Mohamed Diabagate

Who is Joy Labinjo? Lovers, collectors and dealers of African art have a new rising star to keep their eyes on: Joy Labinjo. The British-Nigerian artist, who paints large-scale figurative paintings, often of black individuals, has leapt to rapid success in recent years, known for her talent in capturing sensitive, independent, contemplative, and vulnerable people — sometimes all in one. Rooted in her experiences of growing up as a multicultural black female in the United Kingdom, often being subject to racist remarks and marginalisation, Labinjo’s practice aims to celebrate Blackness...