Olympia Auctions will hold a sale of Modern & Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art on 29 October 2025, featuring 66 lots curated by specialists Janet Rady and Elikem Logan. Highlights include works by Ben Enwonwu, Oluwole Omofemi, Johnson Ocheja, Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, and South African women weavers from the Rorke’s Drift Art and Craft Centre, with estimates ranging from £1,000 to £25,000.
The 11th Sogal art auction, themed “Yemoja,” will take place in Lagos, Nigeria, with a preview from October 29–31, 2025, at Signature Beyond Gallery, followed by an online auction on November 2, 2025. The auction features a diverse lineup of modern and contemporary African artists, including a standout painting by the late modernist Abayomi Barber titled *Yemoja* (1990), which inspired the theme, and Ogbemi Heyman’s *Single Room — A Story of Resilience and Togetherness* (Lot 83). Other notable lots include works by Ben Osawe, Uche Okeke, Soly Cissé, and Clary Nelson Cole, spanning generations and geographies.