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Thank you to everyone who joined us for @ibijoke.img ’What Shaped Us Does Not Disappear’ exhibition. The exhibition has officially closed, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who contributed to making this show possible. A special thank you to all who visited, shared, and engaged with the work both in person and online. We look forward to welcoming you back to the gallery soon. For more information or inquiries, please contact [email protected]. #affinitygallery #jokeamusan #whatshapedusdoesnotdisappear

‘Amusan reflects on the intertwined nature of identity and ancestry like roots and branches forming enduring foundations. The exhibition returns to the persistent presence of home as a sustaining force: one that follows, carries, and shapes us, wherever we go’. Artwork Details: Joke Amusan This Is Our Story, This Is Our Tale, 2022 Hessian, yarn 95cm x 40cm, 37.40 in × 15.75 in Currently part of the exhibition on view at the gallery. For more information,press or catalogue request; please contact [email protected] The gallery is open from Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm #Exhibition #WhatShapedUsDoesNotDisappear #JokeAmusan #Affinitygallery

The exhibition ‘What Shaped Us Does Not Disappear’ by @ibijoke.img has been extended until April 30th 2026. Please visit and visit again if you have seen the show. For more information, press or catalogue request; please contact [email protected] The gallery is open from Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm #Affinitygallery #JokeAmusan #WhatShapedUsDoesNotDisappear #ContemporaryArt #Sculpture Migration Memory soloexhibitipon

Exhibition continues..... The exhibition is on at the gallery until 19th April 2026. For more information, press or catalogue request; please contact [email protected] The gallery is open from Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 6pm #Affinitygallery #JokeAmusan #textile #WhatShapedUsDoesNotDisappear #Exhibition.

Thank you, @expochicago 🤍 Our debut presentation featuring new works from @adamsanne_ @buqaqawuli.nobakada & @nnoromsamuel has meant so much from the conversations at the booth to the connections made along the way. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who spent time with the work, and to our artists for their trust, generosity, and vision. It’s an honour to share what you do. And to the EXPO Chicago team, thank you for holding such an energising space More to come!

Final hours of @expochicago 2026. Four independent galleries from Lagos, Nigeria are presenting across the Profile section If you haven't yet, make sure to visit before doors close today. @adegbola.art — Demas Nwoko, Uche Okeke, Yusuf Grillo, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Oseloka Osadebe, Jimoh Akolo & Clara Ugbodaga-Ngu @galleryaffinity — Buqaqawuli Nobakada, Anne Adams & Samuel Nnorom @sotogallery — Ludovic Fadairo @yenwagallery — Joshua Nmesirionye & Laju Sholola Navy Pier, Festival Hall. Open until 6PM.

We are pleased to announce that our presentation at expo Chicago is now open! Visit us at booth 109 to see new works of @adamsanne_ , @buqaqawuli.nobakada & @nnoromsamuel Together, their practices reflect the dynamism, diversity, and global resonance of a new generation of artists shaping African art. For inquiries or press information, please DM us or contact us via email at [email protected]. #AffinityGallery #Expochicago #Navypier #Africanart

Lastly we have Samuel Nnorom (b. 1990, Abia, Nigeria). He holds a B.A.Ed. in Sculpture from the University of Jos, Nigeria, and an M.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His body of work is typically constructed from pieces of Ankara/African wax print fabric scraps collected from tailors or cast-off clothing from homes, along with discarded foam from furniture workshops. Through sewing, rolling, and tying, he poetically navigates the boundaries between textile, painting, and sculpture. His recent shows include Affinity Gallery at NADA Miami,2025, ETERNO DESIDERIO, Palazzo del Broletto, Italy, 2025.Something from Everything, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, USA, 2025.The Taguchi art collection show at Akita Senshu Museum, Japan, 2025. Royal Art Academy, Summer Exhibition, UK, 2025.Affinity Gallery at 1-54 London, 2025. Nnorom’s works are found in collections including the Taguchi Collection in Japan, Fondazione Marino Golinelli, Italy, and Fondation Gandur pour l’Art in Geneva, Switzerland. Nnorom has won several national and international art prizes, which include: ex aequo, the Ettore e Ines Fico Prize at the Artissima Fair, Italy, 2023; Global Prize winner, Art for Change, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK, 2022; and the Strauss & Co and Cassirer Welz Award, South Africa, 2021. Art work details: Samuel Nnorom Follow who know road, 2025 African Wax Print Fabric 190 x 215 x 33cm, 74.8 × 84.6 × 13.0 in #affinitygallery #affinityatexpochicago #expochicago #samuelnnorom

Up next on our list,Anne Adams(b. 1993) she is an interdisciplinary artist from Nigeria,she received her MFA from the Tyler school of art and architecture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In recent years has participated in multiple shows in the USA,UK,France and Africa. Her recent exhibition includes Radical Reimagining at Newark museum Art, The future of Clay at the Clay Studio Philadelphia, Clay Holds Water, and Water Hold Memory at the Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati. Freedom in Multitudes at The 1897 Gallery in London. She also participated in residencies including the Haystack Mountain School Of Craft Open studio residency and Watershed Center for Ceramic Art. Adams has shown at fairs including Art X Lagos,NADA Miami and 1-54 Contemporary African art fair in London.She received the NCEAC Multicultural Fellowship 2023 and the Simone Leigh Zenobia Award at Watershed 2023. The Lagos State recognized her contribution to the arts as one of the 100 women making a change in Lagos, Nigeria. Art work details: Ona, 2026 Soda-fire Stoneware 43.2cm x 20.3 x 21.6cm, 17 × 8 x 8.5 in #Affinitygallery #Anneadams #expochicago

Over the next couple of of days, we would be introducing the artists we showing at @expochicago First up on our list,Buqaqawuli Nobakada(b.2000) is a South African contemporary mixed-media artist with a Fine Arts degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. Through her use of acrylic paint and lace, she depicts Black women in soft, intimate moments, centering hyper-femininity as a space of power and self-determination. Her work reaffirms that Black women not only belong in spaces of grandeur but are also the architects of their futures. Paying homage to contemporary Black women’s craftsmanship and aesthetic performances, Nobakada’s art is an affirmation of the beauty and gentleness with which she sees herself whilst simultaneously teaching the world how to see her, and anyone else who sees any part of themselves reflected as they engage with her work. She has been in solo, group exhibitions & Art fairs such as ‘Sondela Nontombi - Because I Have Seen Your Future and I Think You Should See It Too’, Undertheaegis, Capetown, South Africa, 2025, 1-54 Contemporary Fair, London, United Kingdom, 2024, ‘I Am & Nothing Else’ at Affinity Gallery, Lagos, 2023, FNB Art Joburg, Johannesburg and SOMA, France. She holds the 2023 Latitudes Audience Choice ANNA Award. Johannesburg and SOMA, France. She holds the 2023 Latitudes Audience Choice ANNA Award. Art work details: Buqaqawuli Nobakada I think we should extend our stay, 2026 Acrylic on hand-prepared lace 96 x 143 cm, 37.8 x 56.3 in #Expochicago #Affinitygallery #BuqaqawuliNobakada #thamani

Affinity Gallery is pleased to announce its participation at the upcoming @expochicago . For this edition we would be presenting new works from leading contemporary African artists, @buqaqawuli.nobakada , @adamsanne_ , and @nnoromsamuel . Together, their practices reflect the dynamism, diversity, and global resonance of a new generation of artists shaping African art. Stay tuned as we unveil more about our artists over the course of the week Find us at Booth 109, Navy Pier, Chicago. 9-12th April. Art work details: Slide 1 - Buqaqawuli Nobakada I think we should extend our stay, 2026 Acrylic on hand-prepared lace 96 x 143 cm, 37.8 × 56.3 in Slide 2 - Anne Adams Ònà, 2026 Soda-fired Stoneware 43.2 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm, 17 x 8 x 8.5 in Slide 3 - Samuel Nnorom Follow who know road, 2025 African Wax Print Fabric 190 x 215 x 33cm, 74.8 × 84.6 × 13.0 in We hope to see you all in Chicago! For more information – please contact [email protected] #AffinityGallery #Expochicago #Navypier #Africanart #Africanartist chicago

Slide 2: Joke Amusan Returning To The Centre, 2026 Hessian, onion-dyed hessian, yarn, wire, raffia. 55cm x 85cm, 21.65 × 33.46 in Slide 3: Joke Amusan The Space Between Still Holds, 2026 Hessian, onion-dyed hessian, yarn, wire, raffia. 60cm x 110cm, 23.62 x 43.31 inCurrently part of the the exhibition on view at the gallery. For more information,press or catalogue request; please contact [email protected] The gallery is open from Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm #Affinitygallery #JokeAmusan #WhatShapedUsDoesNotDisappear #ContemporaryArt #Sculpture