Issue 1

Conscious Art

The Moveee is an online and print art and culture magazine empowering the creative expressions of people of colour, publishing new creative works across fields, and capturing adventures, lifestyles, work ethics, & cultural thought leadership.

Issue 0: Conscious Art profiles and spotlights emerging artists in different fields from across Africa. This issue features artists Matthew Eguavoen (Nigeria), Julius Agbaje (Nigeria), Mofoluso Eludire (Nigeria), Ademola Ojo (Nigeria), Olukotun Opeyemi (Nigeria), Amanda Kandiwire-Khoza (South Africa), and photographers Harry Odunze (Nigeria), Obibini Kobby (Ghana), Emmanuel Anté (Nigeria) and Xaddim Bamba Mbow (Senegal). It also features Ganiyat Sani, an art director from Nigeria, writer Ife Olatona (Nigeria), and an interview with Kenyan author Professor Kithaka wa Mberia.

Cover Art: Matthew Eguavoen (used with with permission)

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Series

The Lane

2 stories

For artist Matthew Eguavoen, the highest calling is to ignite change

Despite being a self-taught artist, Matthew Eguavoen, a full-time contemporary painter from Nigeria, has placed himself in the glo…

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How Johnson Ocheja is setting the standard for self-taught contemporary artists

We sat down with Johnson Ocheja as part of The Creative Lane, a series of features in which we set the stage for creative people…

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Series

The Free Critics

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Xaadim Bamba Mbow — Emotive art from the heart of Dakar

Named after Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke, the Sufi saint and religious leader who lived from 1853 to 1927, Xaadim Bamba Mbow was born in G…

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News

10 stories

Harry Odunze tells the real African story with photography

Harry Odunze, a photographer and creative director from Benin, Nigeria, started photography because he fell in love with its vocab…

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Ganiyat Sani wants to champion global representation of Sahel African Art with Gazelle Creative Collective

“So many artists have the talent, but they do not know about scaling their art into mainstream acceptance.” Ganiyat Sani told me d…

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Amanda Kandawire-Khoza: The Pilot Who Runs a Thriving Art Practice

Craftsperson. Tick. Digital illustrator. Tick. Pilot. Tick. Entrepreneur. Tick. Community organizer. Tick. Amanda Kandawire-Khoza …

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Opeyemi Olukotun captures human emotions and society in his paintings

We sat down with Opeyemi Olukotun as part of The Creative Lane, a series of features in which we set the stage for creative people…

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Obibini Kobby, the creative photographer panning in on Ghana’s everyday realities

The works of Ghanian creative photographer, Obinini Kobby, are filled with bright and vibrant colours. He has built a strong portf…

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Ademola Ojo creates art to preserve culture and document society

Nigerian contemporary visual artist, Ademola Ojo, dreams of a time when the world will marvel at the traditions of the Yorubas, sp…

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How Mofoluso Eludire reimagines comfort and restraint in her works

The Lagos-based artist talks about exploring the positive side of restraint and the negative side of comfort with each art stroke

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Julius Agbaje — Humor and metaphor as tools for advocacy in art

Three things bring validation to an artist: emotional reassurance, when you see someone have an emotional connection to your art, …

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Professor Kithaka wa Mberia – African literature from the perspective of a Kenyan literary scholar

Imagine the first taste of cold water at the end of a sweltering hot day. Perfectly satisfying. That is exactly how I felt after a…

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Ife Olatona is defying the norm and following his most intense obsessions

If you are a huge fan of American television series, then perhaps you are familiar with the series Modern Love, a rom-com antholog…

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