The City Creative: Anthony Nsofor
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Bright colors bouncing off the canvas, varying-sized brushstrokes and shapes, images meant to draw you into stories of migration, space and
Sep 302 min read
A Strong Sense of Community: Collaborative Paintings.
Working at the Torpedo Factory Art Center offers artists the possibility of sharing- artists mixing with throngs of tourists and art lovers
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Sep 165 min read
Get in, get out: Jurying on the 50th Anniversary of an Art Center
No one should be made to go through this, to bear this burden for the rest of their life/work life. Here is my suggestion: the resident
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Sep 42 min read
I am Panelist at the Smithsonian!
I am excited to announce this 2-day event coming up at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art! I will be adding my voice to the conv
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Aug 191 min read
Call for Entries for an Art Exhibition
Artists are invited to explore the beauty and strength that diversity brings to our lives.
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Aug 71 min read
REITERATION/ITERATION Exhibition, Touchstone Gallery
the energy of the pieces- then the people who floated about as though enchanted. There was enough variety to entertain the traditional and
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Jul 291 min read
Masquerades and Movement: All in my Paintings
Click on this link to my YouTube channel and watch this short of masquerades of Oguta Ameshi performing- https://youtu.be/cgVcGzJHY-4.
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Jul 31 min read
Call for Papers
Since inception, the University of Nigeria Nsukka has led in forming a contextual system for presenting Contemporary Nigerian art and...
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May 211 min read
New Painting: Currents in Heaven, Cauldrons Below
The poem describes the painting Currents in Heaven, Cauldrons Below. Let me explain the use of a few not-so-common words...
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May 162 min read
Remnants... Bearing fruit, the Painting
Some time ago, I started traveling to discover other African nations. On one border crossing from Nigeria to the Benin Republic, I bought...
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Apr 261 min read
Stories of God and Gods
They sell one narrative as the Story, one viewpoint as the only perspective. This attitude prefers a long-perpetuated dominance, standing o
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Apr 133 min read
A King’s Collection of Art
"Passion, intellectual curiosity, and intuition inspired His Royal Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe CFR, over a period of 40 years"
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Apr 62 min read
'In the Presence of Ancestors: Black Coffee, Music, My Artwork'
I was thrilled to discover yesterday that the title of the new song by one of my favorite contemporary African artists Black Coffee is...
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Mar 151 min read
Studio. Space. Living. Artist
For a year, I tried to combine my studio with a gallery space and failed repeatedly, just like I cannot wear an apron to protect my...
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Mar 111 min read
Originality and Being Stranger/Son at Home Everywhere
Authenticity for an artist means one of 2 things- either your herd accepts you are reflecting the values of that community, or you act...
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Jan 162 min read
Available Paintings And 50 Years of Art
I finally made this catalog of available paintings. I hope you enjoy it and do keep sharing with friends. Thanks to your patronage 2023...
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Dec 21, 20231 min read
Stay Curious?!
An artist should always be searching and searching for things
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Nov 19, 20231 min read
Artist Studio: Interview with Elliot C Williams
had a wonderful time being interviewed by Elliot C Williams of the Radio station WAMU. It is nice to get those deep questions asked
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