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The Frequencies of Vince Fraser: Afro-Surrealism, Ancestral Memory, and the Art of Cultural Reclamation

36 Min

The Cut and the Claim: African Digital Collage and the Art of Resistance

17 Min

Gods in the Machine: Orisha, Ancestors and African Spiritual Traditions in Digital Art

23 Min

Emmanuel Ndefo: The Body as Borderland: Motion, Data, and the African Body in Digital Space

17 Min

Relooted Transforms Repatriation into an African-futurist Gaming Experience

18 Min

Symbiosis of Dreams: Evans Akanyijuka and the Art of Human–AI Collaboration

9 Min

2D ANIMATION

Terence Maluleke and the New Language of African Digital Portraiture

GHANA 🇬🇭

Weaving the Digital: African Artists at the Intersection of Textiles, Craft, and...

AI ART

Gods in the Machine: Orisha, Ancestors and African Spiritual Traditions in Digital...

COLLAGE

Glitch, Color, Heritage: Inside Nk’s Ghanian Digital Artist Afrofuturist Imagination

GRAPHIC ART

Shiroug Idris: Illustrating Sudanese Folklore, Identity, and Resilience through Art

Artists in Focus

A deep dive into the artists, ideas, and digital worlds shaping contemporary African visual culture.

AR / AUGMENTED REALITY

Zikr: an interactive, VR journey into Tunisian...

ANIMATION

Linda Dounia Senegalese Digital & AI Artist...

How A Mathematician Transformed How I See...

NIGERIA 🇳🇬

Ńdébé: A Modern Writing System for Ìgbò

ANIMATION

Tibeb Girls: Ethopian Girl Power Animation Series

COLLAGE

Hello Mr. Color

2D ANIMATION

Mayowa ‘Shutabug’ Alabi: Capturing the Essence of...

CHARACTER ART

Hanan Abdu’s Modern Portraits of African Muslim...

KENYA 🇰🇪

Kristina Makeeva’s Kenyan Fashion Photography Campaign.

African Digital Worlds & Immersive Futures

Exploring virtual environments, gaming cultures, speculative landscapes, and immersive storytelling practices redefining African narratives.

AI ART

The Frequencies of Vince Fraser: Afro-Surrealism, Ancestral Memory, and the Art of Cultural Reclamation

This is the world of Vince Fraser: a London-born artist...

36 Min

NIGERIA 🇳🇬

Emmanuel Ndefo: The Body as Borderland: Motion, Data, and the African Body in Digital Space

There is a Chinua Achebe proverb that Emmanuel Ndefo likes...

17 Min

AI ART

Symbiosis of Dreams: Evans Akanyijuka and the Art of Human–AI Collaboration

Evans Akanyijuka is a dynamic and deeply experimental artist whose...

9 Min

AI ART

Iyo Bisseck Cameroonian Artist Creates Digital Environments and Platforms for Social Justice and Collective Memory

Iyo Bisseck, a Cameroonian media artist and interaction designer, is...

6 Min

GRAPHIC ART

Nosukaay: Weaving the Future with Tradition and Technology

In the heart of Dakar, where tradition and modernity converge,...

12 Min

AR / AUGMENTED REALITY

Eric Takukam Cameroonian Digital Artist & Sculptor

Eric Takukam is a prominent digital artist residing in Douala,...

7 Min

African Character Art

Designing identities, personalities, and worlds through illustration, concept art, animation, and digital storytelling from Africa and the diaspora.

CHARACTER ART

Olamide Agunbiade: African Narratives Through Digital Illustration...

7 Min

CHARACTER ART

Awuradwoa Afful Ghanian Character Artist and Illustrator

8 Min

3D ART

Michael A. Birefo: Ghanian 3D Storyteller From...

7 Min

BOTSWANA 🇧🇼

Tlotlo Malakaila: African Myth Through Anime-Inspired Illustrations

6 Min

2D ANIMATION

Komi M. Anthony: The Sketchy Lab of...

5 Min

CHARACTER ART

From Ma3 Racer to Mashujaa: The Vision...

10 Min

African Motion, Animation & Moving Image

Animated worlds, motion experiments, cinematic storytelling, and new visual languages in motion.

GRAPHIC ART

Flying Through Realities: Ricardo Pinto Jorge Mozambican Digital, Motion & Graphic Artist

In a world that often demands singular identity, Mozambican artist and airline pilot Ricardo Pinto Jorge is unapologetically...

8 Min

COLLAGE

Nkiruka Oparah: Materializing Displacement Through Digital Art

Nkiruka Oparah is a Nigerian-born, Oakland-based artist and designer whose interdisciplinary practice is within the realms of...

7 Min

CONTEMPORARY ART

Exploring the Dreamscape: Ball Point Illustrator Adewale Mayowa’s Journey into African Surrealism

Adewale Mayowa, a self-taught Nigerian artist, has carved a unique path from the structured corridors of medical school...

11 Min

CAMEROON 🇨🇲

Maxime Manga: Cameroonian Digital Collage & Motion Art Visionary

Cameroonian graphic artist Maxime Manga has swiftly risen to become the illustration go-to for some of the biggest...

7 Min

ANIMATION

Bazil Ngode: A Kenyan Visionary Art Director and Motion Artist

Bazil Ngode is a seasoned Art Director and a creative force has been steadily shaping the visual landscape...

9 Min

ANIMATION

Mogau Kekana South African Animator, Storyboard and Character Artist

Mogau Kekana is a South African illustrator, animator, and film director hailing from Hillbrow, Johannesburg. His artistic journey...

3 Min

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