The Gallery is calling this week, will you pick up?

Do you love color, interpretive art forms, and creative spaces? Then you should visit a gallery in Lagos. There are exhibitions this month that showcase work by both new and veteran artists. Here are a select few we are excited about.

Changing Times with Kolade Oshinowo

In a volatile socio-economic climate, Oshinowo through a series of fifty paintings and drawings proposes that the artist’s desire to represent his surroundings in vibrant colors is unchanged. The Sole Adventurer reports that Changing Times is “a collection of works that will provide an insight into Oshinowo’s rich artistic tapestry with innovations that marks a new dawn in the contemporary Nigerian Art.  Various printing media and a diverse subject matter range characterize this collection.

Exhibiting Venue: Terra Kulture Gallery – Plot 1376, Tiamiyu Savage, Off Amhadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Exhibition Duration: 17 September to 27 September, 2016

 

Harmattan  with Bruce Onobrakpeya

One of Africa’s most experimental artists, Onobrakpeya has trained thousands of artists for the past eighteen years in a series known as the Harmattan workshops. Come experience sculptures, paintings, and art in this exhibition centered on a season reminiscent of Nigeria in November. Thirty of Onobrakpeya’s works will be on display and two hundred additional pieces from over one hundred artists will be showcased simultaneously in the building’s four floors.

Exhibiting Venue: Lagos Court of Arbitration- 1A, Remi Olowude Street 2nd Roundabout, Lekki-Epe Expressway Lekki Phase 1

Exhibition Duration:  Every Friday from 16 September to 16 December, 2016.

Call Nwanne at 07067678165 to book a viewing appointment

 

Selense with Ibe Ananaba

If you love fashion and fashionable Nigerian women, this is one exhibition you do not want to miss. Painter, concept artist, and illustrator, Ibe Ananaba has discovered a way to represent the style, colors, and fervor synonymous with Nigerian women on canvas. The artist has drawn inspiration from the glamor represented in everyday life in Lagos. From bridges to commercial buses, there is a color and brushstroke to represent the mood and attitudes displayed by the city’s residents.

Exhibiting Venue: Rele Gallery- 5 Military Street, Onikan, Lagos

Exhibition Duration:  Weekdays (except Mondays ), Weekends 11 – 7PM.  Ends 26 September, 2016

 

*Entrance is free to the galleries*