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OOA Gallery

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OOA Gallery

Contemporary African Art Gallery Galería de arte contemporáneo africano

01/06/2026

For Opeyemi Matthew Olukotun, masculinity is not defined by performance or power, but by presence.

The Nigerian artist approaches portraiture as an act of contemplation, creating works that invite us to slow down and engage with the emotional depth that exists behind every gaze. His subjects emerge from the canvas with remarkable intimacy, occupying a space between vulnerability and strength, silence and self-awareness.
Rather than depicting heroic ideals, Olukotun focuses on the quiet realities of being human. His figures appear suspended in moments of reflection, revealing an inner world shaped by memory, experience, and personal transformation. Through subtle expressions and richly layered surfaces, he captures emotions that often remain unspoken, offering a nuanced perspective on contemporary masculinity.

In ECCE UOMO, his portraits become meditations on identity and self-recognition. The directness of his subjects’ presence encourages viewers to move beyond appearances and encounter the complexity that lies beneath social expectations. Each face tells a story, not through narrative detail, but through emotion, atmosphere, and the profound humanity conveyed in every brushstroke.

OOA Gallery, Sitges
June 6 – July 19, 2026
OPENING
Saturday June 6 at 8pm

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31/05/2026

ECCE UOMO explores masculinity as a fluid and evolving experience, shaped by memory, identity, movement, and human connection.

Nigerian artist Emeka Udemba brings to the exhibition his internationally acclaimed mixed-media practice, where painting, collage, and layered fragments of printed media converge to create powerful visual narratives. His works investigate themes of migration, identity, visibility, memory, and human dignity, transforming found images and everyday materials into poetic reflections on contemporary life.

Through richly textured surfaces and expressive compositions, Udemba challenges dominant narratives while revealing the resilience, complexity, and humanity that exist beneath them. His distinctive visual language invites viewers to reflect on belonging, displacement, and the stories that shape who we are.

For Udemba, portraiture becomes more than representation; it becomes a space where personal histories and collective experiences intersect. The fragmented layers that characterize his work echo the complexities of cultural identity in an interconnected world, creating images that are both deeply intimate and universally relevant.

OOA Gallery, Sitges
June 6 – July 19, 2026

29/05/2026

OPEN CALL CLOSED — THANK YOU!

On behalf of OOA Gallery, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the 120 talented artists who submitted their portfolios for our International Open Call for African Textile Artists.

We have been inspired by the creativity, dedication, and outstanding quality of the applications received from across the globe. Thank you for sharing your vision, stories, and artistic practices with us.

We are currently reviewing all submissions with great care.

The selected artist will be officially announced on Friday, June 5.

We deeply appreciate your interest in being part of this exhibition and look forward to celebrating the richness and innovation of contemporary African textile art together.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

OOA Gallery, Barcelona

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27/05/2026

IT’S TIME FOR MODOU GUEYE!

Modou Gueye (Senegal) is among a compelling generation of contemporary African artists redefining portraiture through emotion, memory, and chromatic intensity.

Now based in Barcelona, his practice has gained increasing international recognition through exhibitions including Dak’Art Biennale 2024 and AfriKin Art Fair during Miami Art Week / Art Basel Miami Beach. His journey across geographies and cultures has profoundly shaped an artistic vocabulary grounded in empathy, resilience, and human connection.

For Gueye, portraiture extends beyond representation. His figures inhabit richly patterned and luminous environments where color becomes psychological space and identity unfolds through presence rather than narrative certainty. Each canvas invites contemplation of dignity, vulnerability, and the complexity of lived experience.

OOA Gallery is pleased to present four works by Modou Gueye as part of the group exhibition ECCE UOMO: Masculinity in Contemporary African Art.

OPENING ECCE UOMO
Saturday, June 6th at 8pm
With the presence of artist Modou Gueye

26/05/2026

Step into the world of Inner Gardens - duo show by Jomad & Tiffany Alfonseca at OOA Gallery.

JOMAD explores movement, transformation, and the emotional power of the body through bold and immersive compositions.
TIFFANY ALFONSECA celebrates Afro-diasporic identity, intimacy, and everyday beauty through vibrant color and storytelling.

Together, their universes create a poetic dialogue between nature, memory, and identity.

Discover the exhibition until May 31.

OOA Gallery, Barcelona

25/05/2026

World Africa Day — May 25

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On the occasion of World Africa Day, OOA Gallery celebrates the powerful vision of DANIEL ONGUENE, whose work embodies an Africa in motion, inventive, resilient, and sovereign. Through vibrant scenes of everyday life, Daniel Onguene highlights an African youth that imagines, transforms, and builds its own future.

In “The Dreamer” artwork, the artist captures this new generation of African innovators developing local solutions to the continent’s energy and social challenges. Inspired by a Cameroonian project that produces biogas from discarded charcoal dust, the work becomes a symbol of an Africa that creates, produces, and reinvents its own models.

With “Soul Food Équatoriale” artwork, Daniel Onguene also celebrates the silent strength of Africa’s informal sector: the women, families, and entrepreneurs who contribute daily to the continent’s economic and cultural growth.

His work offers a deeply human perspective on often marginalized figures, while affirming African dignity, creativity, and pride.

At OOA Gallery, we are proud to champion artists who tell a different story of Africa: a contemporary, ambitious continent in the midst of a true renaissance.

This May 25, we celebrate an Africa that dreams, innovates, and confidently asserts itself on the global stage.

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23/05/2026

TIFFANY ALFONSECA
Déjà vu, 2026
Glitter, gouache, colored pencils on watercolor paper
76 cm H × 56 cm W

INNER GARDENS - duo show
OOA GALLERY

Don’t hesitate for asking the pdf catalog

21/05/2026

ECCE UOMO at OOA GALLERY! Summer group show is coming…

ECCE UOMO invites collectors and audiences into a compelling dialogue on masculinity, identity, and representation through the voices of eleven contemporary African and diasporic artists. Presented by OOA Gallery in Sitges from June 6 to July 19, 2026, this summer group exhibition unfolds as a powerful exploration of vulnerability, memory, resilience, and transformation through painting, photography, collage, and mixed media. Opening during Sitges’ Pride Month and featuring the presence of artist Modou Gueye, ECCE UOMO reflects the urgency of contemporary conversations surrounding gender and emotional identity while celebrating the richness and diversity of African figurative practice today.

Bringing together works by Abel Beyene, Angèle Etoundi Essamba, Emeka Udemba, Matthew Eguavoen, Michael Ebuka, Modou Gueye, Moses Zibor, Oliver Okolo, Okoye Chukwuemeka John, Opeyemi Matthew Olukotun, and REWA, the exhibition creates a dynamic encounter between established and emerging voices from across Africa and its diaspora. Each artist offers a distinct visual language, revealing masculinity not as a singular or fixed condition, but as a layered and evolving experience shaped by intimacy, cultural memory, symbolism, and personal narrative.

You can discover the show on www.ooagallery.com in preview.

Artists featured in this post:

REWA - visual Artist
Angèle Etoundi Essamba - Photographer

19/05/2026

IT’S TIME FOR TIFFANY ALFONSECA

Tiffany Alfonseca’s work has become a powerful visual affirmation of Afro-Caribbean and diasporic identity within the international contemporary art scene. Through vibrant compositions, saturated colors, and symbolically charged portraits, the artist celebrates beauty, memory, femininity, and the dignity of Black and Afro-Latin communities, creating images rooted in belonging, pride, and resilience. OOA Gallery
Her pictorial language merges personal history, Dominican heritage, and cultural representation, challenging limited narratives surrounding the Black experience. Each work becomes a space for contemplation, affirmation, and recognition, where color, pattern, and texture transform into symbols of identity and collective memory.
With a rapidly expanding international trajectory, Tiffany Alfonseca has participated in major exhibitions and art fairs in cities such as New York, London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Barcelona, and South Africa, including the landmark exhibition WHEN WE SEE US: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting at Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa.
At OOA Gallery, her work engages in dialogue with a new generation of artists redefining contemporary African and diasporic figuration through an intimate, sophisticated, and deeply cultural lens. ✨
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Dirección

OOA GALLERY/Carrer Nou 1
Sitges
08870

Horario de Apertura

Lunes	11:00 - 14:30
	18:00 - 20:30
Jueves	11:00 - 14:30
	18:00 - 20:30
Viernes	11:00 - 14:30
	18:00 - 20:30
Sábado	11:00 - 14:30
	18:00 - 21:00
Domingo	11:00 - 15:00

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