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Congratulations FNB Art Joburg Prize Winner Wycliffe Mundopa
Congratulations to Wycliffe Mudopa for winning the FNB Art Prize for 2021, arguably the most prestigious prize on the continent. Wycliffe...
Oct 25, 20212 min read


Gallery tour of Dawit Abebe "Long Hands" at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, on view until May 29, 2021
Courtesy by Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
May 2, 20211 min read


Exhibition Support: Dickens Otieno at Circle Art Gallery
Africa First funded Dickens Otieno's first solo exhibition Mabati Tailor at Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi. The collection was able to...
Dec 17, 20202 min read


African Contemporary Art Collaboration with Lempertz Auction House
We are happy to announce a collaboration with the #1 auction house in Germany, Lempertz, to bring to the fore a group of 10 contemporary...
Jun 11, 20201 min read


Rachel Monosov and Admire Kamudzengerere: 1972
Rachel Monosov and Admire Kamudzengerere's '1972', 2017. 23 Archival prints, 16 Text cards. Artist Rachel Monosov works in performance,...
Jan 27, 20202 min read


Collaboration with Kristin Hjellegjerde
We are pleased to highlight how our collaborative approach takes form by highlighting our relationship with the rapidly growing Kristin...
Dec 18, 20191 min read


PRESS: Firelei Báez on view at the Mennello Museum of American Art
Firelei Báez presents a survey of paintings in a variety of media at the Mennello Museum of American Art, on view June 7th – September...
Sep 4, 20191 min read


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...
Jul 21, 20191 min read


Press: KUBATANA Exhibition in Bodil Fuhr
A great read about KUBATANA: An Exhibition About Contemporary African Artists, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, is now featured in Bodil...
Jul 3, 20191 min read


Press: KUBATANA Exhibition in Art Africa Magazine
An interview with the curator of KUBATANA, Kristin Hjellegjerde, the exhibition featuring 12 works by 9 Africa First Collection Artists...
Jun 27, 20191 min read


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...
Mar 12, 20194 min read


Zimbabwe’s Burgeoning Art Scene
Interview with Valerie Kabov on Whitewall Magazine, read the article here.
Feb 7, 20191 min read
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