Projecting Argungu as thematic conquest of Moses Oghagbon

'Locaci 2 -Time' (oil on canvas, 22 X 22 inches, dated 2023) by Moses Oghagbon.

By Tajudeen Sowole

MY first experience of Argungu Fishing Festival, as a writer on cultural appropriation, occurred in 1999 while writing for the now rested, Lagos-based Concord newspapers. The rhythmic movements of sea of fishermen in the foreground of the ancient city's poetic skyline remained in my memory for long whenever I contextualised culture as strong contents in creativity and tourism.

Sculptors association confirms Ato Arinze as new president

Ato Arinze, new President, Sculptors association of Nigeria (ScAN).

By Ola Alowoloke

SCULPTORS Association of Nigeria, ScAN, has  announced Ato Arinze, as the 4th substantive president of the professional group. The announcement was made by the Board of Trustees (BoT) of ScAN on December 17 2025, at the virtual 4th Annual General Meeting of the association.

'October Rain' 2025 celebrates Oshinowo, Elaiho, Okundaye as Living Legends

By Akinsoji F. Oni

'Bread Winner's (oil on canvas, 36 x 36, dated 2025) by K.K. Olojo.

KOLADE Oshinowo, Elder Jerome Ikponmwoghodua Elaiho, and Chief (Mrs.) Nike Davies-Okundaye were celebrated during the 2025 October Rain exhibition.

Lagos converges indigenous textiles from Europe, Africa

A section of the Òwú. Fil. Faden. Thread. exhibition at CCA, Lagos.

By Ola Alowoloke 

AFTER Vorarlberg, in Austria; Dakar, Senegal; and Lagos, Nigeria hosted the making of quilt from October 2024 to April 2025, the completed work emerged as a traveling exhibition.

Anayo, Intersection 360 debut with 'Beautiful in My Own Skin'

'She Go Say I Be Lady II (charcoal on paper, 22 x 15 inches, dated 2024) by Achike Anayo.

By Ola Alowoloke

WHEN artist, Achike Anayo and gallery The Intersection 360 hold their debut exhibition, they have something in common in the courage and beauty of the female gender. 

For Sogal 2025, contemporary masters join modernist, Barber

Lot 170, 'Yemoja' (oil on canvas, 122 x 81cm, signed and dated 1990) by Abayomi Barber.

MODERNIST Abayomi Barber (1928-2021), highlights the 2025 Sogal Art Auction as contemporary masters across generations and geographical divides converge in display of rare pieces.

Digital hues, shades of Atolagbe's lens art

 By Tajudeen Sowole 

Adé Okùnkùn - Crown of Darkness' by Olaniyi Atolagbe.

AFTER photography moved from being a scientific invention of the 19th century to artistic application of the later ages, till date, the line between science and art never stopped blurring. And with the 21st century digital age of the lens art, some photographers keep escalating the disappearing line.

For Grillo, generational shift converges 'Lineage of Masters'

By Tajudeen Sowole 

'Model Tina' (oil on board Masonite) 29x23 inches, dated 1985) by Edosa Ogiugo.

WHEN artists converge for the 4th anniversary of the demise of one of Nigeria's modernists, Yusuf Grillo, the landscape of the country's history will be etched with generational shift in the mastery of art.

Celebrating A Legacy: Egonwa Guild of Scholars Honours Prof. Osa

Prof Osa Dennis Egonwa FSNA.

IN a grand tribute to an illustrious academic career spanning over three decades, the postgraduate supervisees of the renowned Professor of Visual Arts, Prof. Osa Dennis Egonwa, have congregated to publish a monumental 38-chapter, 313-page book.

Community art through digital strokes of Onigbanjo

By Tajudeen Sowole 

'Neon Series' painting by Adetunji Onigbanjo.

ACROSS regions of visual cultures, every generation of artists takes a narrative that represents subsisting emotive of engagements. Perhaps taking brushstrokes through another fresh face of fine art history, artist, Adetunji Onigbanjo walks a rare, but complex path.

Auchi alumni regroup for '1499 Art Force' exhibition

'Identical'  (acrylic on canvas, 44.5 x 46.5inches, dated 2025) by Enebeli Franklyn.  

DESCRIBED as  gathering of majestic assembly of creative unity, 1499 Art Force exhibition is the fourth by distinguished consortium now known as Auchi Art Royale. 

The group is a body of 14 accomplished contemporary Nigerian artists—painters and sculptors alike— who are all proud alumni of the renowned Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, class of 1999. Opening from August 10 and ending 23, 2025, at Thought Pyramid Art Centre, 98, Norman Williams Street, Ikoyi, Lagos, the exhibition 1499 Art Force comes with the artistic journey, marked by unity and unflinching commitment to excellence.

Maiden Exhibition Of Nine Printmaking Grandmasters In Contemporary Nigerian Art

'Principle of Good Governance' (brass foil, 29x38.5 inches, dated 1988) by Dr Bruce Onobrakpeya.

By Rasheed Amodu 

A group exhibition featuring nine printmaking grandmasters in contemporary Nigerian art will be staged at Fobally Art Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria, from August 10th to 30th, 2025. The grandmasters in chronological order are Chief Tayo Aiyegbusi, Prof. Solomon Wangboje, Prof. Bruce Onobrakpeya, Prof. Uche Okeke, Mr. David Dale, Mr. Ademola Williams, Prof. Salubi Onakufe, Mr. Tayo Quaye, and Dr. Kunle Adeyemi. While four of them are late, Aiyegbusi, Wangboje, Okeke and Dale, the remaining five, Onobrakpeya, Williams, Onakufe, Quaye, and Adeyemi, are still practising.

From dynamics of Lagos, Oshinowo gets global honours

 

Tosin Oshinowo delivering her award acceptance speech in Venice, Italy. PIC: TARAN WILKHU.

By Tajudeen Sowole 

WHEN Tosin Oshinowo hosted a Lagos gathering to promote architecture event of global status two years ago, the architect's passion for her city of base was exposed. Escalating that passion, Oshinowo's work on Lagos is being celebrated at the on going Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, in Italy.