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Jul 6, 15 •
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Check out these video portraits from Melbourne based visual artist Atong Atem. Atem’s work is focused on reconciling the experiences of first and second generation African Australian by demonstrating how they make sense of a life living in two...
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May 20, 15 •
Art, Articles, Mali, USA, Video •
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Filmmaker and mixed media artist Penda Diakité uses collage and watercolours to create mesmerizing pieces of artwork. Her artwork is inspired by thoughts and experiences from her birth home of Oregon, USA and Mali where she spent parts of her life growing...
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Apr 23, 15 •
Art, Articles, Nigeria •
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Udegbunam TBJ is a graphic designer and illustrator from Nigeria. The Lagos-based artist is the creative executive behind the gaming design company Kuluya.com. His latest collection of fashion conscious women is influenced by the lifestyles of modern...
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Apr 13, 15 •
Art, Egypt •
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Egyptian photographer Muhammed Ghouneim sheds a light on Zar, an age old religious practice of curing mental illness by making contact with the possessing spirits which are believed to cause maladies. The practice is now uncommon in Egypt, but it has become...
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Apr 3, 15 •
Art, Articles, Interviews, Nigeria •
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Nina Fabunmi’s breathtaking artwork explores themes of the African diaspora through personal narratives and cultural references. Her solo exhibition ‘Rebirth’, is currently showing at the Joyce Gordon Gallery, and features a collection of...
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Mar 30, 15 •
Art, Articles, Interviews, Mauritius •
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Sandhia Devi Somiah is a contemporary artist from Mauritius. Most of her work, uses the female body as a central focal point to address issues of gender and inequality. In this interview we speak to Sandhia about the inspiration behind her...
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Mar 27, 15 •
Angola, Art, Articles •
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Wandy Rafaela is a US based Conceptual artist whose work arises from the exploration of her culture and self identity. Andy spend most of her formative years in Angola and Namibia. In a recent interview with Isabelle Edwards of Signed-Isabelle.com, Wanda...
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Mar 25, 15 •
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‘Nigerians in New York’ is an ongoing portrait series by self confessed ‘Renaissance Woman’ and photographer Cheeks. Cheeks runs ‘Cheeks In the big City‘, a blog full of images and blurbs illustrating her ‘journey...
