Art of Contemporary Africa

10/17/2026

Thank you everyone who attended! Unfinished Lines had a reception we won’t forget.

Final days to come and visit us at Minnesota Street Project, Dogpatch. Closes Saturday 24 October.

10/14/2026

Knox Clayton has received the 2026 Balentine Prize at the Atlanta Art Fair. 🏆

The Atlanta-based textile artist was recognised for Rothko’s Red, a needlepoint shown with AOCA in Elsewhere, Here at Booth E13, Pullman Yards. The jury was Mark Bell, PhD of Balentine, Atlanta Art Fair Artistic Director Nato Thompson, and independent curator Melissa Messina. The work has been acquired into the Balentine Collection.

Stitch by stitch, Knox turns geometric abstraction into something you can almost touch. Congratulations, Knox. Swipe to see the work up close →

10/03/2026

10/02/2026

Congrats to Knox Clayton who won the Balentine Award at the Atlanta Art Fair. For his beautiful needlepoint work 'Rothko's Red'.

Balentine and the Atlanta Art Fair are pleased to announce that Atlanta-based textile artist and designer Knox Clayton has received the 2026 Balentine Prize for

09/30/2026

Doors open tomorrow.
Elsewhere, Here opens at the Atlanta Art Fair on Thursday for VIP preview and runs through Sunday. Nine artists, four disciplines, one booth — painting, photography, sculpture and textile from the continent, its diaspora.
Dr Esther Mahlangu · Clint Strydom · Knox Clayton · Pascal Konan · Alexis Daniel Onguene Tassi · Oscar Korbla Mawuli Awuku · Samuel Allerton · Carol Cauldwell · Amadou Opa Bathily
Come and find us at Booth E13. Experience it in person.
📍 Pullman Yards, Atlanta 🗓 1–4 October 2026 🎟 Link in bio

09/28/2026

A small figure carries an enormous set of horns.
Samuel Allerton's Buffalo Boy plays the scale off against itself — the body is childlike and still, the headdress is vast and curving, and the verdigris patina makes the whole thing feel excavated rather than cast. His work sits in that space where a character becomes a totem.
Booth E13, Atlanta Art Fair, 1–4 October.

09/28/2026

Carol Cauldwell's figures arrive fully formed, with attitude.
Nia — the name means purpose — stands with her hands in her pockets, hoodie cropped, sunglasses on, ears up. The surface runs from citrus yellow through green to a molten orange at the boots. She is unapologetically confident.

Booth E13, Atlanta Art Fair, 1–4 October.

09/27/2026

Walkabouts at Unfinished Lines — daily during Nexus Art Week.

Join us every day from 29 September to 4 October, 12 – 1 pm, for a walkabout and a glass of w**e to celebrate the opening of Unfinished Lines. Walk the room with us and learn more about the four participating artists: Papytsho Mafolo, Hussein Salim, Pascal Konan and Aza Mansongi.

Four painters who leave the line open on purpose, in gold leaf, denim, impasto and cut pattern.

📍 Art of Contemporary Africa, Minnesota Street Project
1275 Minnesota St, Dogpatch, San Francisco

Unfinished Lines is a participating exhibition in Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week, 30 Sept – 4 Oct.

09/24/2026

Unfinished Lines is now open.

Four painters who leave the line open on purpose — Papytsho Mafolo, Hussein Salim, Pascal Konan and Aza Mansongi. Gold leaf and printed matter, built-up impasto, bleached denim, cut and layered pattern: work that rewards standing close and taking your time.

The title is borrowed from Mafolo, and the show picks up the thread of Pascal Konan's Unfinished Symphony.

Join us for walkabouts every day during Nexus Art Week, 29 Sept – 4 Oct, 12 – 1 pm, with a glass of w**e.

Art of Contemporary Africa
Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota St, Dogpatch, San Francisco
24 September – 24 October 2026

A participating exhibition in Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week

09/24/2026

Unfinished Lines is now open.

Four painters who leave the line open on purpose — Papytsho Mafolo, Hussein Salim, Pascal Konan and Aza Mansongi. Gold leaf and printed matter, built-up impasto, bleached denim, cut and layered pattern: work that rewards standing close and taking your time.

Join us for walkabouts every day during Nexus Art Week, 29 Sept – 4 Oct, 12 – 1 pm, with a glass of w**e.

Art of Contemporary Africa
Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota St, Dogpatch, San Francisco
24 September – 24 October 2026

A participating exhibition in Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week