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Ase Series by Àsìkò

Àsìkò is a visual artist who expresses his ideas through the medium of photography and mixed media. He was born in London, England and spent his formative years in Lagos, Nigeria and adolescent years in London. His work is constructed in the narrative that straddles between fantasy and reality as a response to his experiences of identity, culture and heritage.

The ase seriesexplores Yoruba…

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Pop-Interdimensionalism: Mauritian Illustrator Shakoor Bukhuth

Shakoor Bukhuth aka SHAUN BEYOND is a multidisciplinary designer & illustrator, explorer and creator. He loves to visually explore the unseen and much of his portfolio displays his Innovative graphic illustration and design .

“My weapons of creation are these decade old pencil and drawing pen and a machine to digitize all the hand drawn oeuvres.”

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Joseph Obanubi Motion Experiments with Hair Joseph Obanubi (1994) is a visual artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. He studied graphic design at the University of Lagos, Nigeria where he obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 2015 and 2017 respectively.

Lunga Ntila: South African Fine Art Photographer and Collagist

Lunga Ntila is a fine art photographer whose work is marked by storytelling, identity and deconstruction. As a conceptual photographer she makes use of a practice that brings together self-portraiture and collage making. The work that she creates is a melding pot of all the images, sounds and feelings that she has come across that she now uses as reference points in her work.

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Colafro: Brazilian Digital Artist Geraldo Oliveria

Geraldo Oliveira is Art Director by necessity and Brazilian artist by love. “I bring in my art the aesthetics of Afrofuturism where I rescue my ancestry and reverence black culture, using historical photographs of African peoples and black personalities, adding contemporary influences.”

“The idea is to imagine a future for black people, alive, strong and unique!“

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Graphic Artist and Illustrator Sylvia Pericles

Sylvia Periclesis an Illustrator and a UI/UX Designer based in California. Art is a very important part of her culture, it allows her to explore her inner capabilities and gives her insights into how she can imagine and use different means to relate to others. Her art focuses on the highly purified beauty of minimalism when combined with energetic colors. She hopes to inspire and empower people…

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Nigerian Digital and Graphic Artist Joseph Obanubi

Joseph Obanubi (1994) is a visual artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. He studied graphic design at the University of Lagos, Nigeria where he obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 2015 and 2017 respectively. Obanubi’s professional projects include Techno-Heads (which was shortlisted as part of the finalist for the contemporary African photography prize in 2019 and also won the British…

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Black Box Press Studio: Delita Martin's dedication to Black Women

Black Box Press Studio: Delita Martin’s dedication to Black Women

Throughout history, the marginalization of Black women has led to problematic representations of their roles within community and family structures, as well as problematic visual and textual representations; thus making it difficult to document their positive contributions within collective systems. Martin’s current work deals with reconstructing the identity of Black women by piecing together…

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HyperRealist Nigerian Artist Ken Nwadiogbu

Ken Nwadiogbu (b. 1994, Lagos, Nigeria) creates innovative conceptual drawings on various surfaces, as he disrupts the standard narrative of mask as means of liberation or escape, investigates a consciousness that is buried deep within a person, while engaging in multidisciplinary modes of storytelling. Gender equality, African culture, and Black power are a few aspects of his current research…

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Lost African Identity: Rwandan Digital Artist MDD Arts

Mucyo Daniel Dylan, also known as MDD Arts is a visual artist from Rwanda. At an early age he found his passion for illustration, digital art and photography taking fine arts courses in his high school, Nu-Vision High School.

My art pieces celebrate black people, culture and afrofuturism. Being open to different art forms has and is still giving me an experience on the arts allowing me to…

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Painting, Puppetry & Animation: Gabrielle Tesfaye

Gabrielle Tesfaye is an interdisciplinary artist versed in painting, animation, film, puppetry and interactive installation. Tesfaye is raised in the USA as a first-generation, to an Ethiopian father and mixed-heritage Jamaican mother. Her extensive international travel and exposure to multiculturalism in her life, echoes itself in her mixed media approach to art making and cross-cultural content.

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Otesanya's Rich & Subtle Portraits

Otesanya’s Rich & Subtle Portraits

Otesanya is a London born Nigerian Artist that has a contemporary style which sees people illustrated then painted in a distinct way. Scenic locations and rich colour palettes are other elements that form the basis of Otesanya’s work.

“Nature is the highest form of art. Nature is trend proof. People one hundred years from now will be impressed by a sunset or beautiful person. I try to…

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Angry Becky: Nigerian Short Animation Series Angry Becky is based on the exploits of Becky Umusu, a furious corruption-fighting vigilante. Angry Becky was created by Eri Umusu, the lead animator on Malika and a citizen who has had enough. Created by Nigerian Animation studio Anthill Productions.

“African art is an enormous ethical misunderstanding, which I try to take advantage of without aggravating; but this leaves me with only a narrow margin for maneuver.

BIO Born in Sudan, residing in France, Musa is an image creator with a multiplicity of references: the European painting, the Arabic calligraphy or the Chinese watercolor. Along with his solo shows, he participated in major exhibits such as the Venice Biennial and Africa Remix.

The painting of Musa uses printed assembled textiles as canvas and often appropriates classical Western…

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African Typography: Ńdébé: A Modern Igbo Writing System

Ńdébé is a modern writing system for the Ìgbò language. Invented by Lotanna Igwe-Odunze in 2009, then refined and perfected over a decade, the Ńdébé script combines ancient Ìgbò designs with modern practicality in the first truly usable, truly writeable, truly readable, and truly indigenous written form of Ìgbò.

The vagaries of history, but British colonisation and missionary evangelism…

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Vibrant Graphic Art by Temi Coker

Multidisciplinary artist, Temiloluwa Coker was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria and now resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife, Afritina Coker. His mix of vibrant colors and textures come from his upbringing in Nigeria as well as his love for the African Diaspora. His style focuses on evoking emotion through color, patterns and storytelling. He is an Adobe Creative Resident Alumni (2018-2019)…

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Ivorian Youth Captivating Portraits

We are captivated by the colorful portfolio of visual artist Young Kpèhin. His use of monochromatic color schemes and exquisite photography gives his subjects an ephemeral mood.

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