ILÉ, meaning ”Home” in Yorùbá language, resonates at the core of the West African cultural lineage.  

The Gallery pays tribute to the continent’s rich historical traditions and its ingenuity.  

From the inception of African artisanship dating back to the 4th century BC, to the contemporary trailblazers, whose creative practices challenge stereotypical viewpoints regarding contemporary African art, Gallery ILÉ serves as a catalyst to the formulation of new and hybrid forms of creative expressions, thus helping to nurture symbiotic conversations with other cultures across the globe.  

Gallery ILÉ offers seasoned collectors and dedicated art lovers, the opportunity to experience profound new ways of engaging with and collecting contemporary African art, by reigniting the osmotic link to nature, history and culture, which constitutes our shared humanity.

The Gallery’s curatorial focus on the technique, the authenticity and the quality of the work is uncompromising. Our core mandat is to give center stage to artists, whose practices interrogate the conundrums of our social and cultural zeitgeist.