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The Mother City
The Mother Cityis the nickname given to Cape Town city in South Africa. A city that is still to this day haunted by apartheid spatial planning and has
Ancient Boma furniture and paintings
Ancient Boma specializes in African Art adorned furniture, accessories and paintings. The art is hand-drawn and inspired by different cultures of Africa.
Edward-Saidi Tingatinga
Edward-Saidi Tingatinga (1932-1972) b Tanzania. The originator of the style of painting which has taken his name as its title.
Dilomprizulike
Dilomprizulike b 1960, Nigeria. Born Dil Humphrey-Umezulike and widely known in the contemporary art world as Dilomprizulike, he has been labelled 'The Junkman of Africa'
Adnan Meatek
Biography Adnan Maetek was born in Libya in 1968. He studied Industrial Engineering at University and worked for the Libya Insurance Company. Self-taught
African Slavery and Contemporary African Art
African Slavery is a highly emotive subject which continues to affect and impact millions of people the world over.
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Contemporary Textile Installation Artists
contemporary textile installation artists
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Contemporary African pottery
Contemporary African pottery is characterized by an eloquence of form and a finesse of finish that one does not generally expect in a vessel of utility.
Contemporary African Artists
I believe that contemporary African artists are faced with an enormous challenge right now
Contemporary African Art
Contemporary African Art is difficult to categorize just as singularly defining 'art' in the 21st Century is virtually impossible.
African Photography
African photography is an area where African artists have long expressed their individuality as far back as the 1840's
African musical instruments
The following are some of the African musical instruments used throughout the continent, primarily sub-Saharan:
Shield
Nduka Ikechukwu Michael is a sculptor from Anambra state, Nigeria. Born in 1997, Nduka studied art at the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Lines of thoughts
I am a visual artist specializing in painting. My nationality is Nigerian and I am based in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. I mostly work on figurative
THE CHANGED FACES (JAJA) HASSAN OMAR WAMWAYI
Hassan Onar Wamwayi is a transverse multi expressional artist from Uganda who majorly focuses in the art of photography to understand the truth of subjects
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Wood carving artist from Zimbabwe - McKop
Hi there, I'm an artist who started my woodcarving art in July, 2014. I'm currently looking for a market to supply my arts to. For more info on my work
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Karongo Paulie Enterprise (Kenyan crafts)
We are a group of artisans from the famous Maasai market in Nairobi who came together to showcase their products in one company. We market our products
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Ancient Boma furniture and paintings
Ancient Boma specializes in African Art adorned furniture, accessories and paintings. The art is hand-drawn and inspired by different cultures of Africa.
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