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WEST AFRICA · BANJUL

Gambia

River-line storytelling and griot portraiture.

An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Gambia's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Adisa Mutiso

Adisa Mutiso

BANJUL · GAMBIA

Adisa works between Banjul and the broader West African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Adisa's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Gambia.

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ALSO FROM GAMBIA

  • Amara Sow

    Banjul, Gambia

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  • Imani Cisse

    Banjul, Gambia

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  • Mansa Dlamini

    Banjul, Gambia

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CURATED WORKS

Available from Gambia

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Horizon Crossing by Lerato Nkomo

LERATO NKOMO · 2025

Horizon Crossing

Charcoal and ochre on paper · 125 × 104 cm

Exhibition only
Crimson Geometry by Amara SowAVAILABLE

AMARA SOW · 2023

Crimson Geometry

Oil and indigo on linen · 135 × 96 cm

Price Upon Request
Threaded Memory by Adisa MutisoAVAILABLE

ADISA MUTISO · 2023

Threaded Memory

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 144 × 123 cm

Price Upon Request
After the Geometry by Imani Cisse

IMANI CISSE · 2024

After the Geometry

Acrylic and gold leaf · 87 × 139 cm

Exhibition only
Rituals of Diaspora by Lerato MutisoAVAILABLE

LERATO MUTISO · 2023

Rituals of Diaspora

Archival pigment print · 139 × 99 cm

Price Upon Request
Crimson Thread by Adisa MutisoAVAILABLE

ADISA MUTISO · 2020

Crimson Thread

Bogolan textile on stretcher · 177 × 119 cm

Price Upon Request
EDITORIAL

Stories from Gambia

Editorial image from Gambia
A studio afternoon in Banjul

STORIES FROM GAMBIA

A studio afternoon in Banjul

Inside the studios shaping Gambia's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.

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Adisa Mutiso on process and place

VOICES FROM GAMBIA

Adisa Mutiso on process and place

River-line storytelling and griot portraiture. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the west African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Banjul

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM GAMBIA

Emerging voices around Banjul

Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Gambia's cultural output for a global audience.

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Gambia

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Threads of Gambia

Ongoing — March 2027

Threads of Gambia

NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Banjul

West Currents

Sept 2026 — Jan 2027

West Currents

Group show · touring West Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Gambia pavilion.

A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Gambia.

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