Nigerian-based contemporary african artist Paul Ayihawu uses charcoal and Acrylic to tell the story of african in a new light. His work focuses more on the social-cultural issues and the impact of colonialism on African cultures and values. He expressed this often with flipped portraits of black people dressed in a hybrid of western and african dresses majorly in ‘ankara’, an african print cloth. He is fervent about telling the untold, unheard and silent stories of the black community. His works are in private collections in the USA, South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria. He will be our 2022 Visiting Fellow at the Noldor Residency.
