Africa 1:1 Lab - Residency
In the picture (left to right): Boniface Maina, Option Dzikamai Nyahunzvi, Alexandre Kyungu Mwilambwe, Pamela Enyonu, Ngugi Waweru...
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Feb 2, 20232 min read
Mario Macilau and Terrence Musekiwa residency in 2016
Tel Aviv is a city characterized by the overt juxtaposition of old and new, high and low. When touring the streets of the city, it is...
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Franklyn Dzingai (Zimbabwe) residency in South Africa
Click the video to watch Franklyn Dzingai, the recipient of the 2021 artHARARE Africa First art prize, in conversation with Art Harare...
Sep 4, 20222 min read
Simphiwe Mbunyuza (South Africa) June - September 2022
I first came across Simphiwe Mbunyuza’s captivating work on Instagram when he was awarded the Red Clay Faction Award and Oscar Jacobson...
May 21, 20201 min read
Nirit Takele, 2019 Ministry of Culture Young artist award winner.
We are proud and happy to congratulate Nirit Tekla for her selection for the Young Artist Award winner of 2019 Ministry of Culture awards.
Dec 18, 20193 min read
Mongezi Ncaphayi (South Africa), Nov-Dec 2019
Africa First Art Prize Announcement at Ivestec Cape Town Art Fair 2020 It was a pleasure to host the artist and inaugural winner of the...
Dec 5, 20195 min read
Mongezi Ncaphayi Press Release
Mongezi Ncaphayi November 23 – December 18, 2019 In collaboration with START by Serge Tiroche Press Release as a PDF: Mongezi Ncaphayi...
Nov 20, 20191 min read
Africa First Collection Donates to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art Collection
In some exciting news, the Africa First Collection has donated Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude's magnificent work, "The Coronation will be...
Sep 9, 20191 min read
PRESS: After Tel Aviv residency, African artists paint new picture of Israel back home
Thank you to The Times of Israel for writing about Kenyan artist Cyrus Kabiru, his first exhibition in Israel currently on view at the...
Jul 31, 20191 min read
Africa First Collection Sponsors First Emerging Painting Invitational Prize (EPI)
The Africa First Collection is thrilled to be sponsoring the first Emerging Painting Invitational Prize (EPI) 2019. This prize is an...
Jul 21, 20191 min read
Cyrus Kabiru Artworks on view at the African Studies Gallery, Tel Aviv
Photo Credit: Idit Toledano We are thrilled to have works created on the Africa First Residency by Cyrus Kabiru on view for the first...
Jan 10, 20193 min read
Cyrus Kabiru (Kenya), Jan-Feb 2019
Even if you don't necessarily remember the name (yet), the iconic images are surely familiar. We were thrilled to have renowned artist...
Nov 1, 20182 min read
Robel Temesgen & Dawit Abebe (Ethiopia), Nov-Dec 2018
We thoroughly enjoyed hosting Dawit Abebe and Robel Temesgen for a dual residency focusing on intricate works on paper from November 4 to...
Sep 1, 20183 min read
Wycliffe Mundopa, Helen Teede & Gresham Nyaude (Zimbabwe), Jul-Aug 2018
In Tel Aviv, during July and August 2018, Africa First and START were delighted to host Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude, Wycliffe Mundopa, and...
Aug 15, 20182 min read
Nirit Takele's (Ethiopia/Israel) first international residency, Apr-Jun 2018
Nirit Takele was born in Ethiopia in 1985 and made Aliyah to Israel with her family in 1991 during the Solomon Operation - a covert...
Jul 15, 20183 min read
Sadikou Oukpedjo (Togo) at The African Studies Gallery, Apr 2018
Sadikou Oukpedjo arrived in Israel in April 2018 to participate at the International Ceramics Symposium at the Umm al-Fahm Art Gallery,...
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