Christopher and Genevieve McConnell have been collectors of African art for over 40 years. Slowly and with a discerning eye they have amassed a collection of objects from Western and Central Africa that explores African notions of beauty and power.

The McConnells always purchased pieces they loved, not pieces that they believed were for investment or their own prestige. Their collection, including a rare Fang reliquary guardian figure from Gabon formerly exhibited in the Baltimore Museum of Art for decades, and Dogon figures purchased from some of the most famous dealers over the last half-century showcases gentle and beautiful forms and surfaces and exacting detail of workmanship.

As longtime friends of the QCC Art Gallery, it is with pleasure that we present these selections from their collection – allowing a broad audience of aficionados of African Art to see these powerful and beautiful objects which have been in private hands for so long.