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NEWS
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In-Depth Feature of Gallery 1957 in The New York Times
Gallery 1957 would like to extend our gratitude to The New York Times and Ginanne Brownell for the in depth feature “From Africa to Hong Kong, a Gallery’s Influence Grows.”... -
Mr Eazi's Evil Genius at Gallery 1957 broadcasted on CNN
Kicking off Accra Cultural Week 2023, was 'The Evil Genius'; A multi-sensory experience of African music & visual art curated by Mr Eazi, who commissioned 13 artists to produce works... -
Godfried Donkor in 'The Time is Always Now' Group Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
Gallery 1957 is proud to announce Godfried Donkor’s participation in ‘The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure ,’ a group exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery curated... -
Marwan Zakhem featured in Art Review Power 100
Gallery 1957 celebrates all of the most influential people in art who have been featured in ArtReview’s Power 100! These include our Founder Marwan Zakhem, and longtime collaborators of Gallery...
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EXHIBITIONS
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UNLIMITED III: The African Family
Curated by Marwan Zakhem 23 May - 13 Jul 2024The first and second iteration of this monumental group exhibition took place respectively in 2022 and 2023. Both editions, curated by Gallery 1957’s founder director Marwan Zakhem, invited artists from... -
Constellations Part 1: Figures On Earth & Beyond
Curated by Katherine Finerty, Nuna Adisenu-Doe, and Tracy Naa Koshie Thompson 14 Mar - 1 Jun 2024Artists participating in this group show include first-time collaborators of the Gallery; Adelaide Damoah, Alberta Whittle, Andrew Pierre Hart, Ayesha Feisal, Ayomide Tejuoso (Plantation), Denyse Gawu-Mensah, Henry Hussey, Lisa C... -
Kelvin Haizel - We Do Not Sleep To Dream
Gallery III, Accra 25 Jan - 14 Apr 2024PV: Thursday 25th January 2024 Haizel's approach to abstraction borrows aesthetics from local paint shop environments, wherein different surfaces exist as a swatch board for paint samples. The inspiration and... -
Larry Amponsah - Mastery might be a long way off, but the flow state induced by floristry is profoundly rewarding
Gallery II, Accra 15 Dec 2023 - 1 Mar 2024PV: Thursday 14th December 2023 This new body of work is curated by Katherine Finerty and follows a four-month residency with the gallery in the artist's hometown of Accra. Through... -
Aplerh-Doku Borlabi - Uncaged and Watered
London 8 Dec 2023 - 27 Jan 2024PV: Thursday 7th December 2023, 6-8pm The show features a new body of work created during the artist’s recent residency with the gallery in London and draws on expressions of... -
Kwaku Yaro - Look at What You’ve Seen
Gallery I, Accra 9 Nov 2023 - 4 Jan 2024In the heart of Labadi, a coastal fishing community nestled along Ghana’s Atlantic Ocean's edge, lies the inspiration for this extraordinary exhibition. Within this predominantly tranquil and unassuming environment, an... -
Nabeeha Mohamed - Tending Bell Flowers
London 27 Oct - 2 Dec 2023In this body of work “tending” becomes a sight of individual and collective tenderness, in a blossoming visual garden springing from a poetics and imagining of care and (self)recovery. Consisting... -
Famakan Magassa - Money Money Money
Gallery III, Accra 20 Oct 2023 - 4 Jan 2024The exhibition follows a residency with the gallery in Accra and each painting emphasises moments of irony. Contending the different levels of socioeconomic exchange, the 2023 Norval Sovereign African Art... -
In and Out of Time, Curated by Ekow Eshun
Third Floor, Galleria Mall, Accra 16 Sep 2023 - 4 Jan 2024Drawing from the Ghanaian concept of Sankofa - to return to the past in order to move forward - the exhibition explores African cultural notions of non-linear time and brings...
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Fairs
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Frieze Seoul 2024
Amoako Boafo, Kwesi Botchway, Rita Mawuena Benissan, Modupeola Fadugba, Arthur Timothy, and Yaw Owusu 4 - 7 Sep 2024For the 2024 edition of Frieze Seoul,Gallery 1957 proudly presents a group show featuring a multitude of exalted artists from the continent and the diaspora. This exhibition gathers visual artists... -
Art Basel Hong Kong
Giddeon Appah Amoako Boafo Kwesi Botchway Serge Attukwei Clottey Tiffanie Delune Godfried Donkor Nabeeha Mohamed and Kaloki Nyamai. 26 - 30 Mar 2024Gallery 1957 proudly presents a group exhibition showcasing leading voices from the African continent including Gideon Appah, Amoako Boafo, Kwesi Botchway, Serge Attukwei Clottey, Tiffanie Delune, Godfried Donkor, Nabeeha Mohamed... -
Art Dubai 2024
Nadia Waheed 28 Feb - 3 Mar 2024Gallery 1957 is proud to announce our participation in Art Dubai with a solo exhibition of paintings by Nadia Waheed. Underpinned by themes of grief and the tangible fear of... -
1-54 Marrakesh
Amoako Boafo, Zanele Muholi, Rita Mawuena Benissan 8 - 11 Feb 2024Gallery 1957 is thrilled to showcase a group of three artists who present relational knowledges through the mediums of portraiture, photography and textiles. Anchoring the expansive roster of artists, Amoako... -
MIAMI UNTITLED 2023
Tiffanie Delune 5 - 10 Dec 2023VIP and Press Preview (by invitation only) Tuesday, 5 Dec, 12pm–7pm Opening Hours: Wed, 6 Dec, 11am–7pm Thurs, 7 Dec, 11am–7pm Fri, 8 Dec, 11am–7pm Sat, 9 Dec, 11am–7pm Sun,... -
Art X Lagos 2023
Yaw Owusu, Priscilla Kennedy and Daniel Arnan Quarshie 2 - 5 November 2023 -
1-54 London 2023
Adjei Tawiah 13 - 15 Oct 2023Gallery 1957 is proud to present a solo show by Adjei Tawiah at 1-54 London 2023. -
Frieze Seoul 2023
Amoako Boafo, Kaloki Nyamai, Gideon Appah, Tegene Kunbi, Nadia Waheed, Joana Choumali, Kwesi Botchway, Turiya Magadiela 6 - 9 Sep 2023For our first presentation at Frieze, Gallery 1957 is very proud to present a group show of Amoako Boafo, Gideon Appah, Kwesi Botchway, Joana Choumali, Tegene Kunbi, Kaloki Nyamai and...
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