas) and several from New York, including Picture Theory Projects (New York NY, USA) and Tanya Weddemire Gallery (Brooklyn NY, USA), among others.

List of Participating Galleries (as of 30 March):

193 Gallery (Paris, France / St. Tropez, France / Venice, Italy)

Adegbola Gallery (Lagos, Nigeria)

Aura (São Paulo, Brazil)

Black Pony Gallery (Somerset MA, Bermuda / Town of St. George, Bermuda)

Blond Contemporary (London, UK)

DozieArts (Clark, USA)

FILAFRIQUES (Geneva, Switzerland / Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire)

Galerie Myrtis (Baltimore, USA)

Gallery Article 15 (Washington DC, USA)

KATES-FERRI PROJECTS (New York, USA)

kumalo | turpin (Johannesburg, South Africa)

LIS10 Gallery (Arezzo, Italy / Paris, France / Hong Kong)

Loeve&Co (Paris, France)

O’DA Art (Lagos, Nigeria)

Picture Theory Projects (New York, USA)

Tanya Weddemire Gallery (Brooklyn, USA)

The Current: Baha Mar Gallery & Art Center (Nassau, The Bahamas)

Press release from 1-54: Contemporary African Art Fair

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The General Secretariat of the Biennale of Contemporary African Art is launching a call for applications for the officia...
11/05/2026

The General Secretariat of the Biennale of Contemporary African Art is launching a call for applications for the official international exhibition of its sixteenth edition, scheduled from 19 November to 19 December 2026 in Dakar. Applications open on 15 April and close on 15 June 2026.

This call is addressed to African visual artists and/or artists from the diaspora in one of the following disciplines:

—Architecture
—Digital Arts
—Design
—Installation
—Mixed media
—Painting
—Performance
—Photography
—Sculpture
—Sound
—Street-art / Graffiti
—Video art & stamp; animation

The 16th Dakar Biennale is devoted to the theme of “(Anti)fragility.” It brings together artists from across the African continent and its diasporas worldwide, including island and archipelagic contexts. All seek to rethink our modes of living together, mutual aid, coexistence, and cohabitation, not only among humans but also with the living world.

More information regarding the open call and how to submit applications can be found on the Dakar Biennale website https://biennaledakar.org/

🎨🌍 VOX: ARTIST SPOTLIGHTToday, we spotlight Abdoulaye Konaté, a globally celebrated contemporary artist renowned for tra...
11/05/2026

🎨🌍 VOX: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Today, we spotlight Abdoulaye Konaté, a globally celebrated contemporary artist renowned for transforming traditional African fabrics into vibrant large-scale textile installations.

His works blend color, symbolism, and cultural narratives to explore identity, spirituality, peace, and social consciousness, positioning him as one of Africa’s most influential voices in contemporary art.

Through fabric and form, Konaté continues to tell powerful stories that connect heritage with modern global dialogue.

VOX: ARTIST SPOTLIGHTSFrank Bowling and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye are two influential artists shaping global contemporary ar...
06/05/2026

VOX: ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS

Frank Bowling and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye are two influential artists shaping global contemporary art through distinct yet powerful styles.

Bowling’s abstract works explore memory, migration, and identity through layered color and materials, while Yiadom-Boakye’s figurative paintings present imagined Black subjects in timeless, introspective moments.

Though different in approach, both artists challenge traditional narratives and expand the representation of Black identity—using art as a space for freedom, imagination, and global dialogue.

28/04/2026

Nike Davies-Okundaye is a celebrated Nigerian artist known for her mastery of traditional Adire textile art. With a career spanning over five decades, she has been instrumental in preserving and evolving indigenous Nigerian art forms. Through her art centres, including the Nike Art Gallery in Lagos, she has trained and empowered thousands of artists, particularly women.

Nike Davies-Okundaye’s work is currently featured at Tate Modern in the exhibition Nigerian Modernism, open until 10 May 2026. The showcase situates her practice within a broader global narrative, revealing how indigenous techniques continue to shape and expand the language of modern art.
Take a moment, watch, and immerse yourself in a story woven through culture, legacy, and artistic excellence.

Dressed as an African woman? You aren’t fully dressed without your headtie/gele. Kat Adaobi is The Gele Painter, creatin...
27/04/2026

Dressed as an African woman? You aren’t fully dressed without your headtie/gele.

Kat Adaobi is The Gele Painter, creating stunning and timeless portraits of women adorned in their African gele for any interior space. She is a British-Nigerian contemporary mixed media artist, based in London, UK.

Crafting the fluidity of oil paints and the texture of material, real ankara or a*o oke fabric to make unique masterpieces, she hopes that everyone (collector or observer) will treasure her masterpieces, keepsakes for families for generations to come.

For the price of a dinner in Paris, somebody will soon walk away with a Picasso valued at more than $1 million.The "1 Pi...
12/04/2026

For the price of a dinner in Paris, somebody will soon walk away with a Picasso valued at more than $1 million.

The "1 Picasso for 100 euros" raffle offers entrants the chance to take home the artist's 1941 gouache "Tête de Femme." The price of a ticket is — as the name of the contest suggests — 100 euros, or about $116.

10/04/2026

The news says the cost of living gone up. This is the world we live in right now.

By Maureen Onwunali

🎨✨ Spaces of Culture 2026 - Call for open projects!A new opportunity for cultural actors in Africa and Europe 🌍EUNIC lau...
09/04/2026

🎨✨ Spaces of Culture 2026 - Call for open projects!
A new opportunity for cultural actors in Africa and Europe 🌍
EUNIC launches the 2nd edition of Spaces of Culture, a program that supports innovative cultural cooperation projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
🎯 Goal: Encourage equitable collaborations between artists, cultural organisations and civil society actors, with a strong local footprint.
💡 The projects must:
• Promote co-creation Africa-Europe
• Involve local partners, EUNIC and EU delegations
• Create lasting impact in the cultural and creative sectors
💶 Financing: up to 50 000 €
📅 Deadline: June 21, 2026
📍 Projects between September 2026 and August 2027
👉 Apply and find out all the info:
https://eunic.eu/news/spaces-of-culture-2026
🚀 A unique opportunity to bring collaborative projects to life and strengthen cultural links between continents.

Amebo!!! sparks a different kind of nostalgic feeling. It brings back memories of lively compounds, neighborhood benches...
06/04/2026

Amebo!!! sparks a different kind of nostalgic feeling.
It brings back memories of lively compounds, neighborhood benches, and whispered conversations that somehow everyone already knew.

The word often reminds people of playful teasing, community bonding, and the harmless gossip that kept everyone connected.

Hearing “amebo” can take you back to evenings when laughter filled the air, stories travelled faster than the wind, and no news stayed hidden for long.

It’s a word wrapped in humor, familiarity, and the vibrant social life of growing up.


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