Year: 2022

Iyanu Adebiyi creates poetry as a tool for personal and interpersonal healing

As opposed to finding poetry, Nigerian poet and spoken word artist Iyanu…

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Martins Deep reads Tell Grief on The Poetry Experience Podcast

Martins Deep is a poet and photographer/artist. His works have appeared, or…

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Creativity is a lifestyle for multi-disciplinary artist Bertha Onyekachi

For Bertha Onyekachi, creativity is a lifestyle. She has always been very…

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Martins Deep finds purpose in confessional poetry and visual arts

While the majority of boys his age were mindlessly flying paper kites…

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How Abena Appiah switched from biomedical science to photography

It's not always easy to choose the appropriate path in life. Abena…

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Genius Grant winning artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby expresses cultural collision in her works

The paintings of Njideka Akunyili Crosby, a Los Angeles-based artist, are simple…

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Yen Yen Yen: you’ll enjoy this old Guiness advert made by film-maker Kibwe Tavares

With the support of Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO and Nexus Productions, film director Kibwe…

1 Min Read

Throwback to when Andrew Esiebo documented West African barbershops in photos

Barber culture is something of a phenomena in West Africa. Andrew Esiebo,…

1 Min Read

Ikeorah Chisom Chi-Fada uses his paintings to honor and “revere” his fellow Nigerians

Ikeorah Chisom Chi-Fada sets his characters in "an atmosphere that respects them"…

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Oil-Rich Niger Delta: Veteran Photojournalist George Osodi’s timeless shots

George Osodi, a veteran photojournalist from Nigeria, is a master of his…

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This 62-year-old left a successful architecture career to become an award-winning artist

Abe Odedina, a professional architect, abandoned his career in architecture to pursue…

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Stephen Tayo dumped a philosophy degree to express himself through photography

Stephen Tayo is a true flaneur who roams the streets of Lagos,…

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