Elvira Dyangani Ose

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dyangani and the second or maternal family name is Ose.
Elvira Dyangani
Dyangani speaking at TEOR/éTica in 2019
Born
Elvira Dyangani Ose

1974 (age 49–50)[1]
Córdoba, Spain
OccupationArt 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]

Early life and education

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 Diploma of Advanced Studies degree in Theory and History of Architecture[5] from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona) and she is a Doctoral Candidate in Arts in History of Art and Visual Studies from Cornell University.[1].

Career

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]

Sponsored by Miu Miu, Dyangani Ose worked with artist Goshka Macuga on conceiving Tales & Tellers, a five-day event re-enacting the fashion brand's series of short films, as part of Art Basel Paris's public program at Palais d'Iéna in 2024.[8][9]

The Showroom, 2018–2021

From 2018 to 2021, Dyangani Ose has been director and chief curator at The Showroom gallery, London.[4][10]

In 2018, Dyangani Ose was part of the selection committee that nominated Ruangrupa as artistic director of Documenta fifteen.[11] She later served on the juries that awarded the Turner Prize to Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani in 2019,[12] as well as the Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award to Otobong Nkanga in 2019[13] and to Guadalupe Maravilla in 2021.[14]

MACBA, 2021–present

Dyangani Ose took over as director of MACBA in 2021.[2]

Lectures and publications

Dyangani Ose has lectured on modern and contemporary African art. She has been published in Nka and Atlántica.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA) – Elvira Dyangani Ose appointed curator of GIBCA 2015". e-flux.com. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Maximilíano Durón (16 July 2021). "Barcelona's MACBA Names Elvira Dyangani Ose as Next Director". ARTNews.
  3. ^ a b c d Kuper, Jeremy (1 June 2012). "London's Tate Modern takes a new view of Africa". The M&G Online. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Elvira Dyangani Ose, primera mujer que dirigirá el Macba". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Power List 2013". content.yudu.com. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  6. ^ Hannah Ghorashi (8 March 2016), Stan Douglas Wins the 2016 Hasselblad Foundation International Photography Award ARTnews.
  7. ^ Gabriella Angeleti (10 February 2017),Creative Time appoints Elvira Dyangani Ose as senior curator The Art Newspaper.
  8. ^ Alexander Fury (17 October 2024), Miu Miu’s Tales & Tellers Is an Antidote to Our Digital Consumption Another Magazine.
  9. ^ Miu Miu: ‘Tales & Tellers’ Miu Miu.
  10. ^ "Elvira Dyangani Ose - Senior Curator". Creative Time. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. ^ Catherine Hickley (16 July 2018), Documenta to name new artistic director by early 2019 The Art Newspaper.
  12. ^ Alex Greenberger (3 December 2019), Four Shortlisted Artists Split 2019 Turner Prize Win in Expression of Solidarity ARTnews.
  13. ^ Maximilíano Durón (30 September 2019), Otobong Nkanga Wins $100,000 Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Programme, One of the World’s Largest Art Prizes ARTnews.
  14. ^ Maximilíano Durón (5 October 2021), Guadalupe Maravilla Wins $100,000 Lise Wilhelmsen Award, One of the World’s Largest Art Prizes ARTnews.