Tiwani Contemporary is committed to connecting global artists and international audiences, opening space for dialogue about experience and belonging. Over the past 13 years, the gallery has become preeminent in championing artists from Africa and its diaspora to collectors and institutions based both in and beyond the continent.

The gallery was founded in London in 2011 by Maria Varnava, a Greek Cypriot who grew up in Lagos, with the guidance of her friend and mentor, the internationally renowned Nigerian curator Bisi Silva (1962-2019). At Vima, Tiwani will feature a group presentation showcasing work representative of the gallery’s historical and recent programme. Across painting, serigraphy, photography and textile work, the artists in the booth reflect on how physical and perceptual landscapes activate different forms of belonging. The presentation includes work by Virginia Chihota (b. 1983, Zimbabwe); Miranda Forrester (UK); Joy Labinjo (b. 1994, UK/Nigeria); Dawit L. Petros (b. 1972, Eritrea); Paula Do Prado (b. 1979, Uruguay); Muzae Sesay (b.1989, USA).