Journal · 2026-10-08
Buying African art for your home or office: a guide by budget
Original contemporary Nigerian paintings, sculpture and photography, chosen by budget: under $250, $250 to $750, and $750 and up. Each sealed by the artist who made it.
You don't need a gallery budget to own original African art. Every work below was made and sealed by a Nigerian artist at the Artmiabo International Art Festival in Abuja, and can be collected on its own page, paid by card from anywhere or in naira at home. Prices are shown in naira and US dollars; the artist is paid 72% directly.
Under $250: a first original
Small sculpture, river photography and works on paper: the easiest way to start a collection, and easy to ship.
₦50,000 $38
I anchored a spiralling tie-dye on a cotton shirt, staining it with green and earth brown so it feels like a rain-softened field folded into cloth.Collect it →
₦80,000 $60
I painted a line of women balancing patterned bowls on their heads, light catching woven colours as they move, and kept their steady, communal rhythm on paper.Collect it →
₦100,000 $75
I photographed these idle wooden boats pulled up on a muddy bank beneath a watchful church and bridge, holding the slow rhythms and everyday repairs of riverside life.Collect it →
₦100,000 $75
I photographed weathered wooden boats beached at low tide, pale sunlight slicing the mud and grass while a calm river holds the quiet patience of ordinary working vessels.Collect it →
₦120,000 $90
I modelled a small glossy clay creature crouched on a rough base, its alert ears and tense body holding a quiet, watchful energy that invites close looking.Collect it →
₦120,000 $90
The multitude is always the winning side in every actions and exercise you take part in life.Collect it →
₦150,000 $113
I shaped this small terracotta lion with a hollow centre to hold memory and quiet strength, its rough clay surface asking to be touched and placed by a window.Collect it →
₦150,000 $113
I shaped three simplified figures in terracotta to form a circular embrace, their smooth warm surfaces holding a quiet, protective stillness that invites close, reflective viewing.Collect it →
$250 to $750: a statement for a room
Market scenes, portraits and sculpture with presence: the right scale for a living room, a hallway or a meeting room.
₦350,000 $263
I pushed hot yellows and scorched reds through quick, directional gestures, letting black splatters cut like memory into the soft mint ground and hold a sudden, raw energy.Collect it →
₦350,000 $263
A sunlit roadside of parked Keke-napep washes into airy blues and ochres, a lone figure moving between them and the quiet suggestion of a town just beyond the horizon.Collect it →
₦350,000 $263
I shaped a reclining figure wrapped in green cloth, head turned into a pillow, the glossy glaze catching warm light as if pausing a private, quiet moment.Collect it →
₦350,000 $263
I painted a young vendor balancing firewood and cloth on their head while holding a warm lantern, the patterned green background murmuring of market evenings and steady, quiet dete…Collect it →
₦400,000 $301
I painted four children laughing beneath a swarm of blue butterflies, light warming their skin as unguarded joy fills the canvas.Collect it →
₦500,000 $376
I painted an exhausted market vendor pushing a heavy cart through sunlit lanes, each coloured tile-like brushstroke marking labour, community and the steady rhythm of daily trade.Collect it →
₦700,000 $526
I made a small reclining animal on a carved log, its dark patina and rough texture holding a quiet watchfulness that asks you to lean in and remember slow afternoons.Collect it →
₦700,000 $526
I painted a figure into faceted shards against printed cloth, inviting the viewer to uncover hidden histories and shifting identity within colour, texture and form.Collect it →
$750 and up: the centrepiece
Heritage portraits, thick impasto canvases and gold-relief abstraction: works that anchor a home, a hotel lobby or a boardroom.
₦1,000,000 $752
I painted a market woman under an umbrella in mosaic-like blocks, offering fruit and conversation; the work holds warmth, crowded stalls and the rhythm of daily life.Collect it →
₦1,000,000 $752
I painted two figures leaning together amid heavy impasto, birds and flowers cascading through colour and texture, a private ritual of care and renewal.Collect it →
₦1,100,000 $827
The Free Captive explores the tension between being physically free and still being held by the weight of inherited expectations, identity, and the stories passed down to us.Collect it →
₦1,200,000 $902
The opening work of the series echoes of African identity. Inspired by my study of African textile traditions, this piece celebrates the RICHNESS OF THE AFRICAN IDENTITY AND CULTUR…Collect it →
₦1,200,000 $902
I painted a sun-warm street scene where friends trade watermelon slices, laughter and sticky hands caught in thick texture and patchwork colour, holding one humid, generous afterno…Collect it →
₦1,200,000 $902
Emotions looks at what happens inside us and how it eventually becomes something we show to the outside world.The blue centre represents the emotions and experiences that exist wit…Collect it →
₦1,200,000 $902
Boundary explores how our environment shapes us. The enclosing curves represent the different influences that surround us. It can be our family, our culture, society, expectation…Collect it →
₦1,200,000 $902
This piece celebrates the quiet power of presence and self-awareness. It captures my deliberate intention to portray the AFRICAN IDENTITY encapsulating the BEAUTY OF THE AFRICAN CU…Collect it →
Buying for an office, hotel or embassy residence?
Tell us the space and the budget, and the Artmiabo team will choose with you: art for spaces.
Questions buyers ask
Can I pay from the UK or US?
Yes. Pay by card on the work's page. Shipping is quoted before you pay, so you know the full cost first.
How do I know it's original?
Each work was sealed by its maker. Type its three words at artmiaboseal.art/check to see the artist, the date and that the record is intact.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Each sealed work has a public certificate on OpenSea, and it passes to you when you collect the original.