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SELECTED PRESS
2026 June. Afi Lane explores concepts of memory, migration in stirring 934 Gallery exhibition, Matter News READ MORE
2026 February. Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Daytime Chicago READ MORE
2025 March. the-System *. In Conversation With Afi Ese, Featured Artist Spread. Read more
2024 August. Brown Girls and Mental Health Magazine. Featured Artist Spread.
2023 October. Suboart Magazine. Featured Artist Spread.
2021 September. Blk Voices Magazine, Cover.
2021 August. Root Work Journal. Artwork.
2020 March. Brown Girls and Mental Health Magazine. Artwork and poetry.
2020 January. Black Art in America Newsletter.
INTERVIEWS & FEATURES
SuboArt Magazine
Afi Ese offers insight into her artistic practice, creative influences, and approach to narrative portraiture. The conversation introduces readers to the ideas and experiences that inform her work and her exploration of Black identity, cultural memory, and representation.
Matter News
With the approach of America250, marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, artist Afi Lane began to consider how the contributions of Black Americans had historically been downplayed, overlooked, and erased. Witness the actions undertaken by this current administration, which has advanced segregationist policies under the guise of rolling back corporatized DEI, taking advantage of the opportunity to rewrite history and deemphasize the struggle and accomplishments of Black Americans.
Daytime Chicago
For more than 50 years, the Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry has celebrated the depth and diversity of African American art.
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It’s the nation’s longest running exhibit of its kind, featuring paintings, sculpture, photography, and more by established and emerging Black artists, including young people. We visited the museum to get a look at the display that celebrates a legacy of Black innovations while inspiring the next generation.
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