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SOUTHERN AFRICA · LUSAKA

Zambia

Copperbelt industrial form and Lusaka new-wave.

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

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Issa Mwangi

Issa Mwangi

LUSAKA · ZAMBIA

Issa works between Lusaka and the broader Southern African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Issa's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Zambia.

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ALSO FROM ZAMBIA

  • Sade Okafor

    Lusaka, Zambia

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  • Fatou Sow

    Lusaka, Zambia

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  • Issa Adeyemi

    Lusaka, Zambia

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CURATED WORKS

Available from Zambia

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Ancestral Sahel by Fatou SowAVAILABLE

FATOU SOW · 2020

Ancestral Sahel

Oil and indigo on linen · 168 × 139 cm

Price Upon Request
Ancestral Sahel by Sade OkaforAVAILABLE

SADE OKAFOR · 2024

Ancestral Sahel

Bronze cast (edition of 5) · 122 × 80 cm

Price Upon Request
Silent Indigo by Issa AdeyemiAVAILABLE

ISSA ADEYEMI · 2020

Silent Indigo

Mixed media on canvas · 150 × 128 cm

Price Upon Request
After the Geometry by Fatou SowAVAILABLE

FATOU SOW · 2020

After the Geometry

Archival pigment print · 143 × 92 cm

Price Upon Request
Echo of Return by Issa Adeyemi

ISSA ADEYEMI · 2021

Echo of Return

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 175 × 85 cm

Exhibition only
Silent Sahel by Issa AdeyemiAVAILABLE

ISSA ADEYEMI · 2020

Silent Sahel

Bogolan textile on stretcher · 110 × 123 cm

Price Upon Request
EDITORIAL

Stories from Zambia

Editorial image from Zambia
A studio afternoon in Lusaka

STORIES FROM ZAMBIA

A studio afternoon in Lusaka

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

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Issa Mwangi on process and place

VOICES FROM ZAMBIA

Issa Mwangi on process and place

Copperbelt industrial form and Lusaka new-wave. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the southern African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Lusaka

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM ZAMBIA

Emerging voices around Lusaka

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

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Zambia

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Threads of Zambia

Ongoing — March 2027

Threads of Zambia

NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Lusaka

Southern Currents

Sept 2026 — Jan 2027

Southern Currents

Group show · touring Southern Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Zambia pavilion.

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

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