TARIQ ADEYEMI · 2018
Echo of Thread
Acrylic and gold leaf · 129 × 99 cm
Exhibition only
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EAST AFRICA · GITEGA
Burundi
Drum-led narratives and lakeside palettes.
An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Burundi's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.
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ARTISTS
10
WORKS
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FOR SALE
FEATURED ARTIST
Zola Adeyemi
GITEGA · BURUNDI
Zola works between Gitega and the broader East African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Zola's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Burundi.
ALSO FROM BURUNDI
- EMERGING →
Tariq Adeyemi
Gitega, Burundi
- EMERGING →
Fatou Mwangi
Gitega, Burundi
- EMERGING →
Tariq Mensah
Gitega, Burundi
CURATED WORKS
Available from Burundi
TARIQ ADEYEMI · 2021
Silent Return
Bogolan textile on stretcher · 113 × 142 cm
Exhibition only
JELANI ACHEBE · 2019
Rituals of Diaspora
Oil and indigo on linen · 151 × 91 cm
Exhibition only
AVAILABLEJELANI ACHEBE · 2020
Mapping Light
Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 110 × 159 cm
Price Upon Request
AVAILABLEJELANI ACHEBE · 2024
Threaded Thread
Charcoal and ochre on paper · 107 × 137 cm
Price Upon Request
AVAILABLEJELANI ACHEBE · 2018
Songs from Pulse
Acrylic and gold leaf · 153 × 124 cm
Price Upon Request
EDITORIAL
Stories from Burundi
STORIES FROM BURUNDI
A studio afternoon in Gitega
Inside the studios shaping Burundi's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.
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VOICES FROM BURUNDI
Zola Adeyemi on process and place
Drum-led narratives and lakeside palettes. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the east African horizon.
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NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM BURUNDI
Emerging voices around Gitega
Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Burundi's cultural output for a global audience.
READ ARTICLE →PROGRAMME
Exhibitions linked to Burundi
Ongoing — March 2027
Threads of Burundi
NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Gitega
Sept 2026 — Jan 2027
East Currents
Group show · touring East Africa
IMMERSIVE MODE
Step inside the Burundi pavilion.
A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Burundi.