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A Nigerian Gallery Opens Stateside
Marcellina Akpojotor, "Rhythm of Evolving Story (Conversation Series)" (image courtesy Rele Gallery and the artists)
Rele Gallery, a Nigerian art gallery focusing on women artists, will open in Los Angeles on February 1.
The gallery, which already has two locations in Lagos, will debut with Orita Meta – Crossroads, featuring work by three contemporary Nigerian female artists: Marcellina Akpojotor, Tonia Nneji, and Chidinma Nnoli.
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