Featuring Artists from all over Africa and the African Diaspora. Learn about up and coming artists from the Africa and discover some of the best portfolios.
Originally from Zimbabwe, Nathaniel Goto is currently living and working as a designer in Cape Town, South Africa. Due to the situation in Zimbabwe, moving to South Africa was rather hurried, so he is still trying to find his feet. Goto studied design in the UK and in ...
In short, Darren Macpherson is one hell of a talented 3D animator and compositor. Living and working in Johannesburg, South Africa his work is pretty slick and richly detailed, showing great mastery of technique and aesthetics. He is able to mesh his skills and bring to life breathtaking commercials. ...
It is not very often that I see something that actually takes my breath away, however when I came across Toyin Odutola's work I needed to take a moment. Toyin is a Nigerian born illustrator whose main focus is on identity art. Her work is emotive, stirring and poignant. Each ...
Born in Lagos, Nigeria Kenneth Shofela Coker, is a multi-talented digital artist. We had a chance to catch up and take a look at his 3d character modeling. For more Coker check out our interview with him and join others like him on our African Animators group....
Andrew Footit is a self taught designer from South Africa. In many ways Footit is the ultimate African digital artist with modern design concepts and a wide range of digital projects. His work is dynamic and colorful. As usual we believe that his work should speak for itself. ...
Daniel Emeka is a 23 year old graphic designer and digital artist from Nigeria. His surreal style is incredible and he mainly dabbles in photo manipulation. This is what he had to say about his work. I didn't get in2 design to be an artist.2 me, an artist cr8s things ...
Younes Badi, is a young graphic designer from Rabat, Morroco. Younes experiments with various graphic elements from typography, packaging design, character design and illustrations. He utilizes a colorful palette that brings his artwork to life. We specifically love his colorful and creative collages....
Dawn Okoro is an African visual artist who specializes in pop art. Based in Dallas, Dawn is international known for her strong portrayal of black women. She works across several mediums experimenting with various techniques in order to communicate the effect of popular culture in society....
We forgot to add this gem by Baloji. Independence Cha Cha. Shot in the "Bon marché" (Barumbu) neighbourhood, at the heart of Kinshasa, featuring the late Wendo Kolosoy’s backing band, ...
We are pleased to feature on of our community members, Bia Van Deventer. After graduating from the AAA School of Advertising in Cape Town in 2001, Bia worked as a designer in London and Cape Town before starting her own design entity in 2009. Her eclectic aesthetic incorporates ...
Lulu Kitololo is a storyteller and ideamonger, using any medium necessary. That usually involves design and art direction but also illustration, writing, facilitating workshops, giving talks, and taking full advantage of that beautiful playground called the internet, any chance she gets! Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, Lulu studied Communications Design ...
Jamie Meyer is a freelance illustrator and designer. After living and working in London for 11 years as a digital designer and illustrator, he has recently returned home and is living and working in Cape Town. Although his background is predominantly digital, his illustrations are quite diverse and ...
Live Rasoloarison is a malagasy graphic designer who lives in Paris. He is specialized in illustration, print design and photography. Since he was young, he has been immersed in an artistic environment. His family counts musicians and painters. As a kid, he used to spend most of ...
We are pleased to introduce you to Manu Kongolo, Zambian Illustrator who specializes in vector and character illustrations. We asked Manu to tell us a little about himself and this is what he had to say... It all begun with me watching and being obsessed with the ...
