News Togo’s First Major Art Park Is Helping the Country Reclaim Its Heritage: ‘This Place Is Now Ours’ The Palais de Lomé has turned a colonial structure into a home for African art. By Gameli Hamelo Dec 28, 2023 9:41 am
News The Year in Africa: Art Scene Grows Dramatically in Lagos, Accra, and Other Hubs Ethiopian-born artist Julie Mehretu re-set her auction record, in a sign of growth for the African art market. By Gameli Hamelo Dec 22, 2023 10:08 am
Artists A Vibrant Nigerian Community in London Gets the Tribute It Deserves with a Show About Personal Journeys Peckham, the subject of a show at the South London Gallery, is home to one of the largest Nigerian communities in the UK. By Gameli Hamelo Sep 28, 2023 9:39 am
Artists After Finding Success Abroad, Amoako Boafo Is Using His Star Power to Support Ghana’s Art Scene He recently had his first major show at his Accra foundation dot.ateliers. By Gameli Hamelo Jul 17, 2023 11:26 am
Artists David Adjaye on His First Permanent Sculpture: This Is ‘How I Imagine an Ideal City’ Adjaye and curator Allison Glenn talk about his latest career milestone, installed outside The Griot Museum of Black History. By Gameli Hamelo Jun 1, 2023 2:12 pm
Artists Wura-Natasha Ogunji Creates Dreamy Drawings with Thread "I'm also fascinated with how a line of text becomes the architecture of a drawing," she said. By Gameli Hamelo May 17, 2023 9:15 am
Market Gallery 1957 Is Expanding Ghana’s Art Scene—and Bringing It to the Rest of the World Its founder, Marwan Zakhem, said he is committed to supporting and promoting artists from West Africa and its diaspora. By Gameli Hamelo Apr 12, 2023 7:00 am
News Nigerian Photographer Stephen Tayo Shows His Range In New London Exhibition Lagos-based 28-year-old photographer Stephen Tayo has made a name for himself as a vivid documentor of Nigerians’ unique fashion sense for the New York Times, VICE, and Vogue, as well as… By Gameli Hamelo Dec 23, 2022 8:19 am
News In West Africa, a Budding Gallery Scene and a Thriving Fair Nurture Collectors A look at the collectors to know in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and Côte d'Ivoire. By Gameli Hamelo Oct 6, 2022 9:30 am
Artists Award-Winning South African Artist Gabrielle Goliath Makes Her U.S. Debut with Stunning Dallas Installation The installation is a tribute to Uyinene Mrwetyana, a 19-year-old South African student, who was raped and murdered in 2019. By Gameli Hamelo Sep 21, 2022 8:22 am