Events and Talks

Special Project at 1:54 African Art Fair, London

Special Project at 1:54 African Art Fair, London

Our Canvas Grows From The Soil curated by Dr. Kara Blackmore Linking practices between Uganda and Ghana, the special project is comprised of artworks are all made from the medium of barkcloth (lubugo, kyenkyen), a UNESCO listed Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible...

Atlanta Art Fair 2026

Atlanta Art Fair 2026

1-4 October 2026 The group presentation from Borderlands Art will take collectors on a journey from the DR Congo, to Uganda and across the globe to the UK.  Alexander Kyungu Mwilambwe links African pasts to new imagined futures. He uses traditional symbols and...

Poetics In Print_Solo Exhibition by Gloria Kiconco

Poetics In Print_Solo Exhibition by Gloria Kiconco

This solo exhibition by Gloria Kiconco considers how text and paper become staging grounds for stories about life and relationships. Each artwork holds the language of intimacy, revealing a soft and subtle way of responding to heartbreak. Throughout the series there...

The Intermingled_Revolutionary Series by Elsadig Janka

The Intermingled_Revolutionary Series by Elsadig Janka

April 1 – June 3, 2026 Elsadig Janka, with his photographic series The Intermingled, documents the Sudanese revolution, providing a deeply personal and historical record of the protests on the streets of Khartoum. Through multiple exposure techniques, Janka...

Artist Talk: Confluence – Narratives of Fragmentation and Synthesis

Artist Talk: Confluence – Narratives of Fragmentation and Synthesis

Borderlands Art hosted a private artist talk featuring Gloria Kiconco and Charity Atukunda, two artists from Confluence, in an intimate discussion about their creative processes and the themes of fragmentation and synthesis in their work. This exclusive event brought...

Fusion and fission through art – The EastAfrican

Fusion and fission through art – The EastAfrican

Four contemporary artists - Manuela Lara, Gloria Kiconco, Charity Atukunda, and Elsadig Janka are holding a group exhibition in Kampala titled "Confluence: Fission, Fusion, and Creative Alchemy" that is exploring the dynamic intersections of art, culture, and identity...

Artsy Black History Month Spotlight

Artsy Black History Month Spotlight

Screenshot Artsy Editorial spotlights Borderlands Art as 1 of the 10 participating galleries to watch!Artsy’s online showcase Black-Owned Galleries Now showcases more than 60 gallerists from around the world and the artists they platform. Read more...