Emmanuel Item has tattooed hundreds of people with designs that draw deeply on his Nigerian heritage, connecting people in the diaspora with African culture.

Through dazzling beadwork, a mixed-media art exhibit celebrates African Yoruba heritage and family traditions from a rising ...

African artists are redefining global culture by fusing traditional and contemporary art forms. Their work challenges ...

A show focused on Ladi Kwali and other Black female potters is a revelation.

Art revelers can also celebrate the richness of African art at Opa-locka’s The Art of Transformation, which will feature six ...

At Abu Dhabi Art 2025, two key Focus section delve into the rich visual culture and art scenes of Nigeria and Turkey.

Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week's opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them from being put on ...

In Dakar, the capital of a country where 97 percent of the population identifies as Muslim, I found a palpable connection ...

The High Museum of Art reopens its African galleries with a focus on women's ceramic traditions, highlighting their craftsmanship and cultural significance.

Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu's work entitled 'Tutu' - the African Mona Lisa -- was one of the works that captured the emergence of Nigeria's art market. [AFP] First there was Tutu, the "African Mona ...

Mavo who was recently solidified as one of Afrobeats big talents, is a 22-year old optometry student at Afe Babalola ...