For Abidjan-based artist Saint-Étienne Yéanzi, the continent’s social and political reality has sparked a creative evolution for contemporary African artists, he says, giving them confidence to work ...

Sebidi was born in 1943 near Hammanskraal, South Africa, north of Pretoria. Her mother had moved to Johannesburg to work as a domestic worker, leaving her daughter in the care of Sebidi’s grandmother, ...

Kim Dacres' 2022 sculpture "Sojourner" (foreground) and April Bey's 2023 painting "I Will Never Ask ANY OF YOU for Respect, I Will Demand It" (back wall) are among the works on display in the Modern ...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — American artist Kehinde Wiley unveiled a series of large-format portraits of African leaders in Morocco on Tuesday, building on his now famous 2018 portrait of former U.S.

The new era of the Pan-African art movement continues a legacy of promoting shared African identity and creativity. In the spirit of Kwanzaa, artists and creators worldwide document and define ...

The Torggler fine arts center is the first of 10 U.S. stops for the exhibit, which is on display locally through Dec. 28.

At the Brooklyn Museum, an electrifying new exhibition establishes Africa as a true fashion capital, bursting with imagination, ingenuity, and its own aesthetic heritage. “African Fashion” showcases ...

Mount Vernon gallery owner Rose Luangisa brings beauty — and Wakanda — to the county to celebrate African arts and culture. When Rose Luangisa first came to America in 1987 with just $200 to her name, ...

Kibibi Ajanku is an indigo artist and textile artist living in Baltimore. Ajanku has been an artist for her entire life. “I sat at the knees of my quilt-making grandmother,” Ajanku said. “My other ...

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