Discover African art and design created by African and Caribbean artists pushing the Black narrative — Muse Origins

Monica Ahanonu's Burst of Colours

Monica Ahanonu's Burst of Colours

Monica Ahanonu creates beautiful vector illustrations in a unique style of pop art

ArtAdiya AtulukuApril 29, 2021Monica Ahanonu, Monica Ahanonu illustrator, African illustrator, Black female illustrators, Black illustrators, Monica Ahanonu vector illustratorComment

Positivity with Aurelia Durand

Positivity with Aurelia Durand

Aurélia Durand spreads colour and positivity through her illustrations about life

ArtAdiya AtulukuApril 25, 2021Aurélia Durand, Aurélia Durand illustrator, Black illustrator, Colourful illustrations about Black people, Aurélia Durand black illustrationsComment

Raphael Adjetey Mayne's Portraits

Raphael Adjetey Mayne's Portraits

Ghanaian artist, Raphael Adjetey Mayne captures a single moment in his simple, colourful self portraits

ArtAdiya AtulukuApril 21, 2021Raphael Mayne, Raphael Adjetey Mayne art, Ghanaian artist, African artists in BelgiumComment

Alexis Eke's Portrait Illustrations

Alexis Eke's Portrait Illustrations

Toronto-based illustrator, Alexis Eke, wants to see more Black female representation in art

ArtAdiya AtulukuApril 17, 2021Alexis Eke, Alexis Eke illustrator, Black illustrator, Black girl magic illustration, Black graphic designer, Black girl illustration, Art about black women, Black illustrator in torontoComment

Asna: A Short Photo Story

Asna: A Short Photo Story

Aicha and Asna collaborate in this photo story to show that femininity and divinity are the same

PhotographyAdiya AtulukuApril 13, 2021Aicha, Aicha Fall, Aicha Fall photography, Photography about African women, Asna Naiha, Asna photo story, Aicha photographs AsnaComment

The Redemption by Tawny Chatmon

The Redemption by Tawny Chatmon

Tawny Chatmon is taking on the prejudice against Black hair and culture through her Redemption series

PhotographyAdiya AtulukuApril 9, 2021Tawny Chatmon, Tawny Chatmon photograph, Tawny Chatmon the redemption, Photography about African hair, African hair photosComment

Afrominimalist Tools by Aga Concept

Afrominimalist Tools by Aga Concept

Aga Concept showcases local African kitchen tools in sleek, minimalist, urban style that is all Afrominimalism

DesignAdiya AtulukuApril 6, 2021Aga, Aga Concept, Afrominimal, Afrominimalist, African interiors, African interior decorationComment

Minimalist Portraits by Sungi Mlengeya

Minimalist Portraits by Sungi Mlengeya

Tanzanian artist, Sungi Mlengeya, creates minimalist but powerful portraits of women around her

ArtAdiya AtulukuApril 3, 2021Tanzania artist, Sungi Mlengeya, Art about african women, Art about black womenComment

The Migrants by Jean David Nkot

The Migrants by Jean David Nkot

Cameroonian artist, Jean David Nkot, tells the untold stories of low-income migrant workers

ArtAdiya AtulukuMarch 30, 2021Jean David Nkot artworks, Jean David Nkot art, Cameroonian artist, Art from Cameroon, Art about migrationComment

Faces of Africa with Marc Posso

Faces of Africa with Marc Posso

Gabonese photographer, Marc Posso, showcases the diversity of the people and cultures of Africa

PhotographyAdiya AtulukuMarch 26, 2021Marc Posso, Photographer in Gabon, Gabonese Photographers, Marc Posso portriats, Portraits of AfricansComment

Lies and Pills by Lafurie

Lies and Pills by Lafurie

Congolese photographer Prisca Munkeni, aka Lafurie, brings us her painful Lies and Pills photo series

PhotographyAdiya AtulukuMarch 23, 2021Lafurie, Lafurie photographie, Lafurie photographer, Prisca Munkeni photographerComment

Kajahl's New Take on Blackamoor

Kajahl's New Take on Blackamoor

American artist, Kajahl, challenges early modern European art styles that depicts Black people in subservience

ArtAdiya AtulukuMarch 20, 2021Kajahl Bene, Kajahl art, Kajahl artworks, Black california artists, Black american artist, Blackamoor, Kajahl oil paintingComment