“Tracing a Decade: Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa” in partnership with the Njabala Foundation focuses on the work of women artists during the 1960s, a decade of deep transformation on the African continent in which most African countries gained independence. This period has had a significant impact on the work of postcolonial African artists.

The project will trace the paths and works of women artists whose practice has been blurred for decades and whose contributions to early postcolonial narratives have yet to be recognized. It will follow guiding questions such as: Who were the women artists of the time? How did they work? How was their work received? What themes and questions were they exploring through their work?

As part of this programme, AWARE and the Njabala Foundation co-organised the symposium Tracing a Decade: Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa, which took place at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda on 8 and 9 March, 2024.

This programme is supported by Institut français and Fondation Gandur pour l’art.