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06/09/2026

Celeberate South Africa’s greatest art pioneer.

Discover the incredible life and legacy of Gerard Sekoto (1913-1993), the father of South African urban black art, in our latest blog post(link in bio).

Join the conversation. Which African artist resonates with you the most? Drop your favorite artist or your thoughts in the comments below!

06/04/2026

Letter to the Nation (Unfolded), Acrylic on Canvas,2026
31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 in, by Udeme Nkereuwem Art

NOW I understand why people stand in front of the same painting and forget to move.

At first glance that torn shape looks like a window but it isnt
Most people think the faces are looking through a hole. Like the paper is a wall and the people are on the other side peering through.
That is not what is happening.

Notice how that paper has been folded and refolded many times.
Look at the crack lines running through it.
Paper does not crack like that from being folded once. It cracks like that when someone folded it, put it away, picked it up again, almost did something with it, folded it back, put it away again over and over until the paper itself gave up and the fibres split.

This video captures key details of the painting that people miss.
Discover and collect exciting original artworks on ArtNativ(link in bio)

06/03/2026

Meet Nnanna Okorie Uma, A Nigerian born, self taught visual artist.

After gathering various collectors across the world and exhibiting at notable events one thing that keyed to him is professionalism and presentation.

He will be joining us this Friday for the next ArtNativ Space

📅 Friday, 5 June 2026
🕕6:00 PM (WAT)
🎙️ Live on X

05/26/2026

Why does your work look amazing in person but not online?

It’s not the painting. It’s the photo and almost every artist face this.

This is exactly what we’re covering on the next ArtNativ Space with Nnanna Uma, a self taught painter and muralist collected all over the world.

🗓 Friday, 5 June 2026
🕕 6:00 PM (WAT)
🎙 Live on X

05/25/2026

Happy Africa Day! 🌍 Today we honor the vibrant spirit of our people, told through the brilliant lens of African art and imagination. Indeed our diversity is our strength, and our creativity is our voice. Let’s continue using our platforms to paint a brighter, bolder, and more prosperous future for the next generation! 🎨🚀

Discover and collect original artwork on Artnativ.

05/21/2026

“Wait until you have more money to spend.” That’s the worst advice you can give someone who wants to start collecting art.

Here’s everything you need to know on collecting art on a budget.

05/19/2026

In 1977, Nigeria hosted the biggest celebration of Black culture the world had ever seen. Artists, musicians, dancers, scholars from every corner of Africa and the diaspora. 
The face they chose to represent it all? A woman who’d been long gone for over 500 years.
Her name was Idia. She was a queen, a warrior, and a mother who fought for her son’s throne. When she died, the kingdom’s finest artists carved her face into ivory so she’d never be forgotten.

Swipe through the story → 

Discover and collect original artworks on Artnativ (link in bio)

05/18/2026

Today is International Museum Day. The 2026 theme is “Museums Uniting a Divided World.”

So we want to talk about the oldest division in art history.

Art began about 17,000 years ago Maybe 32,000 if we’re being generous but art is much older than that. Tens of thousands of years older and it did not begin in Europe but in Africa
The full story — the cave, the artifact, the date is on the blog.
Link in bio.

05/15/2026

A collection rooted In Celebrating Women and Mothers.

Available now on artnativ (link in bio)

Blue Period Motherhood, 2025 by Smitholas
Mother of time, 2025 by Agbaka Oryiman
African Gele, 2024 by Skippersart
Nne, 2025 by Jaece Agu
Uyoyo Oni avor Omor ( love of a mother and child ), 2024 by Okiemute Kelvin ibrudhabor
Pride of African Woman, 2025 by Smitholas
Storytime, 2026 by Uma N. O.
The fiery feast, 2023 by Ifpaul
Pure Joy, 2026 by Awoyale David

05/14/2026

Oja Flutist, Acrylic on Canvass.2024
27 x 23 x 27 in by Smitholas

This unique whistle strongly depicts the rhythm of eastern Nigeria traditional ceremony.

The Oja flute hails from eastern Nigeria and is often used with other Nigerian instruments such as the ekwe, udu, igba, gong and shakers.

Find it on Artnativ (link in bio)

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