:: "This one, it is knacking (cracking) not drawing. You know, something you draw is different with knacking. Knacking is, you have to get the accurate place you are knacking, you understand, if you ...
Essence: Survival Through Connection opened on Feb. 21 and continues through March 14 at the ShadowBoxX Gallery in downtown ...
Tokini Peterside-Schwebig understands the power of art. It’s why she created Art X Lagos, the premiere art fair and the only one of its kind in West Africa that brings Nigerian and African art to an ...
In October 1960, Nigeria won full independence from the UK, said Anny Shaw in The London Standard. This landmark moment sparked “a period of enormous cultural fecundity”, as artists sought to create a ...
Abu Dhabi Art returns this month, featuring 142 galleries hailing from 34 countries, and for the 2025 edition, two of these countries are set to have their own exclusive platform: Nigeria and Turkey.
Ecobank Nigeria, African Finance Corporation (AFC) and other stakeholders are set to deepen their backing of Nigeria's creative economy as the +234 Art Fair returns in 2026 with a strong emphasis on ...
Kayode Adegbola has been helping build Nigeria’s arts infrastructure for fifteen years through his curatorial platform Adegbola Art Projects. Photo: Jonathan Chambalin. Courtesy Adegbola Art Projects.
Nigeria’s Rele Gallery made its Los Angeles debut earlier this year with Orita Meta, an exhibit of works by Nigerian artists Marcellina Akpojotor, Chidinma Nnoli, and Tonia Nneji. Nneji’s richly ...
With hyperrealism artworks gradually flooding the Nigerian art, here are some of the incredibly talented Instagram hyper realistic artist everyone should know. As an outgrowth of photorealism, ...
In the years leading up to and following Nigeria’s declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1960, colonialism, civil war and long-sought sovereignty fueled artistic innovation. Now, for ...
Here's our guide to the best art galleries in Lagos, including Nike Art Gallery and Signature. The art community continues to flourish at an impressive pace as Nigerian artists, art lovers, and ...
Credit goes to Mr. President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for restructuring the former Ministry of Information, Culture and National Orientation by creating a full-fledged Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative ...