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...
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- Sep 4, 2019
- 1 min
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...
- Aug 19, 2019
- 1 min
Gallery Talk: The African Studies Gallery August 23
Please join us at the gallery talk at The African Studies Gallery, Tel Aviv, celebrating the exhibition "Beat of Beads" with curator Idit...
- Jul 31, 2019
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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...
- Jul 30, 2019
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Vision #2 July 2019
Read our second newsletter here.
- Jul 30, 2019
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Past Loan: Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum at Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center
July 12 - October 27, 2019 In July, we were thrilled to sponsor Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum's first institutional solo exhibition in the...
- Jul 28, 2019
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Current Loan: Nirit Takele at The Norman Hotel
'Be Bound Together' 2018 by Nirit Takele is on long-term loan to The Norman Hotel, Israel's most prestigious retreat in the heart of...
- Jul 21, 2019
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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 3, 2019
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Press: KUBATANA Exhibition in Bodil Fuhr
A great read about KUBATANA: An Exhibition About Contemporary African Artists, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, is now featured in Bodil...
- Jun 27, 2019
- 1 min
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 25, 2019
- 1 min
Press: Gallerist Kristin Hjellegjerde Takes On Contemporary African Art, Harpers Bazaar Arabia
Read the full article about the exhibtion "KUBATANA" in Harpers Bazaar Arabia here.
- Jun 24, 2019
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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 6, 2019
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Press: Nirit Takele at 1:54 Contemporary Africa Art Fair
In 2018, Africa First arranged and funded a collaboration with Ethiopia's leading Contemporary Art Gallery, Addis Fine Art, to host Nirit...
- 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
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Vision #1 February 2019
Read our first annual newsletter here.
- Jan 20, 2019
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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
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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...
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