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NEWS
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Arthur Timothy featured in the Financial Times’ Life & Arts
We’re delighted to share that Arthur Timothy has been profiled in a thoughtful and richly detailed feature by Charlene Prempeh for the Financial Times , titled Arthur Timothy brings ‘African... -
Modupeola Fadugba’s Of Movement, Materials and Methods Featured in Wallpaper Magazine’s London Gallery Weekend Guide
We’re delighted to share that Modupeola Fadugba’s solo exhibition, Of Movement, Materials and Methods , currently showing at Gallery 1957 until 29 June, has been featured in Wallpaper Magazine’s guide... -
Gideon Appah Featured in Marie Claire
As part of the Body and Soul exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection in Paris, Gideon Appah continues to captivate audiences with his exploration of the human... -
Amoako Boafo's 'Blank Stare' Acquired by Tate at 1-54 Marrakech 2025
Gallery 1957 is delighted to announce that Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo has been acquired by the Tate, London, UK. Tate has acquired Blank Stare (2021), an oil on paper painting...
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EXHIBITIONS
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Kwaku Yaro - Son of Man, Can These Bones Live?
Curated by Roger Karera | London 22 Jan - 28 Mar 2026Drawing its title from the Book of Ezekiel (37:3), the exhibition reflects on a moment of address rather than resolution. In the biblical passage, the prophet is not asked to... -
Reginald Sylvester II - The Other Side of Languish
Curated by Diallo Simon-Ponte | Limbo Museum, Accra 30 Oct 2025 - 9 Jan 2026Born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and based in New York, artist Reginald Sylvester II (b.1987) works across painting and sculpture to trace the generative threshold between the two mediums. Working... -
Denyse Gawu-Mensah - LIGHTYEARS OF US
Curated by Angelica Litta Modignani | Gallery I, Accra 30 Oct 2025 - 24 Mar 2026Opening on October 30th in Accra, the exhibition draws on Gawu-Mensah’s rich family archive of photographs from the 1960s and 1970s, depicting Ghana’s dynamic post-independence period, reconstructing personal and collective... -
Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe - Where the Waters Meet
Gallery II, Accra 21 Oct 2025 - 28 Mar 2026In Where the Waters Meet , Otis Quaicoe returns to Ghana with a body of work that celebrates black leisure, joy, and the radical act of rest. Marking his first... -
Rita Mawuena Benissan - The Ones Before Her Were Covered in Gold
London 14 Oct - 20 Dec 2025Known for her research-driven, materially rich explorations of Ghanaian cultural memory, Benissan presents a new body of work that reclaims historical photographic archives through acts of colour, stitch, and sculpture.... -
Arthur Timothy - Othello's Countrymen (The Krio Enigma)
London 10 Jul - 30 Sep 2025This latest body of work by the Ghanaian-born, British-Sierra Leonean artist explores the complex intersections of race, identity, and belonging through the lens of the Krio people of Sierra Leone...
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Fairs
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1-54 Marrakech 2026
Amoako Boafo, Modupeola Fadugba, Freya Tewelde, and Nabeeha Mohamed. 5 - 8 Feb 2026For our third presentation at 1-54 Marrakech, Gallery 1957 is delighted to present a curated selection of contemporary African art by Amoako Boafo, Freya Tewelde, Modupeola Fadugba, and Nabeeha Mohamed.... -
Untitled Art, Miami 2025
Kelvin Haizel 3 - 7 Dec 2025Gallery 1957 is thrilled to present Ashanti Blues , a solo exhibition by Kelvin Haizel at Untitled Art, Miami 2025. As part of the inaugural Artist Spotlight sector curated by... -
Art X Lagos 2025
Lois Selasie Arde-Acquah, Kofi Agorsor, Nana Bruce, Andrew Pierre Hart, Jeremiah Quarshie, and Na Chainkua Reindorf 6 - 9 Nov 2025For its 10th anniversary presentation at Art X Lagos, Gallery 1957 is proud to present a dynamic group show featuring Lois Selasie Arde-Acquah, Kofi Agorsor, Nana Bruce, Andrew Pierre Hart,... -
1-54 London 2025
Kofi Agorsor, Godfried Donkor, Salah Elmur and Modupeola Fadugba 16 - 19 Oct 2025For our seventh presentation at 1-54 London, Gallery 1957 is thrilled to present a curated encounter with some of the most respected and senior voices in contemporary African art -...
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