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Today is the 24th of October.

It’s Black History Month in the U.K.

I love Black History Month.

I love Black History.

Love it.

Love it.

Love it.

Love it even more when certain people question why it deserves to celebrated.

When I was younger they told us Black History Month was about the ending of slavery.

We were taught about Martin Luther King and the dream he had.

It started and ended there.

Allegedly.

It’s a different story for the Black Children of today though.

Thank God.

Just like our kinfolk in the United States, we have contributed so much to this great country but are the least recognised.

Never made sense to me. Ever. Shame.

Still, we rise.

Ten years ago Solange Knowles released the monumental ‘A Seat at the Table’ who remembers?

I almost forgot, until Okiki reminded me.

Thank you Okiki.

What a great album. Forever relevant.

Anyway, Happy Black History Month to those celebrating.

There’s so much to celebrate.

I love being Black British.

I love being Black.

Love it.

Love it.

Love it.

See you in a month.

J. H x

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I’m showing a few paintings as part of The Everyday Extraordinary at the Print House Gallery in Dalston until October 31st. I’m blessed to be showing alongside friends @ruthossaistudio @jaccartist @halina___edwards @kaydavisartist and other brilliant artists. And round the corner from my home and my studio. I’m so grateful for this community.😁Thank you so much @lukeossai for the invitation to be part of this!🙏🏾✨

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My birthday and the opening evening for this exhibition fell on the exact same day. It’s funny how days can transform depending on your context.

Growing up in Lagos, October 1st was always a bank holiday as Nigeria celebrated her Independence—so it has always held significance in more than one way for me. Plus it ensured a day off from school🙌🇳🇬

To share this birthday while kicking off the celebration of 100 years of Black history and organised Black commemoration made the moment even more profound.

An extraordinary day surrounded by an atmosphere filled with so much life, history, and shared stories!
The opening night of “Everyday Extraordinary” curated by @lukeossai was such a rich, unforgettable experience. Luke, thank you so much for your wealth of inspiration and your vision in curating a space that brought together so much love, care, and appreciation for the narratives you wove together.
Alongside the deeply inspiring artists and co-curators @colleeno_artist, as well as @ruthossaistudio who graced the walls with their remarkable pieces whilst curating a community space that made everyone feel included. Cannot forget @ryancolemanconnolly also! Thank you everyone! for all your effort, time, sweat, and tears to ensure a space that wasn’t just beautiful, but pure with history and identity.

What a beautiful night where every creative involved held a true voice and space.
And thank you to @idiascommunitykitchen for the nourishment and the beautiful smiles you put on everyone’s faces and bellies.
I am so grateful to have shared this space with the art community in Dalston, and thank you to all my friends and family who came out to celebrate and support and simultaneously help me document😂 @alice_eves for capturing these amazing moments from the night📸

What a privilege to stand alongside such exceptionally talented artists who continue to render the everyday extraordinary through their own practices🌻🎨

Don’t waste time—make sure you see this beautiful exhibition!!

📍 Print House Gallery at Bootstrap, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL
🗓 On display until 31st October 2026
🕒 Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm

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Thank you!
#caribbeanstyle

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🌞💘 summer 2k26 💘🌞

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@mslaurynhill commissioned me to create an installation for her @diasporacalling festival. A weekend of art, music and culture from across the diaspora, alongside a line up including @summaeverythang @alvarobarrington @kione_g @olaoluslawn @halina___edwards and an incredible group of artists, musicians and creatives. Massive thanks to @mslaurynhill for the invitation to be part of this and to curator @lisaanderson for making it happen!

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Just a peek into my life 📂📦

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“Post your accomplishments..,” they say, “provide occasional proof of life…,” they say. “Text me back ??!”, they say that too.

So here I am. I did a thing. Firstly, I wrote this exhibition catalogue with the help of @codylockyear. I also, owned distribution and co-produced this virtual gallery alongside @codylockyear, @makeilanevette, and the @blacksofaredotna team.

So glad to see this out in the world and honored to showcase the work of such exceptional artists.

Visit @blacksofaredotna to learn more and to visit the gallery. Check out our Substack as well to read the piece for a closer look at the work.

Bragging on social media ✅
Proof of life ✅
Text backs… 👁️🫦👁️ (pending)

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The portal is officially open.

Today, we are proud to launch SLATROP, the inaugural exhibition of BoA Gallery (BoAG), a new virtual exhibition series by Blacks of Are.na.

Over the past several months, artists, curators, writers, and collaborators have come together to consider the portal not as a destination, but as a site of transformation—a threshold where memory, imagination, history, and possibility converge.

The result is a collection of works spanning collage, sculpture, video, photography, digital media, and mixed media. Some portals transport us through memory. Others through grief, imagination, intimacy, conflict, ancestry, or possibility. Together, they invite us to reconsider how we move between worlds, identities, and ways of knowing.
Thank you to every artist who trusted us with their work and to every community member who helped bring this vision to life.
The gallery is now live. 
Visit the exhibition through the link in bio. 
Displayed in this post are works that you can find on display in the gallery by our featured artists. 
Credits:
1. Halina Edwards, The Teacher, 2025. Cellophane, bamboo, string, nylon. @halina___edwards
2. Justin Jenkins, Knuckle Up, Buckle Up, 2026. @mistadeadhead
3. Dylan Fragnière Akono, Untitled, 2025. Analog collage on paper, oil stick, and oil pastel on paper. @dada_okafor
4. Moustafa Hassan, C.O.W. (Cost of War), 2023. Mixed media, archival print, digital. @muemuto
5. Baaba Andrews, for y(our) loved ones, 2025. Digital collage. @sun.sonics
6. Alice Otieno, Album Art for “Meu lugar é seu lugar”, 2025. Photography shot on iPhone @aliceeo_
7. Chris Osagie, In Praise of Opacity IV, 2026. Single-channel video (excerpt); TouchDesigner, Insta360 X5, 360° capture. @chrisosagie_

Curated by Makéila NéVette @makeilanevette and Cody “Loc” Lockyear @codylockyear

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SLATROP. May, 30th, 2026
A new virtual exhibition kicking off the Blacks of Are.na Gallery (BoAG) series
Exploring Black creativity, memory, and cultural preservation through digital space, SLATROP centers the idea of portals as both artistic and spiritual technology. Through photography, painting, music, graphic design, digital media, and more the exhibition reflects on Black art as a site of witnessing, reflection, and preservation.

Featuring works by:
Alice Otieno @aliceeo_
Justin Jenkins @mistadeadhead
Chris Osagie @chrisosagie_
Halina Edwards @halina___edwards
Moustafa Hassan @muemuto
Baaba Andrews @sun.sonics
Dylan Fragnière Akono @dada_okafor

Curated by:
Makéila NéVette @makeilanevette
Cody “Loc” Lockyear @codylockyear

The exhibition goes live May 30th, 2026.

Comment “portal” for the RSVP link.

cc:

1. Dylan Fragnière Akono | “Untitled,” 2025 | Analog collage on paper

2. Chris Osagie | “In Praise of Opacity VII,” 2026 | Digital photograph; TouchDesigner, Insta360 X5, Tonal Inversion

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Working with Nour ✨💫💫

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Thank you to everyone who visited ‘Under Archives’ at SET 91. It’s been a pleasure sharing this exhibition with you and celebrating the artists whose work reflects on how histories are held, forgotten, and reclaimed.

Co-curated by Ellie Dobbs (@ellie__dobbs) and Verity Monroe (@v_m_v_m_v_m) and featuring works by Leily Moghtader Mojdehi (@mojjyart), Halina Edwards (@halina___edwards), Harmeet Singh Rahal (@harmeetrahal), Veronica Bello (@verobellostudio), Mya Cavner (@myacav), Francesca Telling (@francescatelling), Toulip Wonder (@toulip._.wonder) and the Sri Lankan Archive Collective, the show brought together research-driven and community-led approaches to archiving across textiles, moving image, sound, sculpture, and collaborative processes.

Across both these approaches, artists brought impactful histories to light, challenging the administrative and authoritarian frameworks that have long dictated how archives are built and remembered. In doing so, they reclaimed the archive: both as a living, participatory space and as a site of resistance, continually shaped by our collective lives and actions.

Huge thanks to all the artists, to those who joined us, and to the Exhibition Hub, Department of Art at Goldsmiths, for their support in realising the exhibition @goldexhibitions

Photos by Charlie Goodall @movingface

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