Contemporary African Art Shows at OOA Gallery

Bruce Clarke

STILL STANDING. Upright Women 14 Mar - 19 Apr 2026 Still Standing Upright Women is a solo exhibition by Bruce Clarke featuring painting, print, collage, and photo-collage works exploring memory, dignity, and resilience. Read more

BORIS ANJE

SAPOLOGY 31 Jan - 8 Mar 2026 Discover SAPOLOGY, an exhibition by Boris Anje at OOA Gallery, Barcelona, exploring La Sape, African dandies, and fashion as a language of identity. Read more

Boukare Bonkoungou - Doff - Andrés Montalván - Hamed Ouattara - Remy Samuz

METAL. Art & Design 29 Nov 2025 - 25 Jan 2026 The Pulse of Metal: Art, Design, and Transformation Metal is both matter and metaphor, embodying strength, transformation, memory, and resilience. It holds the marks of time and the glow of fire that shapes it. METAL. Art & Design, presented by OOA Gallery, unites five internationally recognized artists: Boukaré Bonkoungou, DOFF,... Read more

REWA - Solo Show

PRIDE WITHIN 27 Nov - 19 Dec 2025 A poetic art exhibition exploring identity, heritage, and earned pride through the coming-of-age portraits of Kaito. Read more

Miska MOHMMED - Solo Show

WHISPERS BETWEEN THE WAVES 18 Oct - 23 Nov 2025 Mindscapes of Memory:A conversation with Miska Mohmmed Sorella Acosta, Art Curator: I’ve long admired how your work moves between memory, landscape, and abstraction. Could you tell me about your earliest relationship with the land—your experiences in Sudan, Kenya, and Saudi Arabia— and how these shaped your visual sensibility? Miska Mohmmed:... Read more

Abel Beyene & Simone Brewster

My Inner World 13 Sep - 12 Oct 2025 My Inner World – Duo Show Abel Beyene & Simone Brewster Abel Beyene (b. 1995, Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian multidisciplinary artist whose practice delves into themes of identity, memory, and migration in today’s rapidly shifting world. Trained at the Abyssinia Fine Arts and Vocational Training Centre as well as... Read more

PATRICK TAGOE-TURKSON & DOFF

Unseen Origins 2 Aug - 7 Sep 2025 A Sustainable Art Exhibition at OOA Gallery. This summer, OOA Gallery proudly presents Unseen Origins, a compelling duo exhibition featuring artists Patrick Tagoe-Turkson (Ghana) and DOFF (Chad). Running alongside the Sitges Recicl’Art Festival 2025, the show explores themes of sustainability, cultural memory, and transformation through recycled materials. The Recicl’Art Festival,... Read more

JOMAD & FRANCKLIN MBUNGU

La Vie en Rose 12 - 30 Jul 2025 A vibrant dialogue of color and culture: Jomad and Mbungu reimagine beauty and resilience in the exhibition La Vie en Rose. Read more

I'm just a Boy

Group Show 7 Jun - 6 Jul 2025 I’m Just a Boy" explores the emotional landscape of Black and African masculinity through ten contemporary artists. Vulnerability, memory, softness, and identity converge in portraits, sculptures, and mixed media works that revisit boyhood not as nostalgia, but as a site of resistance, care, and becoming. Read more

OKOYE CHUKWUEMEKA JOHN'S First Solo Show

Little things that matter 3 May - 8 Jun 2025 In “Little Things That Matter”, emergent Nigerian artist Okoye Chukwuemeka John invites us into a profoundly introspective and emotional world—one where vulnerability and resilience coexist in rich, layered brushstrokes. Born from a personal need to communicate beyond the limits of language, his art has evolved into a powerful visual dialogue... Read more

ABOUDIA I JACOBLEU  MEDERIC TURAY I ARMAND BOUA

CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Memories and dreams of a destiny 29 Mar - 27 Apr 2025 OOA GALLERY is thrilled to inaugurate its new art season in Sitges, Barcelona, showcasing the work of four Ivorian artists: ABOUDIA, JACOBLEU, MEDERIC TURAY, and ARMAND BOUA. United by a shared vision, their work explores the themes of memory and dreams, reflecting on the journey of destiny. Four distinct perspectives,... Read more

MEGAN GABRIELLE HARRIS I SOLO SHOW I ARTCURIAL PARIS

Only when I'm dreaming 28 Feb - 12 Mar 2025 Only When I’m Dreaming marks Megan Gabrielle Harris’s first solo presentation in Paris, presented at Artcurial in collaboration with OOA Gallery. The exhibition brings together a focused selection of recent paintings that explore states of interiority, perception, and imagined space, positioning painting as a site of reflection rather than narrative... Read more

BLACK ROOTS, BOLD FUTURES: DOFF'S PERSPECTIVE

25 Jan - 23 Feb 2025 To celebrate Black History Month, OOA Gallery is proud to present 'Black Roots, Bold Futures: Doff’s Perspective,' an online exhibition featuring the transformative work of Chadian artist Doff. Running from January 25 to February 23, 2025, this exhibition offers a unique opportunity to explore the profound artistic vision of an... Read more

AFROVISION

The Art & Fashion Experience 13 Dec 2024 - 12 Jan 2025 A Unique Celebration of Contemporary African Art and Fashion. OOA Gallery, renowned for its commitment to promoting contemporary African art, proudly presents AFROVISION: The Art & Fashion Experience , an event that seamlessly blends art, fashion, and African identity. From December 13 to 15, Sitges will become a hub of... Read more

REWA / MISKA MOHMMED / OLIVIA MAE PENDERGAST / TIFFANY ALFONSECA

« BRIDGES OF CULTURE – Contemporary African Art through Women’s Eyes » - Semana de l’Art del gAc 15 Nov - 8 Dec 2024 MuEC (Museum of Ethnology and Cultures of the World) of Barcelona. As part of the Catalonia Art Week, OOA GALLERY presents : ' Bridges of Culture : African Art through Women’s Eyes ' Barcelona, October 2024 – OOA Gallery and The Museum of Ethnology and Cultures of the World in... Read more

MOSES ZIBOR

AFRICAN SURREALISM 12 Sep - 20 Oct 2024 Read more

ONYIS MARTIN

TALKING WALLS - Curator Sabo Kpade 10 Aug - 8 Sep 2024 Transdecollage: Onyis Martin in conversation with Curator Sabo Kpade The interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. Thinking art historically, your torn poster technique is reminiscent of decollage championed by nouveau réalisme of 1960s France, with nods to Lettrism moment of 1940s, also in France. Are these reference points... Read more

ABDIAS NGATEU

Impossible n'est pas Camerounais (Impossible is not Cameroonian) 6 Jul - 4 Aug 2024 Read more

ARMAND BOUA

Manawa 18 May - 30 Jun 2024 MANAWA At 46 years of age, artist Armand Boua finds himself at the pinnacle of his artistic maturity, a truth eloquently reflected in his oeuvre. My acquaintance with - and admiration for - his work began when I curated his pieces for the prestigious international exhibition, the Dakar Biennale of... Read more

AJARB BERNARD

Garden of Delights 16 Mar - 21 Apr 2024 Ajarb Bernard Ategwa's 'Garden of Delight' is a captivating exhibition showcasing the Cameroonian artist's journey from a self-taught portraitist to an internationally recognized painter. Initially facing discouragement, Ategwa's persistence and dedication to his art led him to develop a unique style that blends realistic elements with abstraction, capturing the vibrancy... Read more

HOMAGE TO MARION BOEHM

Collage as a mirror of African identities 27 Feb - 31 Mar 2024 OOA GALLERY, in partnership with the Contemporary African Art department of Artcurial, will exhibit eighteen portraits by artist Marion Boehm from February 27 to March 5, 2024, showcasing the artist's latest works created in 2023. This diverse collection of Marion Boehm's works traces her various artistic explorations around nomadism, femininity,... Read more

Okoye Emeka & Olivia Mae Pendergast

Harmony of Humanity 20 Jan - 25 Feb 2024 Okoye Emeka Discover a young emerging talent Art galleries serve as dynamic hubs that not only showcase established artists but also play a pivotal role in the discovery and promotion of emerging talents. These spaces are essential in fostering creativity, providing a platform for artists to express themselves, and enabling... Read more

AFRICAN FIGURATIVE ART: MORE ALIVE THAN EVER

Six African Figurative Artists you should know 9 Dec 2023 - 7 Jan 2024 Figurative Art: More Alive than Ever! Six African Figurative Artists you should Know. by Isis Davis-Marks, Art Writer. Sometimes we look at figurative paintings to better understand ourselves. We visit museums and galleries to get a glimpse of portraits that appear to gaze back at us, engaging them in a... Read more

Miska Mohmmed

Highlands of Sudan 28 Oct - 3 Dec 2023 In the 20th century, landscape art experienced a metamorphosis, as artists embarked on experimental journeys, redefining the boundaries of reality and imagination. The 21st century witnesses a tantalizing question hanging in the air: will landscapes return to their traditional roots, or will they venture into realms even more abstract and... Read more

REMY SAMUZ

The Iron Man 28 Oct - 3 Dec 2023 Power of passion and dedication In the delicate dance between lightness and transparency, Rémy Samuz, the contemporary Beninese artist, weaves a narrative that invites contemplation and reflection. Born in 1982 in Cotonou, Benin, Samuz's artistic journey is a testament to the transformative power of passion and dedication. From a young... Read more

MEDERIC TURAY - SOLO SHOW

INSPIRATIONAL DREAMS 21 Sep - 22 Oct 2023 Mederic Turay, born in Ivory Coast in 1979, has gained prominence as a contemporary artist. His artistic journey is marked by a fusion of influences from his childhood, upbringing in North American urban culture, and the roots of his African heritage. His passion for art began at an early age,... Read more

BOB-NOSA - ONLINE SOLO SHOW

Stepping forward 9 - 24 Sep 2023 Bob-Nosa is a Nigerian artist with a diverse range of artistic talents, hailing from Benin City. He pursued his education in fine arts at the Auchi Polytechnic. His artistic identity is defined by his creation of captivating paintings featuring intriguing characters. These works are often crafted with the purpose of... Read more

OLIVIA M. PENDERGAST & MÉNÉ

Origins & Connections 12 Aug - 17 Sep 2023 Olivia Mae Pendergast, a melody to humanity Olivia's paintings are a song, a melody to humanity, to the dignity that each person can be a Garden of the Hesperides, a galaxy filled with moons, stars, and comets, a botanical universe teeming with flowers and insects. The artist leaves nothing to... Read more

MEGAN GABRIELLE HARRIS & LULAMA WOLF

SMELL THE FLOWERS WHILE YOU CAN 15 Jul - 6 Aug 2023 Today in 2023, with the pandemic not long behind us, the legacy of its impact and effect has endured in how we now perceive the idea of how and where we live and work, our work-life balance, and how we value our time and the people we love. The advocacy... Read more

DANIEL ONGUENE

Wildest dreams 3 Jun - 9 Jul 2023 It is this Africa of today, and this very disenchanted youth of Africa, that Alexis Daniel Onguene Tassi seeks to represent, like many artists of his generation, who at just twenty-six years of age, made their sensational entrance into the artistic creation of our continent. It is true that he... Read more

OPEYEMI MATTHEW OLUKOTUN & MOSES ZIBOR

REAL & SURREAL 22 Apr - 28 May 2023 Read more

OLIVER OKOLO

ORANGE ISN'T BLUE 25 Mar - 16 Apr 2023 Catalogue: Read more

SMALL IS SMART

BARCELONA WINTER GROUP SHOW 4 Feb - 19 Mar 2023 Small Is Smart brings together a group of artists whose practices explore the intelligence of modest formats and intimate gestures. Presented as a winter group exhibition at OOA Gallery in Sitges, near Barcelona, the show proposes a reflection on scale not as a limitation, but as a deliberate curatorial choice... Read more

ANJEL (Boris Anje) & REWA

AFRO-POLITANS 27 Dec 2022 - 29 Jan 2023 Read more

AFRICA RISES IN FALL

LONDON AUTUMN GROUP SHOW 9 - 16 Oct 2022 EXHIBITED ARTISTS : BORIS ANJE (ANJEL)· MATTHEW EGUAVOEN · MEGAN GABRIELLE HARRIS · ONYIS MARTIN · EVANS MBUGUA · RONALD MUGABE · OLIVER OKOLO · OPEYEMI MATTHEW OLUKOTUN · OLUWOLE OMOFEMI · DANIEL ONGUENE · MOUSTAPHA BAIDI OUMAROU · REWA · MEDERIC TURAY PRICE LIST : Read more

EMEKA UDEMBA & ONYIS MARTIN

ALL MEN ARE BORN EQUAL 15 Sep - 23 Oct 2022 Read more

Various Artists

BARCELONA SUMMER GROUP SHOW 2 Jul - 4 Sep 2022 EXHIBITED ARTISTS : ANJEL · BOB-NOSA · BODO FILS BBM · MARION BOEHM · BOUKARÉ BONKOUNGOU · ILÍDIO CANDJA CANDJA · BRUCE CLARKE · PRINCE GALLA GNOHITÉ · FRANCIS MAMPUYA · ONYIS MARTIN · EVANS MBUGUA · FRANKLIN MBUNGU · MÉNÉ · ABDIAS NGATEU · OPEYEMI MATTHEW OLUKOTUN . LARRY... Read more

MATTHEW EGUAVOEN &
DANIEL ONGUENE

Smiling and Suffering 4 Jun - 10 Jul 2022 Read more

OLUWOLE OMOFEMI

A Woman's Worth 9 Apr - 22 May 2022 Read more

OLIVIA MAE PENDERGAST

E M E R G E 29 Jan - 20 Mar 2022 Read more

EVANS MBUGUA &
MOUSTAPHA BAIDI OUMAROU

POWER FLOWER 4 Dec 2021 - 23 Jan 2022 FLOWER POWER - Duo Show Moustapha Baidi OUMAROU & Evans MBUGUA - 4/12/21 - 9/1/22 - OOA Gallery - Barcelona, Spain Read more

BOB-NOSA

POLICE BRUTALITY 15 Sep - 24 Oct 2021 CATALOGUE POLICE BRUTALITY by Paul Laster Boldly capturing anxious characterizations of troubled souls in his textured, fabric-collaged, acrylic and charcoal layered canvases, which are expressively composed with washes of overlapping colors, impasto brushwork and punctuated with elements of spray-paint, Nigerian artist Bob-Nosa brutally exposes the dark side of humanity in... Read more

TEXTURES

BARCELONA SUMMER GROUP SHOW 7 Aug - 5 Sep 2021 EXHIBITED ARTISTS : MARION BOEHM · ONYIS MARTIN · FRANCKLIN MBUNGU · PATRICK TAGOE-TURKSON · DAVID THUKU · EMEKA UDEMBA Read more

ABDIAS NGATEU & DANIEL ONGUENE

EVERYDAY HEROES 26 Jun - 1 Aug 2021 CATALOGUES Read more

ANJEL (Boris Anje)

AFRO SEDUCTION 7 May - 20 Jun 2021 CATALOGUE Read more

HENRI ABRAHAM UNIVERS,
PRINCE GALLA GNOHITÉ & MÉNÉ

TIME IS LOVE 20 Feb - 2 May 2021 CATALOGUES Read more

OLUWOLE OMOFEMI & REWA

EMANCIPATION 6 Feb - 14 Mar 2021 CATALOGUES Read more

MARION BOEHM

EMBRACE 5 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 CATALOGUE 'EMBRACING AFRICA: THE ARTISTIC JOURNEY OF MARION BOEHM' The world of art has often served as a bridge between cultures, providing a platform for dialogue and understanding. One such artist who passionately embraced this role was Marion's artistic journey, spanning from her nomadic experiences as a flight attendant to... Read more

OLIVIA MAE PENDERGAST &
LARRY OTOO

LOST IN THE CROWD 24 Oct - 29 Nov 2020 CATALOGUES Read more

EMEKA UDEMBA & EVANS MBUGUA

FREEDOM IS MINE 11 Sep - 18 Oct 2020 CATALOGUES Read more

ABDIAS NGATEU & BODO FILS BBM

AMAZING AFRICA 1 Aug - 6 Sep 2020 Read more

ANJEL

BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL 27 Jun - 26 Jul 2020 Read more

MOUSTAPHA BAÏDI OUMAROU &
OLIVIA MAE PENDERGAST

HUMANISM 4 Apr - 21 Jun 2020 CATALOGUES Read more

DOLET MALALU &
FRANCKLIN MBUNGU

KIN* BY NIGHT *Kinshasa 8 Feb - 22 Mar 2020 Read more

Various Artists

BARCELONA WINTER GROUP SHOW 11 Jan - 2 Feb 2020 EXHIBITED ARTISTS : ANJEL · BOB-NOSA · BODO FILS BBM · ILÍDIO CANDJA CANDJA · ONYIS MARTIN · EVANS MBUGUA · LARRY OTOO · PATRICK TAGOE-TURKSON · DAVID THUKU · MÉDÉRIC TURAY Read more

BRUCE CLARKE · FRAN MARTI ·
MIQUEL ARNAL

PREDATORS 6 Dec 2019 - 6 Jan 2020 Read more

MÉNÉ

DREAM WORLD 19 Oct - 1 Dec 2019 Read more

EVANS MBUGUA · DAVID THUKU ·
ONYIS MARTIN

NAIROBI, HERE WE ART! 31 Aug - 13 Oct 2019 Read more

Various Artists

Barcelona Summer Group Show 18 Jul - 25 Aug 2019 EXHIBITED ARTISTS : ANJEL · BODO FILS · ILÍDIO CANDJA CANDJA · MÉNÉ · WYCLIFFE MUNDOPA · SADIKOU OUKPEDJO SAADIO · RÉMY SAMUZ · MÉDÉRIC TURAY Read more

BOB-NOSA

PROTEST ART 1 Jun - 14 Jul 2019 Read more

Larry OTOO

Vibrant Colours 13 Apr - 26 May 2019 Read more

SAADIO & Diseye TANTUA

ON THE ROAD AGAIN 2 Mar - 7 Apr 2019 Read more

Various Artists

BARCELONA WINTER GROUP SHOW 26 Jan - 24 Feb 2019 Read more

ABOUDIA &
Sadikou OUKPEDJO

ANGELS 6 Dec 2018 - 20 Jan 2019 Read more

Anjel & Abdias Ngateu

EXTRAVAGANCE 13 Oct - 25 Nov 2018 Read more

ILÍDIO CANDJA CANDJA &
Rémy SAMUZ

FREEDOM 1 Sep - 7 Oct 2018 Read more

ART AFRICA

BARCELONA SUMMER GROUP SHOW 28 Jul - 26 Aug 2018 Read more

KOBINA NYARKO

SAVE THE OCEANS 8 Jun - 22 Jul 2018 Read more

MÉNÉ

TERRE DES HOMMES 21 Apr - 3 Jun 2018 Read more

Médéric Turay

African Dandy 10 Mar - 15 Apr 2018 Read more

CARNAVAL

GROUP SHOW 1 Feb - 4 Mar 2018 EXHIBITED ARTISTS : ANJEL · EVANS MBUGUA · Wycliffe MUNDOPA · Médéric Turay · Méné · Larry OTOO Read more

Evans Mbugua

IDENTITIES 9 Dec 2017 - 24 Jan 2018 Read more

Miquel ARNAL & Fran MARTI

African Art Photography 4 Nov - 2 Dec 2017 Read more

LARRy OTOO

MUSIC & MARKETS 2 Sep - 29 Oct 2017 Read more

Médéric Turay · Francis MAMPUYA · ANJEL

DANDIES OF CONGO 3 Jun - 30 Jul 2017 Read more

SAADIO

CITY TRIP 8 Apr - 28 May 2017 Read more

SIAKA SOPPO TRAORÉ &
Sébastien BOUCHARD

ACTUAL AFRICA 11 Feb - 2 Apr 2017 Read more

ABOUDIA

I HAVE A DREAM 3 Dec 2016 - 29 Jan 2017 Read more

Rafiy & Méné

LOVE IS EVERYWHERE 13 Aug - 29 Sep 2016 Read more

Hamed Ouattara · Xavier Sayago · Sahab Koanda

AFRICAN RECYCL'ART 8 Jun - 7 Aug 2016 Read more

Vladinsky

BLACK CELEBRITIES 9 Apr - 29 May 2016 Read more

Fran Marti

ANIMAL 6 Feb - 28 Mar 2016 Read more

Kristin Tsala

5 Dec 2015 - 31 Jan 2016 Read more

Idrissa Diarra & Jean Claude

5 Sep - 31 Oct 2015 Read more

África plural

Group exhibition 1 - 30 Aug 2015 Read more

Mimouni El Houssaine

6 Jun - 26 Jul 2015 Read more

Gopal Dagnogo

19 Apr - 31 May 2015 Read more

Larry Otoo

28 Feb - 12 Apr 2015 Read more

Mederic Turray

5 Dec 2014 - 1 Feb 2015 Read more

Tchif

10 Sep - 23 Nov 2014 Read more

Bruce Clarke

20 Jun - 31 Aug 2014 Read more

Idrissa Diarra

5 Apr - 8 Jun 2014 Read more

Fran Martí

26 Feb - 30 Mar 2014 Read more

Patrick Singh

7 Dec 2013 - 6 Feb 2014 Read more

RAFIY

Mirades 14 Sep - 3 Nov 2013 Read more

Larry Otoo & Kobina Nyarko

Mar & Música 25 May - 29 Sep 2013 Read more

Angèle Etoundi Essamba

La mujer en el arte africano 2 Mar - 28 Apr 2013 Read more