Onome Olotu examines the complexities of art and identity in debut solo exhibition
By Onyeka Ezike UK-based Nigerian artist Onome Olotu will examine the complexities of artworks and identity in “Before We Know Ourselves,” her debut solo exhibition in Nigeria, opening at SOTO Gallery on November 3. The exhibition, sponsored by Art Audry and curated by Uche Obasi, will run until December 15 as SOTO Gallery’s final exhibition […]
Ibeme Laurina captures life, memories and African traditions in ‘Fragments of Time’ exhibition
With an artistic approach rooted in visual storytelling, Laurina presents works that celebrate the ordinary yet meaningful experiences that shape human existence
Aderopo Afolabi’s Lens on Women Living with Albinism
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Nigerian visual artist and photographer Aderopo Afolabi, in this research-based work, stages concepts of identity, representation, cultural memory, and belonging. Focusing on lived experiences of women in underrepresented communities, the artist weaves visual narratives that reveal societal stereotypes about women living with special needs. Aderopo basically works using photographs to shape individual […]
Other People’s Sundays
By Nasirudeen Muritala I have watched families eat togetherthrough windows I was never invited behind,a father stealing meat from his child’s plate,a mother complaining about the messwhile secretly smiling at it. They make ordinary things look sacred,school runs, arguments, birthdays,someone shouting from upstairs,“Have you seen my keys?” and another voice answering from the kitchen.I used […]
American anthropologist Richard Henderson arrives Lagos for Onitsha Ofala
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Renowned American anthropologist Professor Richard (Dick) Henderson has arrived in Lagos on his way to Onitsha, Anambra State, as a special guest of the Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Nnaemeka Achebe, for the 2026 Ofala Festival.Henderson, author of the influential 1972 study The King in Every Man: Evolutionary Trends in Onitsha Ibo […]
The House Had Many Doors
By Shakirat Ayodeji Bioku I grew up in a house where love did not always sit at one table. There were different doors, different rooms, different versions of belonging. As a child, I did not know that a family could carry so many invisible maps. I only knew that some people seemed to know where […]
