Somerset House, London, United Kingdom
16 Oct 2025 - 19 Oct 2025
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House for its 13th consecutive year across four days from 16 – 19 October 2025. As the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, 1-54 London 2025 will welcome more than 50 international exhibitors, based across 13 countries.
A significant number of the exhibitors are based on the African continent. 14 galleries will make their 1- 54 London debut including David Hill Gallery (London, UK), FILAFRIQUES (Geneva, Switzerland), Gallery Brulhart (Geneva, Switzerland), Galerie Hugues Charbonneau (Montreal, Canada), NATHAN CHICHE (Metz, France), Gallery Misr (Cairo, Egypt), KUB’ART GALLERY (Kinshasa, DRC + Montreal, Canada), Larkin Durey (London, UK), O’DA Art (Lagos, Nigeria), OH Gallery (Dakar, Senegal), Project Loop (London, UK), Rele Gallery (Lagos, Nigeria / London, UK / Los Angeles, USA), The 1897 Gallery (Lagos, Nigeria), TERN Gallery (Nassau, Bahamas) and TINTERA (Cairo, Egypt). The majority of these new participants are from the Global South.
Both new and returning exhibitors will present over 100 artists* working across an array of mediums from painting, photography and sculpture, performance to mixed media, textile and ceramics. Renowned artists such as Hassan Hajjaj, Ibrahim El Salehi, Lakwena Maciver and Seydou Keita will be exhibited alongside young and emerging talents including Joël Bigaignon, Zenaéca Singh, Khadija El Abyad and Afeez Onakoya (*artist list subject to change).
This edition will see a significant presence from Nigeria with galleries including Affinity, Ed Cross, O’DA Art, SOTO, and The 1897 Gallery. Participating artists include Samuel Nnorom, Austin Uzor, and Ayoola Gbolahan. South Africa also sees strong representation, with galleries including Afronova Gallery, Eclectica Contemporary, FILAFRIQUES, Guns & Rain, Kalashnikovv, presenting artists such as Alice Mann, Reggie Khumalo, Zana Masombuka, and Boemo Diale.
Another highlight of this year’s exhibition will be the showcase of modern artists, with Tristan Hoare Gallery showing Malick Sidibé, Seydou Keïta and Gora M’Bengue, and Loeve&Co putting works by Roland Dorcély on view.
