Visual Arts

1.54 London which continues to revolutionise the space of African contemporary art, now in its seventh year, is has returned, this time, it is featuring 45 international galleries, 16 of which are from Africa,

For a lot of art purists, contemporary art is trash and rhetorical nonsense. However, in the hands of many contemporary artists, trash has become graceful art. The Nigerian-born Turner prize winner, Chris Ofili, gained tabloid notoriety due to his intricate, hedonistic paintings incorporating animal ordure.

A solo travelling show on Benin iconography and semiotics, Uhunmwen whe ehinmwen, by Princess Theresa Oghogho Iyase-Odozi of GreenHouse Art Empowerment Centre, in collaboration with Crowne Art Gallery will open on October 26 at The Hexagon, Crowne Art Gallery, GRA, Benin City, Edo State.

The Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA), Lagos chapter, will from October 26 to November 3, hold its 21st October Rain exhibition at Freedom Park, Lagos.

The Exposition, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Chidynma Ochu and Ronke Komolafe will open today at the Freedom Park, Lagos.

Ten artists whose common focus on art is broader than the regular appreciation recently converged on Lagos to sustain a yearly gathering.

From next week, the Southeast Nigeria landscape will soak in soulful breaths of woods, iron, stones and oil, as a large chunk of African artists will storm both Onitsha...

From her extensive scholarly works on ancient Benin art to the current show about indigenous fabric adire, Prof Peju Layiwola’s mastery of native African contents keep soaring. Across the world, Layiwola’s works, mostly in the critical visual context of appropriating native subjects

Earlier in the month, Five Cowries Initiative partnered with Phillips Consulting to deliver art supplies and canvases in the form of 500 jerry cans to primary schools in Lagos and Ogun states to use art as a vehicle for social change.

This is not the first time that a painting by Ben Enwonwu (1917-1994), the Father of Nigerian modern art, has generated a lot of interest.

Neil is the Nigeria representative for the international auction house - Bonhams.  Based in Lagos, he plays a central role in advising key clients on modern and contemporary African art acquisitions.

Geometric painting renditions, photography captures of aquatic sceneries and textured canvases of other depictions in printmaking are Timipre Willis Amah’s windows in expressing the duality of life.