Lakwena Maciver British, b. 1986

LINK TO ARTICLE London-based artist Lakwena Maciver has developed a design for an energy facility in Brent Cross Town in her signature uplifting style. At...

LINK TO ARTICLE UK architecture studio IF–DO and artist Lakwena have wrapped an electrical substation in Brent Cross, London , in an artwork informed by...

LINK TO ARTICLE The artist’s new exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park considers questions of power and ownership, colonialism and free speech. Here, in her own...

LINK TO ARTICLE In the contemplative halls of the art world, inviting laughter in response to carefully created paintings is risky, but this is exactly...

LINK TO ARTICLE It was in 2021 that the British-Ugandan artist Lakwena Maciver was asked to put together a solo show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park,...

LINK TO ARTICLE Colourful, bold and very, very loud. London-based artist Lakwena Maciver has transformed a classic Mini into a work of art full of...

LINK TO ARTICLE “My God, the amount of emailing”: art director Bryan Mayes talks us through the highs, lows, and “sheer amount of commissioning” that...

LINK TO ARTICLE Time Out distributes its last London print copies on Thursday. The final edition leads on a “London Rising” theme and features a...

LINK TO ARTICLE Jump Paintings Hastings Contemporary 18 June – 25 September 2022 LINK TO EXHIBITION Basketball tells stories. Some are of joy and triumph,...

LINK TO ARTICLE Collecting art is more than a hobby. It's also has potential as a long-term investment and is a way to show your...

LINK TO ARTICLE Jump Paintings; Part 2 8 – 28 February 2022 LINK TO EXHIBITION In 2020, as a muralist much in demand, Lakwena Maciver...

LINK TO ARTICLE Jump Paintings; Part 2 8 – 28 February 2022 LINK TO EXHIBITION Living through the pandemic and re-reading an article from 2003...

LINK TO ARTICLE Jump Paintings; Part 1 Vigo Gallery 19 January – 5 February 2022 LINK TO EXHIBITION Spinning the world through basketball to deliver...

LINK TO ARTICLE Jump Paintings; Part 1 Vigo Gallery 19 January – 5 February 2022 LINK TO EXHIBITION The London-based artist discusses painting colourful works...

LINK TO ARTICLE You may have already encountered Lakwena Maciver’s “Afrofuturistic portals to utopia” across sites in London, Paris, Munich, Los Angeles, Miami, and many...

LINK TO ARTICLE Jump Paintings; Part 1 Vigo Gallery 19 January – 5 February 2022 LINK TO EXHIBITION Sport. The final frontier. At least it...

LINK TO ARTICLE Jump Paintings; Part 1 Vigo Gallery 19 January – 5 February 2022 LINK TO EXHIBITION For some, basketball is just a sport....

LINK TO ARTICLE Jump Paintings; Part 1 Vigo Gallery 19 January – 5 February 2022 LINK TO EXHIBITION Lakwena Maciver’s stunningly bright, colourful, enormous paintings...

LINK TO ARTICLE Who will be the next big thing? We asked some of the art world’s leading curators, writers, art advisors, and gallery directors...

LINK TO ARTICLE Aerial Basket Ball paintings 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The courtyard of Somerset House. Strand, London WC2R 1LA 14 – 17 October...

LINK TO ARTICLE Aerial Basket Ball paintings 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The courtyard of Somerset House. Strand, London WC2R 1LA 14 – 17 October...

LINK TO ARTICLE Back in the Air: A Meditation on Higher Ground Temple Station's Roof Terrace 7 October 2021 – 1 September 2022 LINK TO...

LINK TO ARTICLE Aerial Basket Ball paintings 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The courtyard of Somerset House. Strand, London WC2R 1LA 14 – 17 October...

LINK TO ARTICLE Back in the Air: A Meditation on Higher Ground Temple Station's Roof Terrace 7 October 2021 – 1 September 2022 LINK TO...

LINK TO ARTICLE Back in the Air: A Meditation on Higher Ground Temple Station's Roof Terrace 7 October 2021 – 1 September 2022 LINK TO...

LINK TO ARTICLE Back in the Air: A Meditation on Higher Ground Temple Station's Roof Terrace 7 October 2021 – 1 September 2022 LINK TO...

LINK TO ARTICLE The power of connectivity is at the heart of Lakwena and Fiorucci’s bold collaboration. “My name means ‘messenger’ in Acholi,” says London-based...

Aerial Basket Ball paintings 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The courtyard of Somerset House. Strand, London WC2R 1LA 14 – 17 October 2021 LINK TO...

LINK TO ARTICLE Aerial Basket Ball paintings 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The courtyard of Somerset House. Strand, London WC2R 1LA 14 – 17 October...

LINK TO ARTICLE Based in London, artist Lakwena Maciver employs bright colour and bold text to create paintings which, often appearing in public spaces, can...

LINK TO ARTICLE Aerial Basket Ball paintings 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The courtyard of Somerset House. Strand, London WC2R 1LA 14 – 17 October...

Aerial Basket Ball paintings 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The courtyard of Somerset House. Strand, London WC2R 1LA 14 – 17 October 2021 LINK TO...

LINK TO ARTICLE Back in the Air: A Meditation on Higher Ground Temple Station's Roof Terrace 7 October 2021 – 1 September 2022 LINK TO...

LINK TO ARTICLE Back in the Air: A Meditation on Higher Ground Temple Station's Roof Terrace 7 October 2021 – 1 September 2022 LINK TO...

LINK TO ARTICLE Back in the Air: A Meditation on Higher Ground Temple Station's Roof Terrace 7 October 2021 – 1 September 2022 LINK TO...

LINK TO ARTICLE Back in the Air: A Meditation on Higher Ground Temple Station's Roof Terrace 7 October 2021 – 1 September 2022 LINK TO...

LINK TO ARTICLE It may seem pointless painting a roof hardly anyone can see, but this artist wanted to create something facing ‘heavenward’. Lakwena Maciver,...

LINK TO ARTICLE Black Bold British. Curated by Aindrea Emelife Christies 1 – 22 October 2021 LINK TO EXHIBITION “I like to see my curatorial...

LINK TO ARTICLE Bold Black British Christies 1 – 22 October 2021 EVENT DETAILS Christie’s will hold an exhibition of Black British art at its...

LINK TO EXHIBITION Nothing Can Separate Us: the London-born artist on the significance of her latest bold and beautifully bright artwork, and how her city...

LINK TO ARTICLE Nothing Can Separate Us Covent Garden. Floral Street 8 July – 30 September 2021 LINK TO EXHIBITION Floral Street in Covent Garden...

LINK TO ARTICLE Nothing Can Separate Us Covent Garden. Floral Street 8 July – 30 September 2021 LINK TO EXHIBITION If you happen to pass...

Nothing Can Separate Us Covent Garden. Floral Street 8 July – 30 September 2021 LINK TO EXHIBITION “In the pink! Covent Garden has unveiled an...

LINK TO ARTICLE Jump Paintings; Part 2 8 – 28 February 2022 LINK TO EXHIBITION In 2020, as a muralist much in demand, Lakwena Maciver...

LINK TO ARTICLE The London-based artist discusses the motivation and process behind her epic painted murals, which combine vibrant colour palettes with uplifting messages that...

LINK TO ARTICLE Homeplace Hastings Contemporary. Galleries 1+2 Rock-a-Nore Rd, Hastings TN34 3DW 10 December 2020 – 9 May 2021 LINK TO EXHIBITION Born in...

LINK TO ARTICLE London-based contemporary artist Lakwena recently unveiled a massive text-based work in the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Situated across the flooring of...

LINK TO ARTICLE In Normandy, the sky burns bright. Daffodils bloom and fruit trees blossom. At least, that’s the case in David Hockney’s universe, where...

LINK TO ARTICLE LAKWENA MACIVER’s bright, bold murals adorn walls in Vienna, New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Sweden, and her home city of...

LINK TO UNIQLO TATE LATES: NIGHT IN – STREAM 1 While Tate galleries are closed Uniqlo Tate Lates: Night In will be streaming an artist-led...

LINK TO ARTICLE   Seven recent paintings by London-based artist Lakwena Maciver, who often goes by just her first name, fairly shout. They’re homemade street...