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10 Must-See Art Exhibitions in Lagos Before November Ends

November 13, 2025

10 Must-See Art Exhibitions in Lagos Before November Ends

This month, art lovers are spoiled for choice with several art exhibitions to visit and explore all through November, some of these art exhibitions are Hosted by the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, this is a group exhibition by Peter Okotor, Zaynab Odunsi, Christopher Obuh, Nengi Nelson, Odun Orinmolade, and Akinbode Akinbiyi. It opened on... Read More

art, ART Exhibitions, Art Gallery, creatives, creativity

art exhibitions in october 2025

October 7, 2025

Art Exhibitions To Visit This October

This month, art lovers are spoiled for choice with several art exhibitions to visit and explore all through October, some of these art exhibitions are; Hosted by Ko Art Space, this is a solo exhibition by Diana Ejiata, running until October 18th. Hosted by Soto Gallery, this is an exhibition by two people, Adeoluwa Oluwajoba... Read More

art, ART Exhibitions, Art galleries, nigeria

Art exhibition to visit in Lagos in September

September 8, 2025

10 Must-See Art Exhibitions in Lagos Before September Ends

This month art lovers are spoiled for choice with several art exhibitions to visit and explore all through the month of September, some of these art exhibitions are; Hosted by the Nahous gallery, this is a group show by Addie Mak, Adeniyi Adewale, Aghogho Otega, Amarachi Nnali, Nola Ayoola, Lawal Oyewole, Richardson Ovbiebo, Femi Okediji,... Read More

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10 Must-See Art Exhibitions Before July Ends

10 Must-See Art Exhibitions Before July Ends

This month art lovers are spoiled for choice with several art exhibitions to visit and explore all through the month of July, some of these art exhibitions are; Hosted by Alliance Francaise de Lagos, it is a solo exhibition by Emmanuel Idowu and it runs from July 5th-July 26th and entry into the exhibition is... Read More

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Events Happening In Lagos This Weekend

January 3, 2025

Events Happening In Lagos This Weekend

It’s the weekend again; we’re glad to be in our space for the next two days. What things do you have on your to-do list this weekend? Would you rather stay indoors and recuperate, or would you like to know where the party is this weekend? It’s Lagos State, the city that never sleeps, and... Read More

art, entertainment, events, Lagos nightlife, nightlife, wellbeing

10 Art Galleries to visit in Lagos

October 24, 2024

10 Art Galleries To Visit In Lagos

Picasso says, “Art washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday life,” and these words have never been truer. Art galleries are not just about paintings on walls or a home for objects made into sculptures; they are vibrant spaces where artists’ stories come alive and visitors can embark on visual adventures. In this... Read More

art, Art galleries, Art life, artists, lagos, Muse

September 13, 2024

Places To Visit This Weekend In Lagos

It’s the weekend again; we’re glad to be in our space for the next two days. What things do you have on your to-do list this weekend? Would you rather stay indoors and recuperate, or would you like to know where the party is this weekend? It’s Lagos State, the city that never sleeps, and... Read More

art, lifestyle, party, partying, Places to visit in Lagos, Weekend, weekend in lagos

Rema paid $3 million to perform at an Indian billionaire’s wedding

Rema Releases Sophomore Album “HEIS”

Nigerian artist Divine Ikubor, also known as Rema, has released his sophomore album, “HEIS”, featuring Shallipopi and Odumodublvck. “HEIS” is an 11-track body of musical art that heavily influences the singer’s perception of the world as a Benin Boy. He implements unique sounds into his songs, giving him a rich and exclusive artistic take on... Read More

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Top 10 Nigerian Artists

November 17, 2023

These Are The Top 10 Nigerian Artists (Painters) With Earth-shattering Portfolios

Art can be made in many forms and interpreted to mean a plethora of things. This week, we bring to your attention the top 10 Nigerian artists (painters) with an earth-shattering portfolio of exquisite, colourful paintings and drawings. At Ynaija, we recognise the art in its truest form, as we have dedicated a platform to... Read More

art, artists, Nigerian art, Sculpture

Events you don't want to miss this weekend

November 3, 2023

Events You Don’t Want To Miss This Weekend

It’s the weekend, which means we have carefully curated a list of events you don’t want to miss this weekend. We get it; adulting is a stressful reality that we weren’t warned about; however, weekends are the only time we get to ourselves, so this list of events is guaranteed to make you smile and... Read More

art, ArtX, halloween, party, weekend groove, Weekend lifestyle

Element House

October 6, 2023

Don’t Want To Stay Indoors All Weekend? These Are The Events Happening In Lagos This Weekend

It’s the weekend; we’re glad to be in our space for the next two days. What things do you have on your to-do list this weekend? Would you rather stay indoors and recuperate, or would you like to know where the party is this weekend? It’s Lagos State, the city that never sleeps, and tons... Read More

art, entertainment, Lagos life, parties, Weekend

The place of art in advancing LGBTQ+ equality | Music Edition

Picture this: A young boy of 10 flipping through the channels in search of a language to describe his struggles. Not finding any, he relies on the adults in his life to define things for him. It helps, but inadequately. Years later, he chances upon a TV series whose very opening scene is like a... Read More

Non-binary Blog

art, heterosexuality, LGBTQ+, Music Edition, Raldie Young, Temmie Ovwasa, The Elton John Foundation, YNaija Non-Binary Chat

Bisi Silva

Obituary: Bisi Silva, godmother of contemporary art from Africa

The art world, locally and internationally, mourns the loss of Bisi Silva, influential curator, founder and artistic director of the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), a nonprofit art gallery and education center in Lagos. Silva, a peerless patron of contemporary art- and of the Lagos art scene- who nurtured the career growth of countless contemporary... Read More

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Entertainment

September 10, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Will Nigerian entertainment ever grow up?

It has been 89 years since the world’s first television broadcast. It may not have looked like the future then, with its grainy images and limited reception, but the small box has since been used by world powers like America to influence, impact and ‘Americanise’, if you will, the world. Buttered and bred on “Queens English”,... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

art, entertainment, rape, sexuality, YNaija Essays

8th iRepresent International Documentary Film Festival holds in Lagos this March

March 22-25, documentary filmmakers and enthusiasts from around Africa and parts of Europe and the West will converge in Lagos for the 2018 edition of the yearly I-Rep International Documentary Film Festival. Produced by the Foundation for the Development of Documentary Film Festival in Africa, the festival will be held at its traditional home, Freedom... Read More

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February 6, 2018

GTBank’s Art635 gallery calls for artists, painters and sculptors

Art635, the largest online art gallery in Nigeria, is giving indigenous artists a FREE digital space to showcase and sell their artworks. Powered by GTBank, C is open to painters, sculptors, photographers and artists of all forms in Nigeria and across Africa. So far, Art635 has been at the forefront to of promoting African arts and... Read More

art, Art635, artists, gtb, gtbank

December 4, 2017

Book Review: Valentine Ogunaka’s ‘Dreams Wake Me’ echoes Maya Angelou and W.B Yeats

by Reginald C. Ofodile Valentine Onyeka Ogunaka, the author of Dreams Wake Me, a collection comprising of both conventional poetry and contemporary ‘spoken word’, is widely known as ‘Brainbox.’ This book appears a box unlocked. It is a suitcase crammed with sparkling and scented items, contents now bestowed on humanity. The collection opens with a... Read More

art, Book Review, Dreams wake me, Poetry

November 5, 2017

#ArtXLagos Day 2: Here’s what you missed (PHOTOS)

Leave out the stress of getting to an event running through the regular heavy traffic on the way to the venue, Civic Centre was filled – again – showing the love people have for ART. Art X Lagos fair opened at 10 am and, the fun continued. The major highlights from yesterday were the Art... Read More

art, Art X Lagos, Art X Live, Art X Talks

September 19, 2017

Call for Nominations: Her Network Woman of the Year Awards 2017

Her Network announces “Call for nominations” and is now accepting entries for its debut annual “Woman of the Year” awards. The platform which seeks to honour and celebrate outstanding millennial women in Nigeria has announced that nomination entries can now be sent in via their website www.hnwoty.com or via email nominations@hnwoty.com Nominee category sectors where... Read More

art, awards, entrepreneurship, Her Network, Her Network Woman of the Year Awards, nominations

Eyes of A Lagos Boy rounds off on a successful note

Eyes of A Lagos Boy Photo Exhibition, which kicked off on the 20th, came to an end on the 27th of May 2017. Bringing a full week of stake holders and admirers of Arts /Photography together exchanging views, interacting and chatting the way forward to encourage young Africans to pick up a camera, travel and... Read More

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Sarah Owusu is a self-taught contemporary Ghanaian artist based in the UK

by Rachel Ogbu// Sarah Owusu has been named one of the artists to watch in 2017. The self-taught contemporary Ghanaian artist was born in London, has always had a keen interest in Art and studied it up until she reached college where she took up Fine Art in her A-Level. However, that was the last... Read More

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Eyes of a Lagos Boy: Bolaji Alonge to host photo exhibition at Freedom Park

We’re lost! Humans, all of us, are lost in our jobs, mobile devices, paper chase etc that we forget to pay attention. We forget to take note of all those details that come together to make up our existence. But this photographer comes to the rescue. Bolaji Alonge has dedicated the last five years of... Read More

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#GIDIFEST2017: Comics, art and cartoon strips at this year’s Festival

In the celebration of contemporary art, The Gidi Culture Festival in collaboration with Vortex Daily takes this year’s Easter festivity to a whole new dimension through a unique collaboration. They have developed a Gidi Corps which is a comic representation of the #GidiFest2017 headline acts, Davido, Diplo, Seyi Shay, Burna Boy and many more. They... Read More

art, comic, festival, Gidifest, lagos state, Voltex Daily

Nigerian artists set to make history at the 57th Venice Biennale – the most important art exhibition in the world

The world’s most prestigious and storied contemporary visual art exhibition, Venice Arte Biennale, now in its 57th edition, will welcome a new guest in 2017 – Nigeria. It may come as a surprise to some that Nigeria, rich in artistic, cultural talent and productivity is just enjoying her debut on art’s biggest global stage. The... Read More

art, artefacts, artist, exhibition. Adenrele Sonariwo, How about Now?, Nigeria in Venice, Venice Art Biennale

Funmi Iyanda: Theory of death- In conversation with my mother

by Funmi Iyanda Funmi: So, Did you die? Yetunde: Yes. Funmi: That’s a relief; I spent too long thinking you may be lost. Yetunde: Lost, how? Funmi: I knew you would not have abandoned us but since we couldn’t find your body and l didn’t want you to be dead so l imagined you lost... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

art, Coming to terms with death, Funmi Iyanda, motherhood, nigeria, peace, Religion

February 21, 2017

The Thread: All the reasons you need to fall in love with Nigeria – again

Yes. Boko Haram is possibly scouting their next suicide bomb drop as we write. Yes, another village in Southern Kaduna, we hear has gotten a visit from the dreaded herdsmen. Yes, the dollar is trading at 520 today, and it seems it won’t take weeks before we hit 600. But before you give into fear and... Read More

art, Music, nigeria, Reasons to love Nigeria The Thread, Religion, tourism

December 12, 2016

#Y100: These are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians alive today

In our annual tradition, we take a look back at the 100 people who have defined, re-defined and moulded the days of our lives in 2016. Innovators, creators, political players, entertainers and activists of all ages – you won’t find a more definite list anywhere else. Atiku Abubakar The former Vice President has... Read More

#Y100, art, culture, entertainment, lists, Media, Politics, Religion, tradition, YNaija most Influential 100

December 1, 2016

What this make-up artist is doing needs to be applauded

Moshoodat Sanni is the 24-year old Esthetician and make-up artist living and working in New York who’s brought to life some of the most important pictures of black girls across skin tones. You’ve probably already seen some of these photos scrolling through your Instagram feed and if you have, you have definitely stopped to swoon over... Read More

art, Ericka Hart, Islandboi, Khoudia Diop, make up, Melanin goodness, Moshoodat, Moshoodat Sanni, photography

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