Chief Constance Afiong "Afi" Ekong, Lady Attah (26 June 1930 – 24 February 2009) was a Nigerian artist and arts promoter.

Apr 14, 2023 · This post goes in-depth on the conservation treatment of the painting Grief by Afi Ekong. Treatment was completed by Katie Rovito, National Endowment for the Humanities Conservation Fellow at the Chrysler Museum of Art.

Sep 3, 2018 · A woman with a unique career path at the time, meet Chief Lady Afi Ekong, the first Nigerian female artist. On June 26, 1930, Chief Afi Ekong, as she was popularly known, was born into the...

NEH Fellow in Paintings Conservation, Katie Rovito, and Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow, Tashae Smith, sit down to discuss modern Nigerian artist, Afi Eko...

Jan 19, 2017 · USIS Lagos, 1960: Afi Ekong, Galeria. Buenos Aires, Argentina; J.K. Randle Hall, Lagos, 1962; Exhibition of Paintings by Afi Ekong. Administrative Staff College of Nigeria.

Jul 13, 2022 · For my first post of the Artist Talk series, I will be sharing information on the prolific artist Chief Lady Constance Afiong Ekong, also known as Afi Ekong. Along with being a pioneer of Modern Nigerian and African art, she was an art collector, …

Along with being a pioneer of modern Nigerian and African art, Chief Lady Constance Afiong Ekong also known as Afi Ekong, was an art collector, fashion designer, jewelry maker, and entrepreneur. Ekong was a present and influential figure …

Dec 6, 2023 · Nigerian artist and arts promoter Afi Ekong as she paints on a canvas, Lagos, Nigeria, January 1962. Ekong began her art studies in London in 1951 at the Oxford College of Arts and Technology, went on to Saint Martin’s School of …

Aug 26, 2021 · Chief Lady Constance Afiong ‘Afi’ Ekong was a Nigerian artist, art collector and promoter who was the first academically-trained female artist in Nigeria. She is reputed for establishing the first private art gallery in the country.

With its elegant features and statement earrings, this portrait highlights Afi Ekong’s striking beauty and sophisticated fashion sense. Ekong returned to Lagos in 1957 as one of the first female Nigerian artists to be academically trained abroad.