Benjamin Abana

Babu Rana kuna (No Sun Burn) - 80 x 100 cm

Kwarara (Flow) - 80 x 100 cm

Fuskantar Kiɗa (Facing the Music) - 100 x 120 cm

Duwatsu Daga Jiya - Stones From Yesterday

120 x 150 cm

Working on stuff for my exhibition at in late July. Depending on the final result this might be one amongst a selcection of larger scale works…

Jeg er meget beæret over at jeg igår fik lov at sætte mit præg på tronskiftedagen og male det sidste portræt af kronprinsen, få timer før han blevet udråbt til konge.

Tak til og for få noget fornuftigt ud af mig og for de fine rammer

Gud bevare os alle sammen🙏🏽

Mai hikima - 80 x 100 cm - oil on linen

Tsirara (Naked)

120*150 cm - oil on linen

Daga kasa ja (From Red Soil)

120*150 cm - Oil on linen

Mural painting at Werkstatt 167 on Copenhagen Street Food - Reffen

A 10 hour project and right next to talented Stine Hvid. What an awesome weekend together with komendantttt and dei malmo and Nico Hagemann

Thanks to Bates for the hook up🙏🏽

Having my first exhibition in years in Copenhagen. “Basic Human Emotions” Together with New Afro and Nearweek August 18th to 20th.

Open Friday From 7.30 pm. Saturday and Sunday From 3 to 9 pm.

Launch and presentation of NFT collection.

Looking forward to see you there🚀

KUNSTEN AT HØRE TIL

Hvad betyder det egentlig at høre til? Hvilke masker, roller og egenskaber påtager vi os for at passe ind? Og hvor efterlades vi, når fællesskabet bevæger sig monotont uden plads til at skille sig ud?

Gennem værker af Benjamin Abana og Sara Jordan inviterer vi til en udstilling og talk, hvor vi tager en dybdegående og personlig tilgang til individets sårbarhed.

Udstillingen starter med et lydunivers skabt af den talentfulde filmskaber Sara Jordan, der formår at skabe en forbindelse mellem os og dem gennem isolerede stemmer. Som modtagere bliver vi forventningsløse lyttere og oplever den menneskelige forbindelse på tværs af forskelligheder.

Efter lydoplevelsen udfolder Benjamin Abanas smukke værker individets fragmenterede rejse fra isolerede individer til modet med samfundet og håbet om at finde forløsning gennem følelsen af at høre til. Hans værker er taktile og inviterer til refleksion.

Mød dem hver især på Meleret Melanin hvor vi resten af ugen vil introducere dem, deres håndværk, kunst og vision.

Vi ses lørdag d.3 juni i HUSET

“The way, the truth and the light”

100 x 120 - Acrylic on canvas

Part of the exhibition at from April 29th

Off Sepia / Turquoise 40 x 40 cm

Martha

Dead Music For Peace - 100 x 120 cm

Transformation Midair - 200 x 100 cm

Iceberg - 100 x 120 cm

Future Work - 100 x 120 cm

“Scandinavian Drama” - 100 x 120 cm

“Fury Royale” - 80 x 100 cm

“Fear Of Loathing” - 100 x 120 cm

Thank you for letting me use your face Noah Carter

“Pleasantly Pink” - 80 x 100 cm

“Anger in the making” - 100 x 120 cm

A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.

“Sea scape” - 240 x 200 cm

Inspired by the west coast of Denmark and watching the enormous power in that sea, I’ve always known I would need to paint it in some form.
A great personal challenge and a much needed self therapeutic project.

This will be on display at in Bogense in May 2022.

What a year it has been.. So much work and so little time. These two are due next year in my only two shows i Cologne and Bogense. I’ve worked a little more on the self portrait after the first picture was taken.

Well, it’s time for a much needed break.. A (late) Merry Christmas to you all and see you 2022✌🏽

The Wounded Spirit - work in progress

Creating works for an exhibition next year with newafros - more to come…

News! is now my primary gallery. It’s important to me to be working with people that sees my vision and with whom I have a great connection. is a home for my art and a place for it to breath and the owners are professional, genuine and good people. This is truly important for me, as an artist, in order to blossom.

Photo and interview:

Danmarks bedste portrætmaler får fast galleri i Bogense Samarbejdet med Galleri Huset Knægt

Getting ready for the opening on Saturday. Fyens.dk has this article about the exhibition

Looking forward to show new pieces.

“Mens Et Manus” - 170 x 110 cm