Otobong Nkanga - Biography

Galerie Peter Herrmann
Otobong Nkanga

Curriculum Vitae
1974	Born in Kano, Nigeria
Ausbildung / Education
1992 – 1994	Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) Ile – Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
1995 – 2001	Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux – Arts (ENSBA) Paris, France.
Einzelausstellungen / Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2004	On Fragile Grounds, Window Gallery and Objectif_exhibitions as part of CLOSE READING #3, Antwerp, Belgium.
Ausgewählte Gruppenausstellungen/Selected Group Exhibitions
2004	Stripped Bare, AFRICA REMIX, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany.
	Women Artists from Africa Exhibition Series \| No 4 - Galerie Peter Herrmann, Berlin.
	House, EPIFYTEN, De Klassieke hortus als voerdingbodem voor hedendaagse kunst Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (With catalogue).
2003	Fractured Gaps, Open Ateliers, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
	Sustained Suture, EL ARTE CON LA VIDA, VIII Biennale de la Habana, Havana, Cuba. (With catalogue).
	International Performance Manifestation, CEIA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
	Perfect Measures, TRANSFERTS, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium. (with catalogue).
	Shift and Wait, Collaborative work with Le petit Jaunais edition house for the realisation of the series of Lithographs in book form. Maison de la Loire, Paris, France.
2002	Awaiting Pleasures, Open Ateliers, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
	The new acquisition of Jennifer Mcbright, CLASSICISM & BEYOND, Fotofest 2002, Project Row Houses, Houston, Texas, USA. (catalog)
	Footpitch, OBSERVATORIO # 3, Casa Camouflage, Brussels, Belgium.
	Footpitch, Dak’Art 2002, V Biennale of African Contemporary Art, Dakar, Senegal. (catalog).
	ROND POINT, La Halle de Gombe, Kinshasa, RDCongo.
	Untitled (Toll gate to Ibadan), OBSERVATORIO #1, Casa Camouflage, Brussels, Belgium.
	Untitled (Toll gate to Ibadan), MADE IN AFRICA FOTOGRAFIA, Biennale di Fotografia Africana/ Sparzio Oberdan, Milan, Italy. (catalog).
	Untitled (Toll gate to Ibadan), EN DIRECT DE BAMAKO, Galerie Photo Fnac Etoile, Paris, France.
	Pleasure Fragments, DESSINS XXL, Le Lieu Unique, Nantes, France. (catalog).
2001	Untitled (Toll gate to Ibadan), MEMOIRES INTIMES D’UN NOUVEAU MILLENAIRE, IV Biennale de la Photographie Africaine, Bamako, Mali. (catalog).
	INFAMOUS LABELS No 10, Bateau Phare collaborating with The Research program, ENSBA, Paris, France.
2000	H.U.M.U.S., Festival de la Jeune Creation. Houilles, France.
	V Triennial Mondiales d’estampes petit format, Chamalieres, France.
1999	M.O.F., Galerie St Eustache, Paris, France.
	Footpitch, TOXIC, Chateau d’Oiron, Oiron, France.
1998	False Paradise, Atelier Jean luc Vilmouth, ENSBA, Paris, France.
1997	IV Triennial Mondiales d’estampes petit format, Chamalieres, France.
	Who do you think you are, GERICAULT…POINT VUE CONTEMPORAIN, Musee des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France.
Preise/Awards
2003	Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs/DCO/IC. The Netherlands.
	Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten/Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, The Netherlands.
2002	Ministère des Affaires Étrangères (AFAA) et Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (DAP), France.
	Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten/Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, The Netherlands.
2000	Residency Program, Houilles, France.
Performances / Performance
2003	Fractured Gaps, Group performance involving dancers, Open Ateliers, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
	Shift and Wait, International Performance Manifestation, CEIA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
	State of Amnesia, International Performance Manifestation, CEIA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
	Perfect Measures, TRANSFERTS, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium.
2002	Sustained Suture, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, The Netherlands.
	The new acquisition of Jennifer Mcbright, CLASSICISM & BEYOND, Fotofest 2002, 9th International biennal of Photography, Project Row Houses, Houston, Texas, USA.
	Bomboyi, Group performance involving the students of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts Kinshasa, Chooseone Organisation, Paris, ROND POINT, La Halle de Gombe, Kinshasa, RDCongo.s
2001	Fiat Lux II, INFAMOUS LABELS No 10, Bateau Phare collaborating with The Research program, ENSBA, Paris, France.
1999	Fiat Lux I, M.O.F., Galerie St Eustache, Paris, France.
	The Dual Match (Footpitch), TOXIC, Chateau d’Oiron, Oiron, France.