African artist
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Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Victor Ehikamenor
Victor Ehikhamenor is a Nigerian visual artist, photographer and writer. Born in Udomi-Uwessan, Edo State, Nigeria, Ehikamenor has BA in English and Literary Studies from Ambrose Ali University, an MS in Technology Management and and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University Of Maryland, USA. Ehikhamenor’s art is described in his bio as abstract, symbolic and politically motivated works with ties to his Benin Kingdom background. The work itself is at once striking, colourful and has an unmistakeably African aesthetic. I was lucky enough to attend the opening of his most recent exhibition at the Gallery of African Art in Mayfair London. Mrs Cooper kindly opened up her space…
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Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Aissata Pinto Da Costa
Aissata Pinto Da Costa is an artist and former runway model. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, a small country in the Gulf of Guinea , off the Western coast of Africa. Aissata has lived in six countries around the world and speaks five languages fluently. Having travelled to more than 50 countries worldwide with her modelling career, Aissata settled in the United States in 1999. In 2007, Aissata became a self-taught artist. With three solo exhibitions under her belt, including Marymount Manhattan College and The Steuben Glass Gallery New York, Aissata has caught the attention of collectors all over the world. She took time out her busy studio practice…
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Interview with Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf. The Next Big Thing
I first came across Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf’s work in 2009 when we took part in a group show at the Opera Gallery in Budapest called “British Art in the Twenty-First Century.” There were several other artists involved in the exhibition, but for me, the work that stood out the most was Rebecca’s work and I have been following her progress ever since, right up until her most recent success which was her inclusion in a reality TV show about art called “Show me the Monet.” Rebecca’s work entitled “June,” a self portrait got all the way through to the end, which meant inclusion in a big group show in Central London…