Introducing members of our International Curatorium — meet artist, producer and curator Jimmy Ogonga, from Nairobi, Kenya.
Jimmy Ogonga works intermittently between art production and curatorial practice. Ogonga is the founder & lead at Kurabu projects, practice-focused observatory for art, culture and society, working collaboratively with a range of practitioners and institutions to develop significant multi-disciplinary projects that serve as catalyst for thought, catharsis and social transformation. Ogonga has curated projects including Amnesia (Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cairo, Dakar, Brussels, 2009-2012), Addis Ababa Foto Festival (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2012 & 2014), Beyond the Desert, (DARB 1718, Cairo, Egypt 2015) and Exercises in conversation (Pavilion of Kenya, Biennale di Venezia, 2022). Ogonga is an alumni Rijks Akademy van Beldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Fantastic week with great colleagues, exploring interconnection, dialogue, language & histories on and about craft and contemporary art past/present/future around the Indian Ocean. Kallol Datta @kalloldatta , Shaleen Wadhwana @shaleenwadhwana , Ignatia Nilu @ignatianilu , Catriona Maddocks @catrionamaddocks Nim Niyomsim @nimniyomsin , Zali Morgan @zalimorgan with Carola Akindele-Obe, @carola.akindeleobe , and Jude Van Der Merwe.
Congratulations @madamekoyo on your appointment as the Director of the Visual Arts Department, with the specific task of curating the 61st International Art Exhibition to be held in 2026. Looking forward!
Congratulations @madamekoyo on your appointment as the Director of the Visual Arts Department, with the specific task of curating the 61st International Art Exhibition to be held in 2026. Looking forward!
Peanuts! Venice brought many friends who we had not seen each other with for a long time. My sister, comrade, colleague, friend @kukama_wa_kukama is such an inspiration & motivation. One love. #labiennaledivenezia #labiennale #kenya #pavilionofkenya
