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  • DADA GALLERY CHAMPIONS ARTISTS WHOSE PRACTICE REFLECTS THE TIMES AND DEVELOPS NEW WAYS IN WHICH ART CAN SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER. THE GALLERY HAS EARNED A REPUTATION FOR SUPPORTING ARTISTS FROM AFRICA AND ITS DIASPORAS WITHIN A TRANSNATIONAL CONTEXT.

     

    DADA GALLERY IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING ARTISTS EXPLORING WIDE RANGING THEMES SUCH AS HERITAGE, IDENTITY, SEXUALITY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES. THE GALLERY WAS FOUNDED AS AN ONLINE JOURNAL THAT EXPLORED THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICS AND ART; AFTER WHICH IT EVOLVED INTO A PROJECT BASED POP-UP EXHIBITION MODEL FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON EMERGING ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT.


    IN 2025, DADA GALLERY OPENED ITS FIRST SPACE IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. SERVING AS BOTH EXHIBITION SITE AND CULTURAL GATHERING SPACE, THE GALLERY HAS DEEPENED ITS FOCUS ON EXPLORING INNOVATIVE AND IMMERSIVE WAYS TO INVITE AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE WITH ITS DYNAMIC ROSTER OF ARTISTS, WHILE MAINTAINING AN EXPANSIVE PROGRAMME OF INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND COLLABORATIONS.