Insights
Photography gave Nigeria a visual language for recording political transformation. During the years surrounding independence in 1960, cameras documented…
Supporting Art Scholars: A Look at OYASAF’s Research Grants Program reflects a wider need in Nigerian and African art. Serious scholarship requires time,…
Nigerian modernist art changed the terms through which African creativity could be seen, studied, and valued. It emerged during a period of political…
A Benin bronze plaque can look still and self-contained: a framed metal surface, a courtly figure, carefully rendered regalia, and a history that seems to end…
A school art competition can begin with a simple assignment and grow into a lasting encounter with culture, confidence, and public life. For many pupils,…
Masks occupy a compelling place in African art because they can conceal an individual identity while expressing a shared spiritual, social, or historical…
The lost wax technique is one of the most remarkable processes in African art. Known internationally by its French name, cire perdue, it allows a sculptor to…
Peju Alatise’s work occupies a compelling space between painting, sculpture, installation, literature, and social commentary. Across these forms, she examines…
Nigerian textiles carry histories that reach across generations. Woven strips, resist-dyed cloth, embroidered garments, and ceremonial fabrics record ideas…
Ben Enwonwu occupies a defining place in the history of modern African art. His paintings are widely celebrated, yet his sculpture reveals an equally powerful…