Nike Art Gallery is West Africa’s largest art gallery founded and owned by the iconic Nike Davies-Okundaye — a globally revered indigenous textile designer from Ogidi, a Yoruba-speaking town in Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria.
View this post on Instagram
Renowned for her ingenious artistic works in Batik, Adire and embroidery pieces, Nike had her first solo exhibition at the Goethe Institute, Lagos, Nigeria in 1968. Since then, she has made several indelible impacts on African art and culture, garnering the attention of illustrious audiences across the globe, including the best of the art world in Europe and the United States of America.
View this post on Instagram
With a career spanning over 5 decades, Nike is one of Africa’s most recognised artists globally. She is a philanthropist who has raised thousands of Artists across Africa and empowered many women through free textile design education.
Her Lagos gallery, one of the largest of its kind in West Africa, boasts a collection of over 7,000 diverse artworks from various African artists and still offers free entry for individuals to date. Nike Art Gallery is also present in other states of the federation including Kogi and Osun states.
The Gallery is revamping and relaunching its edifice in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of the nation, giving it an even more remarkable facelift. Hit the ▶ button below to see the new look:
View this post on Instagram
Credit: