The African Artists' Foundation provides support to professional artists in Africa through healthcare, a pension fund for aging artists, scholarships for young artists, support for the professional development of women artists, international exhibits and community outreach programs to foster an enabling environment for the development and promotion of public health through artistic endeavours.

The African Artists’ Foundation Board Trustees include:

Azu Nwagbogu
Mr. Nwagbogu is an international art consultant, curator, art dealer and public health scientist. He serves as AAF Chairman.

Nike Davis Okundaye
Mrs. Davis-Okundaye is a Nigerian cultural icon; arts educator, international arts advocate, art dealer, painter and batik artist. She serves as AAF Vice Chairman.

Adegbite Adeniji
Mr. Adeniji is a legal practioner, art collector and philanthropist. He serves as AAF's chief legal advisor and also serves as AAF Treasurer.

Femi Akinsanya
Mr. Akinsanya is an investment banker, art and antique collector and arts advocate in Lagos. He serves as AAF Secretary.

Perkins Foss
Professor Foss is an art historian trained at Yale University. He has been a guest curator at numerous American and Nigerian museums, including: the Museum for African Art in New York; the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington; the National Museums in Lagos and Jos, as well as at the Harmattan Workshop Galleries, Agbarha-Otor, Delta State. He is a published author and international authority on Nigerian art. He serves as Chair of AAF Artistic Selection Committee.

Dr. Aliko Ahmed
Dr. Ahmed is a consultant in public health based in the U.K. and an art collector. He serves as the AAF Public Health Special Advisor and Chair of the AAF Public Health Committee.

Guy Campos
Mr. Campos is a UK-based journalist with a philosophical interest in the the nature and possibility of moral justification. He serves as AAF International Spokesperson in Europe and the U.K.

Sir Prof. Brian Heap
Sir Brian Heap is a Cambridge scientist and champion of sustainable development. He works with a number of international philanthropic organizations and serves as the AAF Advisor on Science and Sustainable Development.

Andrew Jensen
Mr. Jensen is a U.S. tax professional and expert on non-profit, charitable legal structures. He serves as the AAF Advisor on U.S. Tax and non-profit issues.

Dr. Olaolu Mudasiru
Dr. Mudasiru originally trained as a Medical Doctor at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. He also has an MSc in Investment Banking from the ICMA Centre of the University of Reading and is regarded as a pre-eminent Investment Banking Professional.
His love for, and interest in creative talent has made him an avid collector of paintings and sculptures of African Origins. He serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the AAF.