Artist Residency

Mario Macilau and Terrence Musekiwa residency in 2016

Tel Aviv is a city characterized by the overt juxtaposition of old and new, high and low. When touring the streets of the city, it is...

Franklyn Dzingai (Zimbabwe) residency in South Africa

Click the video to watch Franklyn Dzingai, the recipient of the 2021 artHARARE Africa First art prize, in conversation with Art Harare...

Simphiwe Mbunyuza (South Africa) June - September 2022

I first came across Simphiwe Mbunyuza’s captivating work on Instagram when he was awarded the Red Clay Faction Award and Oscar Jacobson...

Nirit Takele, 2019 Ministry of Culture Young artist award winner.

We are proud and happy to congratulate Nirit Tekla for her selection for the Young Artist Award winner of 2019 Ministry of Culture awards.

Mongezi Ncaphayi (South Africa), Nov-Dec 2019

Africa First Art Prize Announcement at Ivestec Cape Town Art Fair 2020 It was a pleasure to host the artist and inaugural winner of the...

Mongezi Ncaphayi Press Release

Mongezi Ncaphayi November 23 – December 18, 2019 In collaboration with START by Serge Tiroche Press Release as a PDF: Mongezi Ncaphayi...

Africa First Collection Donates to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art Collection

In some exciting news, the Africa First Collection has donated Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude's magnificent work, "The Coronation will be...

PRESS: After Tel Aviv residency, African artists paint new picture of Israel back home

Thank you to The Times of Israel for writing about Kenyan artist Cyrus Kabiru, his first exhibition in Israel currently on view at the...

Africa First Collection Sponsors First Emerging Painting Invitational Prize (EPI)

The Africa First Collection is thrilled to be sponsoring the first Emerging Painting Invitational Prize (EPI) 2019. This prize is an...

Cyrus Kabiru Artworks on view at the African Studies Gallery, Tel Aviv

Photo Credit: Idit Toledano We are thrilled to have works created on the Africa First Residency by Cyrus Kabiru on view for the first...

Cyrus Kabiru (Kenya), Jan-Feb 2019

Even if you don't necessarily remember the name (yet), the iconic images are surely familiar. We were thrilled to have renowned artist...

Robel Temesgen & Dawit Abebe (Ethiopia), Nov-Dec 2018

We thoroughly enjoyed hosting Dawit Abebe and Robel Temesgen for a dual residency focusing on intricate works on paper from November 4 to...

Wycliffe Mundopa, Helen Teede & Gresham Nyaude (Zimbabwe), Jul-Aug 2018

In Tel Aviv, during July and August 2018, Africa First and START were delighted to host Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude, Wycliffe Mundopa, and...

Nirit Takele's (Ethiopia/Israel) first international residency, Apr-Jun 2018

Nirit Takele was born in Ethiopia in 1985 and made Aliyah to Israel with her family in 1991 during the Solomon Operation - a covert...

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,...