June Creative Art Advisory (JCAA) Presents ‘Looking out from Within’ with Olufunke Esekhalu
June Creative Art Advisory (JCAA) is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition of recent and new works by Nigerian multidisciplinary artist, Olufunke Esekhalu Ojukwu. Presented at No Parking Lagos, Looking Out from Within will run from November 5 to 20, 2022 and showcase ten…
Jelosimi Art Center Announces ‘Convergence’ The Exhibition’
Founder of the Jelosimi Art Centre, Abolore Sobayo has announced plans for a reunion art exhibition titled ‘Convergence’ by 2006 Art School graduates of the Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech). ‘Convergence’ the exhibition is scheduled to open officially on Saturday, August 21 at the Jelosimi Art Centre, Oshodi,…
The Invincible Hands Exhibition, exploring the history of women in the Nigerian art scene
The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art is pleased to announce The Invincible Hands exhibition opening from August 28, 2021 – January 18, 2022. The intersection of art and culture has become the breeding ground for conversations that shape our culture in Nigeria. In an age where the information…
QUINTESSENCE WELCOMES “SILENT VOICES” – A MIXED MEDIA EXHIBITION BY CHAMBERLAIN UKENEDO
Quintessence,Lagos is delighted to show the new works of Chamberlain Ukenedo starting from Saturday 8th April 2017 at the Quintessence Gallery and Store in Ikoyi,Lagos. According to Business Dictionary, non-verbal communication “includes pitch, speed, tone, and volume of voice, gestures and facial expressions, body postures,…
Benin Kingdom Art Exhibition in Honour of new Oba
It has been described as the biggest and most colourful coronation festival in Africa. The past few weeks has been an amazing time as sons and daughter of the great Benin Kingdom came from far and wide to celebrate the coronation of the new Oba….
Meet the Artist: Alimi Adewale “Between Minimalism and Abstraction”
Alimi Adewale’s practice posit genres traditionally evoked in painting—such as portraits, landscapes, and nudes but with a contemporary expression in a profusion of rich texture and often uncommon sculptural finish. Whether utilizing photography and oil paint (Owambe, 2015) or thick lump of oils mediums, (House…
Chris Ofili and the Big Bang Art.Part 2
Furthermore, in The Holy Virgin Mary (1996), the leaves that collect to form the hem of the Virgin’s garment would later persist as the pastoral motifs in the very large intensely alluring Garden of Eden works he collected together as Within Reach (2003)at the Venice…
Chris Ofili and the Big Bang Art. Part 1
Every majestic oak tree was once a nut that stood its ground – Old proverb To be a classic, one must have all the gifts and all the needs, but one must force them under the same yoke. Chris Ofili was born in Manchester in…
Victor Ekpuk is ‘Coming Home’
“Coming Home”, is Victor Ekpuk’s first solo exhibition in Nigeria in over a decade. This exhibition features Ekpuk’s new project that is inspired by his experiences in Nigeria during a four months stay as an Artist in Residence with Arthouse Foundation in Lagos in 2015….
Art Clip Africa Presents Kelani Abass ‘Aso Agba’ Social Fabric Art Exhibition in Lagos
The Nigeria art scene is evolving and its evolving fast, its amazing growth rate is also inspiring more artiste to get creative and innovative with their works, while other explore abstract theme or theme positioned for social change, others go back to their cultural heritage…