African Stories Are Finding New Homes Online Beyond Borders.

There was a time when you had to walk into a gallery to experience art, quiet halls, white walls, soft lighting. Beautiful, yes. But also a bit....distant. Now, things are changing. The world has moved online, and so have our stories.

At Sokari London, we’re a virtual African art gallery based in the UK but more importantly, we’re a meeting place for artists, collectors, and everyone who believes that art should be & feel alive and accessible. We don’t have walls (yet). We have Wi-Fi. And that’s exactly how we like it.

More than Art, It’s Connection.

African art has always been about community, telling who we are through color, fabric, rhythm, and form. But for too long, distance got in the way. Artists in Lagos couldn’t easily meet collectors in London, creatives in Accra didn’t always get to share ideas with fans in Toronto. Now, an all new digital shift is making that possible. When an artist uploads a new piece and a collector in another country feels that spark, that’s beyond a click, that’s connection. It’s culture traveling.

For years, Africa has been inspired by the world, music, movies & trends. Now the world is inspired by us. Our artists aren’t waiting for validation, they’re sharing stories straight from their roots about identity, memory, joy, struggle, and love. And through our platform, those stories cross oceans every day. A sculpture from Ghana lands in a collector’s digital cart in London, or a Nigerian painter’s portrait goes viral in New York, that’s Africa taking up space in the global conversation and doing it proudly. At long last the World Is Finally Listening.

Connecting you to authentic contemporary African art and artists. Meet our Artists.

At Sokari London, our mission is to make African art, culture, and values part of everyday global life. We want people to see that Africa isn’t just a headline or a hashtag, we’re a living, breathing source of creativity that deserves to be seen, shared, and celebrated.

We’re building a space where artists find visibility and community, collectors find meaning, not just art and anyone, anywhere, can experience the richness of African expression without borders or barriers. If you think about it, this isn’t so new, African culture has always thrived on storytelling and passing wisdom through words, songs, and symbols, we’re just doing it with new tools. The digital world has become our modern-day village square & the world wide web the new village.

So yes, the future is digital but for us, it’s also deeply human, every click & conversation, every shared artwork is another reminder that Africa isn’t waiting to be seen, we’ve been here telling our stories, our way. Explore Sokari.