Ozwald Boateng hosts a group exhibition of artists represented by Kamba Fine Art at his iconic Savile Row flagship store from 20 November to 5 January 2015. Kamba Fine Art has curated a bespoke exhibition for Ozwald Boateng’s gallery, featuring unique pieces by artists including; Dominique Zinkpe, Ingrid Baars, Jean-Baptiste Sevette and Babajide Olatunji. Ozwald Boateng commented about the collaboration in his gallery: African culture is key to the future of the world, and I look forward to celebrating artists of African descent within my space.
Ingrid Baars ‘Rose-Mary’
Kamba Fine Art was founded by Leyla Simple in 2011. A former interior designer, Leyla is always on the lookout for new talent, travelling regularly to Africa where she looks for emerging artists to showcase and nurture in her exhibitions. She recently exhibited at the MULTIPLIED art fair at Christie’s, and at the Tribal Art Fair in London, and is planning pop up shows around the world to showcase the talent of the artists she discovers.
Leyla commented about the exhibition at Ozwald Boateng: Our Kamba team is particularly delighted to be work with Ozwald Boateng; he is a great and innovative artist in his own right, and each collection he creates is both inspiring and elegant. We hope that the combination of art – Ozwald’s and the artists we bring together – will create something truly unique for those who attend the show. The Kamba Fine Art hallmark has always been to present the best of modern art from different media and from selected African countries. Our selections are always a blend of established leaders in selected categories, complemented by a set of selected rising stars of the future – the combination creates a unique blend of the best of contemporary African art in all of its forms.
Dominique Zinkpe sculpture BlueKofi Allen ‘City on a Shoestring’ copyright the artist
Entries for the Kamba Fine Art Prize can be submitted to art prize@kambafineart.com until 19 January 2015.
Lee Sharrock is a global creative PR consultant, freelance curator, artist and contributor to FAD, Artlyst, Artplugged and Creative Review. Lee is also the founder of Culturalee.art. Culturalee is a celebration of the rich global tapestry of culture, including art exhibitions, museum shows, art fairs, cultural destinations, design, film, fashion, photography and literature. Culturalee highlights some of the most exciting talent and hotbeds of culture around the world with interviews, reviews and features. Lee studied at Norwich University of the Arts, University College London (UCL) and la Universita di Bologna, before embarking on a career in the art world and advertising industry. She started her career at Sotheby's Auctioneers and worked at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), M&C Saatchi, Timothy Taylor Gallery and Saatchi & Saatchi before launching Lee Sharrock PR as a bespoke cultural PR consultancy.www.leesharrock.co.uk
