These exceptional contemporary African artists reach within their hearts to create art that expresses introspection and cultural heritage. In the early 1990s, contemporary African artists witnessed a considerable boom in the reception of their ...
Artist Lisa Whittington may have been born in America, but her African heritage is what fuels her provocative art. Lisa Whittington is an American-born black artist with multiple degrees and honors in fine art. ...
“Images have the power to persuade and cajole, so I have always been drawn to using that power to communicate,” says African American artist Dave McClinton. With a degree in visual communication from…
"I have always felt an instinctual need to create," says collage photography artist Giancarlo LaGuerta. Botswana-born collage photography artist, Giancarlo Laguerta, discovered his artistry in a country where contemporary art had little influence. ...
"The art makes the man and the man makes the art," says African contemporary artist Theophilus Tetteh. Theophilus Tetteh, also known by his brush name Nii Odai, is an African contemporary artist from Ghana. He studied ...
“I experiment with symbols and subject matter that have manifestly female associations,” says South African artist Renee Johannes. When Renee’s father passed away in 2005, she was disheartened by the fact that he…