by Danielle Olivier | Apr 15, 2019
Zinkpè was born in Cotonou, the capital of Benin and is one of the most recognisable contemporary artists to emerge from Benin. Artistically, Zinkpè is just as atypical. His paintings have a very distinctive and instantly recognisable style, with bright colours, bold...
by Danielle Olivier | Apr 15, 2019
Yadichinma Ukoha-Kalu was born in Lagos, Nigeria where she currently lives. An experimental artist, her varied mediums include digital media, film, painting, photography and sculpture. Her work is in constant evolution as she is inspired by the theme of change....
by Danielle Olivier | Apr 15, 2019
Monsengo Shula, who lives and works in the sprawling urban capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was born in 1959, in Nioki. Shula started his artist career at the age of 15 as his cousin’s assistant, the well known Moke, the godfather of the...
by Danielle Olivier | Apr 15, 2019
Gonçalo Mabunda was born in Maputo, Mozambique in 1975. Mabunda began working at the Mozambican artists’ collective, Núcleo de Arte, as a gallery assistant, in 1992 and began painting. He has worked alongside other African artists, such as Andries Botha. Mabunda is...
by Danielle Olivier | Apr 15, 2019
Dan Halter was born in Zimbabwe but has lived and worked in South Africa for many years. His work has also taken him all over the world, to places as diverse as Scotland, Rio de Janeiro, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Partly inspired by the anti-industrial and...
