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Photo: SMAC Gallery © Lhola Amira.

Lhola Amira's Work Offers a Call To Connection and Remembrance

The South African artist's first solo U.S. exhibition will be staged at San Francisco's de Young Museum, and will also mark the museum's new African art program.

Lhola Amira is poignant when selecting words to talk about the process that led to the body of work making up the artist's first solo show in the U.S. Opening December 17, 2022, it’s titled Lhola Amira: Facing the Future, and brings together Amira’s most captivating pieces of work, while also marking the opening of the museum's program dedicated to amplifying its African art collection. Through this program, artists like Amira will create new dialogue with pieces in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco's permanent collection.

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