News

Jun 24, 2019
1 min

Serge Tiroche on Selection Committee for the Accessible Art Fair Brussels (ACAF) 2019

We are pleased to have the Founder of the Africa First Collection, Serge Tiroche, be on the selection committee for the Accessible Art...

May 12, 2019
1 min

Press: Nirit Takele in Haaretz

Read the full article "The Ethiopian Israeli Artist Whose 'Black Art' Gives Power to the People" by Vered Lee on Haartez.

May 4, 2019
1 min

Past Loan: KUBATANA, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium

We are happy to announce the sponsorship of a major survey of Contemporary African Art in Norway. Curated by Kristin Hjellegjerde,...

Apr 15, 2019
1 min

Press: Four Africa First Artists to Participate in Biennale Sydney 2020

Lhola Amira, Bronwyn Katz, Misheck Masamvu, and Ibrahim Mahama will be among 33 artists chosen to participate at the Biennale of Sydney...

Mar 12, 2019
4 min

Past Loan: Abe Odedina

Abe Odedina's work "Birds of Paradise" was on loan at the Copeland Gallery in London for an exhibition titled after this emblematic work...

Feb 24, 2019
1 min

Past Loan: Brownyn Katz at MACAAL

7 Africa First artists on view at the exhibition "Material Insanity" at the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL) -...

Feb 17, 2019
2 min

Mongezi Ncaphayi Awarded the Inaugural Africa First Art Prize for 2019

The AFAP Jury is pleased to award Mongezi Ncaphayi as the 2019 winner by unanimous decision. Following a debate about the 5 highest...

Feb 12, 2019
1 min

Press: Cyrus Kabiru on i24

TV reportage and interview on i24 News - Cyrus Kabiru and Serge Tiroche, February 2019.

Feb 7, 2019
1 min

Zimbabwe’s Burgeoning Art Scene

Interview with Valerie Kabov on Whitewall Magazine, read the article here.

Jan 30, 2019
1 min

Vision #1 February 2019

Read our first annual newsletter here.

Jan 20, 2019
2 min

Inaugural 2019 Africa First Art Prize

We are honored to announce the Africa First Art Prize as a new collaboration with the Africa's leading art fair, the Investec Cape Town...

Jan 17, 2019
1 min

Cyrus Kabriu talk at Bezalel Academy

Held on January 31, 2019 at 18:30 at the MFA program of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Tel Aviv, the talk was attended by a...

Jan 10, 2019
1 min

Press: Troy Makaza in Art Africa Magazine

Curated by Tandazani Dhlakama at the Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, ‘Five Bobh: Painting at the End of an Era’ is an exercise to focus an...

Jan 10, 2019
4 min

'The Harare Fauves', Alon Segev Gallery

February 1 - March 1, 2019 The Harare Fauves is a group exhibition featuring works created by Helen Teede, Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude and...

Dec 11, 2018
1 min

Open Studio: Dawit Abebe & Robel Temesgen

We were pleased to host the open studio of artists in residency Dawit Abebe and Robel Temesegen on Sunday, December 9th, 2018. On view...

Oct 22, 2018
1 min

Past Loan: Troy Makaza, Wallen Mapondera, and Helen Teede at the Zeitz MOCCA

Five Bhobh – Painting at the End of an Era curated by Tandazani Dhlakama. September 12, 2018 - March 31, 2019 Three Africa First artists...

Oct 22, 2018
1 min

Press: ‘African Art Is Here to Stay’: Collectors were in a buying mood at 1-54

Africa First Founder, Serge Tiroche, is mentioned in an Art Net News article about collecting African art at the London Edition of the...

Sep 27, 2018
1 min

Past Loan: Moffat Takadiwa at Nest, Netherlands

Moffat Takadiwa, Colonized Accent, 2017 'Language is the Only Homeland', Moffat Takadiwa, Nest, Den Haag, Holland 9/8/2018- 11/11/2018

Jul 15, 2018
3 min

Sadikou Oukpedjo (Togo) at The African Studies Gallery, Apr 2018

Sadikou Oukpedjo arrived in Israel in April 2018 to participate at the International Ceramics Symposium at the Umm al-Fahm Art Gallery,...

Dec 7, 2017
1 min

Framing Investment — ART AFRICA in conversation with Serge Tiroche

Framing Investment ART AFRICA: COLLECTOR in conversation with Serge Tiroche Read the full article here.