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These Are The Top 10 Nigerian Artists (Painters) With Earth-shattering Portfolios

Art can be made in many forms and interpreted to mean a plethora of things. This week, we bring to your attention the top 10 Nigerian artists (painters) with an…

Ayomitide Adeyinka 6 months

Events You Don’t Want To Miss This Weekend

It's the weekend, which means we have carefully curated a list of events you don't want to miss this weekend. We get it; adulting is a stressful reality that we…

Ayomitide Adeyinka 7 months

Don’t Want To Stay Indoors All Weekend? These Are The Events Happening In Lagos This Weekend

It's the weekend; we're glad to be in our space for the next two days. What things do you have on your to-do list this weekend? Would you rather stay…

Ado Aminu 3 years

The place of art in advancing LGBTQ+ equality | Music Edition

Picture this: A young boy of 10 flipping through the channels in search of a language to describe his struggles. Not finding any, he relies on the adults in his…

Wilfred Okiche 5 years

Obituary: Bisi Silva, godmother of contemporary art from Africa

The art world, locally and internationally, mourns the loss of Bisi Silva, influential curator, founder and artistic director of the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), a nonprofit art gallery and…

YNaija NewsRoom 6 years

#YNaijaEssays: Will Nigerian entertainment ever grow up?

It has been 89 years since the world’s first television broadcast. It may not have looked like the future then, with its grainy images and limited reception, but the small box…

Sponsor 6 years

8th iRepresent International Documentary Film Festival holds in Lagos this March

March 22-25, documentary filmmakers and enthusiasts from around Africa and parts of Europe and the West will converge in Lagos for the 2018 edition of the yearly I-Rep International Documentary…

Sponsor 6 years

GTBank’s Art635 gallery calls for artists, painters and sculptors

Art635, the largest online art gallery in Nigeria, is giving indigenous artists a FREE digital space to showcase and sell their artworks. Powered by GTBank, C is open to painters, sculptors,…

Tolu 6 years

This Instagram comedian is using ugly drawings of celebrities to preach against fear

Portrait artists in Nigeria, some of whom have the difficult task of selling their art have resorted to painting celebri…

Op-ed Editor 6 years

Book Review: Valentine Ogunaka’s ‘Dreams Wake Me’ echoes Maya Angelou and W.B Yeats

by Reginald C. Ofodile Valentine Onyeka Ogunaka, the author of Dreams Wake Me, a collection comprising of both conventional poetry and contemporary 'spoken word', is widely known as ‘Brainbox.’ This…

Omoleye Omoruyi 6 years

#ArtXLagos Day 2: Here’s what you missed (PHOTOS)

Leave out the stress of getting to an event running through the regular heavy traffic on the way to the venue, Civic Centre was filled - again - showing the…

Sponsor 7 years

Call for Nominations: Her Network Woman of the Year Awards 2017

Her Network announces "Call for nominations" and is now accepting entries for its debut annual “Woman of the Year” awards. The platform which seeks to honour and celebrate outstanding millennial…

Tolu 7 years

Eyes of A Lagos Boy rounds off on a successful note

Eyes of A Lagos Boy Photo Exhibition, which kicked off on the 20th, came to an end on the 27th of May 2017. Bringing a full week of stake holders…

Rachel Ogbu 7 years

Sarah Owusu is a self-taught contemporary Ghanaian artist based in the UK

by Rachel Ogbu// Sarah Owusu has been named one of the artists to watch in 2017. The self-taught contemporary Ghanaian artist was born in London, has always had a keen…

Tolu 7 years

Eyes of a Lagos Boy: Bolaji Alonge to host photo exhibition at Freedom Park

We're lost! Humans, all of us, are lost in our jobs, mobile devices, paper chase etc that we forget to pay attention. We forget to take note of all those…

Sponsor 7 years

#GIDIFEST2017: Comics, art and cartoon strips at this year’s Festival

In the celebration of contemporary art, The Gidi Culture Festival in collaboration with Vortex Daily takes this year’s Easter festivity to a whole new dimension through a unique collaboration. They…

Tolu 7 years

Nigerian artists set to make history at the 57th Venice Biennale – the most important art exhibition in the world

The world’s most prestigious and storied contemporary visual art exhibition, Venice Arte Biennale, now in its 57th edition, will welcome a new guest in 2017 – Nigeria. It may come…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

Funmi Iyanda: Theory of death- In conversation with my mother

by Funmi Iyanda Funmi: So, Did you die? Yetunde: Yes. Funmi: That’s a relief; I spent too long thinking you may be lost. Yetunde: Lost, how? Funmi: I knew you…

Tolu 7 years

Lanre DaSilva Ajayi’s SS17 collection “Artistic Statement” is a blend of art and fashion

Nigerian womenswear designer, Lanre DaSilva Ajayi has unveiled the 2017 Spring/Summer look book for her eponymous brand.…

Op-ed Editor 7 years

The Thread: All the reasons you need to fall in love with Nigeria – again

Yes. Boko Haram is possibly scouting their next suicide bomb drop as we write. Yes, another village in Southern Kaduna, we hear has gotten a visit from the dreaded herdsmen. Yes,…

Roqeebah 7 years

#Y100: These are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians alive today

In our annual tradition, we take a look back at the 100 people who have defined, re-defined and moulded the days of our lives in 2016. Innovators, creators, political players,…

Roqeebah 7 years

What this make-up artist is doing needs to be applauded

Moshoodat Sanni is the 24-year old Esthetician and make-up artist living and working in New York who's brought to life some of the most important pictures of black girls across skin…

Tolu 7 years

Discover Art ‘Inspired by Nigeria’ at StanbicIBTC Fine Arts and The Acts 2016

The business of art meets the art of business at Stanbic IBTC’s 2016 Fine Arts and The Acts exhibition. The event themed ‘Inspired by Nigeria’ will hold in Lagos on…

Tolu 7 years

ART X LAGOS: Contemporary art finds firm footing in West Africa

The maiden edition of ART X Lagos took place between the 4th and 6th of November at the Civic Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. The 3-day art fair was designed…

Roqeebah 7 years

Day 1: Art X Lagos delivers an extraordinary preview of what to expect this weekend [See Photos]

My companion was sure that there was another event happening at the Civic Centre last night. Just looking at the number of vehicles parked on the curb in front of the…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Opinion: #NotTooYoungToRun– on the issue of trust

by Jude Feranmi When the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable – Anonymous The above quote appears to be too inclusive to fit salva veritate into…

Mazi Emeka 8 years

Profile: In case you haven’t noticed, Bolanle Austen-Peters is changing EVERYTHING about Nigerian theatre

It is 4:05pm; Bolanle Austen-Peters walks into the room - no airs - clad in a loose fitting black blouse and black trouser, an easy smile on her face. She…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Lucid Lemons presents ‘The Lemon Curd’

Lucid Lemons is an online platform for like minded young adults to come together and talk about issues that are important to the younger and future generations ahead. To let…

Oreoluwa Peters 8 years

Dora Akunyili’s daughter wins major art prize

Late Prof. Dora Akunyili's daughter, Njideka Akunyili Crosby has been awarded the Prix Canson Prize by Fonds Canson in a ceremony held at New York’s Drawing Center on Tuesday, June 21. The…

Oreoluwa Peters 8 years

Everything is Laolu Senbanjo’s canvas – even Beyonce’s body (PHOTOS)

The hugely anticipated 6th studio album of Beyonce was released last weekend and the world is still talking about Lemonade. Maintaining her secret approach to work, not one clue was…

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