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Transtemporal Travel: A Group Exhibition at Nomadic Art Gallery

Nomadic Art Gallery Nomadic Art Gallery 22 Adetokunbo Ademola Rd, Victoria Island, Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Oluwaferanmi Okeowo, Chrono Odyssey, 2023 || 44" X 60"|| Acrylic, Pastel on Canvas Nomadic Art Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition, Transtemporal Travel – a group show that plays on the relationship between human behaviour and time. Transtemporal travel refers to the concept of traveling through time to visit different periods in history or […]

SESSE ELANGWE: THE DEFIANT ONES

Bwo Gallery Douala, Cameroon

Bwo gallery is pleased to present as its inaugural exhibition The Defiant Ones, Sesse Elangwe’s debut solo exhibition in his home country, Cameroon. Elangwe, a self-taught artist based in San Antonio (Texas, USA), creates disarming and elevating portraits of Black figures that investigate themes related to self-development and empowerment within Black communities. The Defiant Ones, which opens on […]

OF LAND, BODY, AND WATER: solo exhibition of Kenyan artist Jess Atieno

Montague Contemporary 526 West 26th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY USA, NY, United States

Montague Contemporary is delighted to present "Of Land, Body, and Water,” our first solo exhibition of Kenyan artist Jess Atieno. Her latest body of work results in a complex and nuanced exhibition that offers viewers an immersive journey into the duality of representation in the post-colonial context. Jess Atieno offers a fresh lens on African […]

Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Coming Back to See Through, Again

David Zwirner 519 West 19th Street, New York, NY, United States

David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition of new and recent work by Njideka Akunyili Crosby at the gallery's 519 West 19th Street location. The presentation, which debuted at David Zwirner Los Angeles in May 2023, is Akunyili Crosby's first solo exhibition in New York. Born in Nigeria, Akunyili Crosby moved to the United […]

Ritual Ecstasy of the Modern

Cristea Roberts Gallery

Yinka Shonibare, Modern Spiritual II, 2023, Relief print with woodblock and fabric collage. Paper and Image: 124.6 x 100.6 cm. Edition of 25. Credit: Image courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London. “We are going through a kind of African renaissance moment now, too, so I wanted to understand the origins of how […]

Visions of Home: A Journey Through Nigeria

Frame Chicago 1627 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL60614, Chicago, United States

  Omenai Gallery is pleased to present Visions of Home: A Journey Through Nigeria. This is a joint exhibition featuring works by emerging artists, Olasunkanmi Akomolehin and Bola Obatuyi. This is the gallery’s first exhibition in the United States. Visions of Home brings together two young artists who are connected by their ties to their […]

The Dance of People and the Natural World: Nengi Omuku’s Solo Exhibition at Hastings Contemporary

Hastings Contemporary

Nengi Omuku, Repose, oil on sanyan, 2022. Photo © the artist/Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. First major UK solo exhibition of new and recent works by Lagos-based artist Nengi Omuku, exploring her profound relationship with the natural world. Displaying more than ten pieces​, the show spans five of Hastings Contemporary’s eight galleries, and includes works made between […]

1-54 CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART FAIR 2023

Somerset House London, United Kingdom

W, THU 12 OCT This year's edition hosts 62 international exhibitors from over 31 countries, the fair’s largest edition to date. Of the 62 international exhibitors, 14 galleries will participate in the fair’s London edition for the first time. Newcomers include Affinity Gallery (Lagos, Nigeria), Efie Gallery (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), Asfalto (Rio de Janeiro, […]

Kayode Ojo: Eden

David Zwirner 519 West 19th Street, New York, NY, United States

52 Walker is pleased to announce its ninth exhibition, EDEN, featuring the work of New York–based artist Kayode Ojo. Composed of ready-made items of leisure, luxury, and revelry, Ojo’s sleek sculptures move between the related visual languages of delicate minimalism and glittering opulence, foregrounding the transformative power of the material object and its ability to transport […]

Group Show: The Place I Am

Stephen Friedman Gallery 5-6 Cork Street London W1S 3LQ

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents 'The Place I Am', a group show celebrating its gallery artists and the breadth of the program. Bringing together new and previously unseen paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, the exhibition takes its name from Peter Bennet’s eponymous poem, which examines the link between identity and sense of place. Participating artists […]

Chinaza Agbor: Kindness and Hospitality from a Foreigner

Cob Gallery

Cob is proud to present Kindness and Hospitality from a Foreigner, the debut UK solo exhibition of painting and sculpture by Texan-Nigerian artist Chinaza Agbor. The daughter of Nigerian migrants to the United States, Agbor’s work attempts to make sense of Black female identity through the prism of her own personal experience of growing up in […]

Parallel Passages: Typologies – Group Show

kokopelli gallery , Nigeria

Kokopelli Gallery announces the exhibition, Parallel Passages: Typologies, a transformative exploration of narratives and symbolism through various art forms. Parallel Passages: Typologies is set to create a significant impact by delving into the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria. This groundbreaking exhibition, brings together seven indigenous Nigerian artists who will present their unique perspectives on tradition, symbolism, and […]

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