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

Every day, millions of Afrobeats lyrics are uploaded to platforms like Genius, YouTube, Instagram, and blogs. Lines from ...

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

:: "This one, it is knacking (cracking) not drawing. You know, something you draw is different with knacking. Knacking is, you have to get the accurate place you are knacking, you understand, if you ...

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

Using long iron tongs, Victor Uinmwen Aduwe and Matthew Mathias pick a blazing pot from a fire and pour a thick golden liquid ...

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

Kayode Adegbola has been helping build Nigeria’s arts infrastructure for fifteen years through his curatorial platform Adegbola Art Projects. Photo: Jonathan Chambalin. Courtesy Adegbola Art Projects.

LAGOS, NIGERIA (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has praised the skills of an 11-year-old Nigerian artist who drew a stunning portrait of him in just two hours. Kareem Waris Olamilekan drew a ...

Nigeria’s Rele Gallery made its Los Angeles debut earlier this year with Orita Meta, an exhibit of works by Nigerian artists Marcellina Akpojotor, Chidinma Nnoli, and Tonia Nneji. Nneji’s richly ...

Check out acclaimed Nigerian artist Peju Alatise's first solo survey exhibition, celebrate the holidays at Downtown Pittsburgh's Light Up Night or watch the family-friendly "Jungle Book" opera — ...