Skoto Gallery

05/22/2026

05/18/2026

Fathi Hassan: Transformation Series I-VI, 2011

Fathi Hassan was born in 1957 to a Nubian family in Cairo, where his parents relocated after being displaced by the planned flooding during the construction of the Aswan Dam. He has often reflected upon this turmoil of displacement and dislocation in his work. He studied at the School of Fine Arts, Naples, Italy in 1979-84, and has participated in several exhibitions in Africa, Europe and the USA, including Harem Aleikum, curated by Rose Issa Projects, Leighton House Museum, London, 2010; Arabicity – Such a Near East, Bluecoat Arts Center, Liverpool, England and Arabicity – Arabi, Beirut Exhibition Center, Lebanon; also curated by Rose Issa Projects in 2010; “Apperto 88? ,Venice Biennial in 1988; 9th Cairo International Biennial, 2003; National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC in 2005, Dak’art – Dakar Biennial, Dakar, Senegal, 2008; and Villa Pisani, Str, Venice, Italy in 2008. He is in numerous collections including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

05/10/2026

Editions: Prints and Drawings, 1960s - Present, April 30-June 13, 2026

Slides:
Frank Bowling: Mother Approaching Sixty, 2003, photo etching.
2. Installation view: Wadsworth Jarrell (left) and Cathy Lebowitz.
3. Lula Mae Blocton: Color Line Twists, 1987, detail
4. Uche Okeke: Baptism, 1974, linocut
5. Lester Johnson, Silver Beach, 1996, Screenprint.
6. Installation view: Uche Okeke (left) and Bernard Guillot
7. Bruce Onobrakpeya: Uduowena, 1976 (left), Man, With Two Wives, 2012
8. Vladimir Cybil: Flowers After Benoît, 2093; After Hypolite, 2002
9. Fathi Hassan: Revolution Series, 2910
10. Lester Johnson, Men II, 1990. Screenprint.
11. Installation view: Uche Okeke.
12. Installation view: Lula Mae Blocton
13. Installation view: Juliana Zevallos.
14. Saheed Pratt: Ogboju-Ode, 1986, woodcut.
15. Bruce Onobrakpeya: Ophien Igede Adaare, 1986; Uduowena, 1976
16. Installation view: Bernard Guillot, Trokon Nagbe and Peter Wayne Lewis.
17. Installation view: Richard Hunt, Patrice Diako Boum and Fathi Hassan.
18. Bernard Guillot: Paysage, 2007
19. Bruce Onobrakpeya: Ophien Igede Adaare, 1986
20. Installation view: Eruaga- Fulani Girl, 2091; Olu Amoda ( Sculpture)

05/03/2026

Skoto Gallery is pleased to announce that the University of Richmond Student Acquisition Committee recently voted to acquire Magic Box, 2025 by Osi Audu for the permanent collection of the university’s Harnett Museum. Congratulations to the artist.

04/25/2026

Editions: Prints and Drawings, April 30 - June 13, 2026

Skoto Gallery is pleased to present "Editions: Prints and Drawings," an exhibition that includes works by a diverse group of established and emerging artists, including Lula Mae Blocton, Fathi Hassan, Richard Hunt, Wadsworth Jarrell, Lester Johnson, Michael Marshall, BruceOnobrakpeya, and Uche Okeke. The opening reception is on Thursday, April 30, from 6-8pm.

The exhibition includes over three dozen works utilizing varied techniques such as lithography, woodcut, etching, serigraphy, and mixed media. Drawing remains the foundation of the show, offering unique insights into the formal and perceptual relationships between the artwork and the viewer. The collection highlights the personal expressiveness and experimental nature of printmaking featuring works by artists recognized for their contributions to sculpture, painting, and modern African art.

Lula Mae Blocton is known for her exploration of color transparency and geometric structure. Her work is held in the Columbus Museum of Art and The Mott-Warsh Collection, Flint Michigan among others. She will be featured in the upcoming Aldrich Decennial which opens June 7, 2026-January 3, 2027, at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT.

Uche Okeke (1933-2016): A pioneer of modern Nigerian art who utilized traditional Igbo Uli designs. A master of lyrical and sensitive lines, he uses resplendent curves and fluid lines to convey the true harmonies of his artistic vision. His work is in the permanent collections of MoMA and the Newark Museum. He is included in the ongoing exhibition “The New Humans: Memories of the Future” at the newly reopened New Museum, New York.

Bruce Onobrakpeya (b. 1932): A founding member of the Zaria Art Society whose innovative printmaking techniques have been exhibited at the Tate Modern and the Smithsonian Institution. He remains a central figure in modern African art for his guiding theory that "art should be an instrument to help develop and benefit the local,”

Pictured: Bruce Onobrakpeya: Odede Erinmwin, 1984, deep etching plastograph, ed. 63/75, 13x10.5 inches

04/18/2026

Lula Mae Blocton is included in "The Aldrich Decennial: I Am What Is Around Me," at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT....opens June 7th

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield will showcase works by people who live and work in New York’s shadow.

04/13/2026

Mel Omoruyi Edwards and friends at the newly reopened New Museum. Opened March 21, 2026.