It’s a great pleasure to introduce African Art Wave’s artist of the month, Bright Ackwerh. Bright is an internationally known, Ghanian born, artist. One we’ve been following for many years now. If you haven’t heard of him yet, then we’re glad to welcome you to the Bright club! He’s known for using paint, digital media, illustration and street art to [...]

John Madu, City Girls on Rousseau’s Beach, 2020 I sat down a few weeks ago with John Madu, a painter based out of my very own, Lagos Nigeria. John is a an artist of many forms, most known for his figurative paintings heavy with symbolism and highly influenced by pop culture. I was lucky enough to view John’s pieces at [...]

by Mary Fisayo More and more investors are looking to the art market as a way to diversify their traditional investment portfolio. This is a market that has seen exponential growth in the last few years, commanding increasingly high prices from investors from across the globe. Sotheby’s inaugural Modern & Contemporary African art auction brought in £2.26m in 2017. This [...]

When I think of South Africa, I think of a country engulfed in rich history. From my own personal experience, when I hear South Africa … I think of lively house music. I think of the hustle and bustle of the streets of Soweto. I think of beautiful vineyards. I think of the fast and exciting life of African cities. [...]