Roli O'tsemaye

Roli O'tsemaye , Nigeria (Writer, Editor)
Roli O'tsemaye, (formerly Roli Afinotan) is an art writer, critic and curator, focused on art from Africa and the diaspora. She graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, with a double major in Sociology and Information Studies, and has a Masters in Communication and Language Art from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Her writings on contemporary art were first published in 2015, in The Sole Adventurer (TSA Art Magazine), a digital magazine focused on contemporary art in Africa and its diaspora. Since then, she has continued there as a regular contributor and freelanced as an art writer for other art platforms and galleries.

Articles (2)

Figurative Expressions by Artists on the Rise on the Nigerian Contemporary Art Scene
Article date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Figurative Expressions by Artists on the Rise on the Nigerian Contemporary Art Scene

A concise look at quickly emerging contemporary artists exploring figurative art in unique and remarkable ways from the Nigerian art scene.

In Conversation with Tega Akpokona on the Use of Light and Colour in Portraiture Painting
Article date: Friday, November 1, 2019

In Conversation with Tega Akpokona on the Use of Light and Colour in Portraiture Painting

Tega Akpokona is one of Nigeria’s young emerging artists. He graduated in 2011 with a BA in Fine and Applied Arts from the University of Benin, where he specialised in painting. After graduation, Akpokona received mentorship from one of Nigeria’s acclaimed artist, Abiodun Olaku. His practice builds on the techniques of the European masters and shares their preoccupation with the effects of light and colour.

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