TewasArt Africa

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May 2025

Interview with Ayan Muse on the strength and resilience of Somali women

Ayan Muse (b. 1994) is a Somali artist living and working in Toronto. In 2022, she was one of the participants in the Pink Flame, an all-women group show curated…

ByTewasArt Africa

06

Apr 2025

Gadi Ramadhani’s ‘My Father’s Widow’ Solo Exhibition Review

Tanzanian visual artist and curator Gadi Ramdhani’s month-long exhibition at the Alliance Française in Dar es Salaam, My Father’s Widow, is a meditation on death’s aftermath.

ByKaren Chalamilla

06

Apr 2025

Kakizi Jemima on Curating and Reclaiming Space for Women in Art

As we reflect on Women’s Month, Jemima’s work stands as a testament to the power of inclusive storytelling.

ByAkoth Otieno

31

Jan 2025

Tibeb Sirak (Ethipoia, B. 2002)

We were angry all the time. We were envious all the time. We were relieved that we were being looked at by people who were just as angry and envious…

ByTewasArt Africa

07

Jan 2025

Shifting Tides and the collaborative power of the Seven Artists Collective

On the second floor of a building on Riara Road, Nairobi, there exists an open-plan layout art studio where the Seven Artists collective resides.

ByKaren Chalamilla

20

Dec 2024

Interview with Zambian Artist Erica Kapaya

Born in 1998 in Kabwe, Zambia, Erica discovered her passion for art at the tender age of seven. Using natural pigments from flowers, she began creating watercolors, an early indication…

ByTewasArt Africa

20

Dec 2024

Interview with Burkinabé Artist Olga Yaméogo

I often work on series, inspired by real-life moments, encounters, and feelings.

ByTewasArt Africa

16

Sep 2024

Interview: Sudanese Artist Yasmeen Abdullah on Soulscapes

Sudanese Artist Yasmeen Abdullah speaks to TewasArt Africa about her solo show Soulscapes, explaining in detail the inspiration behind a few featured pieces, her creative process, and childhood memories, and…

ByTewasArt Africa

16

Sep 2024

Exhibition: Amasaka Gallery, Masaka, Uganda presents Patterns Through Time

Amasaka Gallery exhibition Patterns Through Time, features seventeen works from two contemporary artists based in Addis Ababa, Birhanu Manaye and Tibeb Sirak.

ByKaren Chalamilla

18

Jul 2024

10 Standout Tanzanian visual artists

Most notably, the contemporary Tanzanian scene is characterized by the use of mixed media, and a preference for inward exploration of our identities, communities, and histories, over the outward gaze.

ByKaren Chalamilla

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