Elvira Dyangani | |
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![]() Dyangani speaking at TEOR/éTica in 2019 | |
Born | Elvira Dyangani Ose 1974 (age 49–50) [1]
Córdoba, Spain |
Occupation | Art curator |
Elvira Dyangani Ose (born 1974) is a Spanish art curator who has been serving as the director of MACBA Contemporary Art Museum in Barcelona. [2]
Dyangani's family comes from Equatorial Guinea, and she was born and raised in Spain. [3] From 2018 to 2021, she was the director and chief curator at The Showroom gallery, London. [4]
Dyangani Ose obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. [1] While she was studying in Barcelona, her professor encouraged her to exhibit; during the 1990s, she began creating pop-up exhibitions with her fellow students. These exhibitions featured young urban artists working out of the mainstream. [3] Ose subsequently received her Master of Advanced Studies degree in Theory and History of Architecture [5] from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona) and a Master of Arts in History of Art and Visual Studies from Cornell University. [1] She also obtained her P.h.D. in History of Art and Visual Studies from Cornell University. [5]
From 2004 to 2006, Dyangani Ose was a curator at the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno. In 2006, she curated the Olvida Quien Soy/ Erase Me From Who I Am exhibition, which featured works from Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, Moshekwa Langa, and others. The exhibition focused on issues of representation. [3] She also curated projects by Alfredo Jaar, Lara Almárcegui, and Ábalos & Herreros. [1]
From 2006 to 2008, Dyangani Ose was a curator at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo. From 2007 to 2008, she curated the interdisciplinary project Attempt to Exhaust an African Place. [1]
From 2009 to 2010, Dyangani Ose curated Arte Invisible. In 2010, she also curated Carrie Mae Weems: Social Studies, as well as being guest curator of triennial SUD-Salon Urbain de Douala. [1]
In 2011, Dyangani Ose joined the Tate, where she worked closely with the African Acquisitions Committee and developed the museum's holdings relating to the African Diaspora. [1] This position was supported by the Guaranty Trust Bank of Nigeria. [3]
From 2012 to 2014, Dyangani Ose was responsible for the Across the Board project, which was an interdisciplinary project in London, Accra, Douala, and Lagos. She also co-curated the 2013 exhibit, Ibrahim al-Salahi: A Visionary Modernist. During 2013, she was also the Artistic Director for the third edition of Rencontres Picha. Guaranty Trust Bank. [1]
On 28 June 2014, Dyangani Ose was named curator of the eighth edition of Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA). [1]
In 2016, Dyangani Ose was a member of the jury that selected Stan Douglas as a recipient of the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. [6]
On 10 February 2017, Dyangani Ose was named Senior Curator at Creative Time. [7]
From 2018 to 2021, Dyangani Ose has been director and chief curator at The Showroom gallery, London. [4] [8]
In 2018, Dyangani Ose was part of the selection committee that nominated Ruangrupa as artistic director of Documenta fifteen. [9] She later served on the juries that awarded the Turner Prize to Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani in 2019, [10] as well as the Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award to Otobong Nkanga in 2019 [11] and to Guadalupe Maravilla in 2021. [12]
Dyangani Ose took over as director of MACBA in 2021. [2]
Dyangani Ose has lectured on modern and contemporary African art. She has been published in Nka and Atlántica. [1]
Elvira Dyangani | |
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![]() Dyangani speaking at TEOR/éTica in 2019 | |
Born | Elvira Dyangani Ose 1974 (age 49–50) [1]
Córdoba, Spain |
Occupation | Art curator |
Elvira Dyangani Ose (born 1974) is a Spanish art curator who has been serving as the director of MACBA Contemporary Art Museum in Barcelona. [2]
Dyangani's family comes from Equatorial Guinea, and she was born and raised in Spain. [3] From 2018 to 2021, she was the director and chief curator at The Showroom gallery, London. [4]
Dyangani Ose obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. [1] While she was studying in Barcelona, her professor encouraged her to exhibit; during the 1990s, she began creating pop-up exhibitions with her fellow students. These exhibitions featured young urban artists working out of the mainstream. [3] Ose subsequently received her Master of Advanced Studies degree in Theory and History of Architecture [5] from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona) and a Master of Arts in History of Art and Visual Studies from Cornell University. [1] She also obtained her P.h.D. in History of Art and Visual Studies from Cornell University. [5]
From 2004 to 2006, Dyangani Ose was a curator at the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno. In 2006, she curated the Olvida Quien Soy/ Erase Me From Who I Am exhibition, which featured works from Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, Moshekwa Langa, and others. The exhibition focused on issues of representation. [3] She also curated projects by Alfredo Jaar, Lara Almárcegui, and Ábalos & Herreros. [1]
From 2006 to 2008, Dyangani Ose was a curator at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo. From 2007 to 2008, she curated the interdisciplinary project Attempt to Exhaust an African Place. [1]
From 2009 to 2010, Dyangani Ose curated Arte Invisible. In 2010, she also curated Carrie Mae Weems: Social Studies, as well as being guest curator of triennial SUD-Salon Urbain de Douala. [1]
In 2011, Dyangani Ose joined the Tate, where she worked closely with the African Acquisitions Committee and developed the museum's holdings relating to the African Diaspora. [1] This position was supported by the Guaranty Trust Bank of Nigeria. [3]
From 2012 to 2014, Dyangani Ose was responsible for the Across the Board project, which was an interdisciplinary project in London, Accra, Douala, and Lagos. She also co-curated the 2013 exhibit, Ibrahim al-Salahi: A Visionary Modernist. During 2013, she was also the Artistic Director for the third edition of Rencontres Picha. Guaranty Trust Bank. [1]
On 28 June 2014, Dyangani Ose was named curator of the eighth edition of Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA). [1]
In 2016, Dyangani Ose was a member of the jury that selected Stan Douglas as a recipient of the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. [6]
On 10 February 2017, Dyangani Ose was named Senior Curator at Creative Time. [7]
From 2018 to 2021, Dyangani Ose has been director and chief curator at The Showroom gallery, London. [4] [8]
In 2018, Dyangani Ose was part of the selection committee that nominated Ruangrupa as artistic director of Documenta fifteen. [9] She later served on the juries that awarded the Turner Prize to Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani in 2019, [10] as well as the Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award to Otobong Nkanga in 2019 [11] and to Guadalupe Maravilla in 2021. [12]
Dyangani Ose took over as director of MACBA in 2021. [2]
Dyangani Ose has lectured on modern and contemporary African art. She has been published in Nka and Atlántica. [1]