Born in Kenya’s capital city Nairobi, raised in Kawangware, Kevin’s career as a fashion stylist was inspired by his dad’s occupation —a tie and dye printmaker. But that wasn’t all Read More..
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14-Year-Old Girl Makes History as Ghana’s First Olympic Swimmer
Fourteen-year-old Kaya Adwoa Forson is making history as Ghana’s first representative for swimming at the summer Rio Olympic Games. Forson will compete in the women’s 200m freestyle swimming. As young as Forson Read More..
Ephasini Lamabhudango: Reimagining the Ndebele Woman in Modern Day Johannesburg
A young Ndebele woman, in modern day Johannesburg, reveals her “envisioned dream world” — an enactment of her dream outside of the post-colonial construction of the Ndebele female identity. Ephasini Read More..
Meet Natty Rebel: the Visual Artist Whose Public Artwork is Making Waves Internationally
I was introduced to André Jones, also known as Natty Rebel, and his works of art sometime in late 2014. At the time, he was part of a group exhibition Read More..
10 Amazing African Artists and Their Work as Presented at “The Illuminated Africa” Exhibit
On April 27, 2016, at the Donwahi Foundation for contemporary art in Abidjan, 54 works of art by contemporary African artists, one from each African country, presented work inspired by a Read More..
Ethiopian Artist Gelila Mesfin’s Digitally Embellished Portrait Collection
Mesfin’s digitally reworked portraits are an arresting collection of subjects altered with nature inspired features, forms and patterns. Stunningly, the subjects appear swathed in rich colors and shapes, and adorned Read More..