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Unfortunately the photos look a bit faded, in reality the colours are more vibrant / deeper.
Olga Dengo (Maputo / Mozambique, 1980). She currently lives in Antwerp.
This artist is certainly no stranger in modern African art!
She has participated in many international exhibitions and has won three awards
solo exhibition in Gallery 23 (KNMS Island Amsterdam), leading
in Europe in terms of modern African art.
This painting was purchased at Galerie 23 in 2009, the invoice is available. The painting
It has never been hung and is in very good condition. Two small dents in the canvas.
probably occurred during storage (no UV).
Here is a CV up to 2016, detailed information can be found on the internet:
2016
- winner Artist Award 2016 of the Africa Film Festival Leuven
- Group show “Burnt but not Broken”, Feb, Hasselt
- Gallery De Oude Barrier, March, Wimmertinge
2015
- WIELS Contemporary Art Centre, performance with Valérie Oka in the framework of “Body Talk: Feminism, Sexuality and the Body in the Work of Six African Women Artists”, Brussels 14 Feb – 03 May 2015.
- TAG bxl, gallery Brussels
2014
- Solo show, Gallery 23, Amsterdam
- Group exhibition Cultural Centre, Hasselt, Belgium
-Open House May 2014
2013
-Group exhibition "Colours" Cultural Centre Onder de Toren, February 2013, Hasselt, Belgium
-Solo show “Olga Dengo” at Interieur Plus, 17 Nov – 15 Dec, Peer, Belgium
2012
-Duo exhibition “Paintings from 2 African contemporary artists: Dengo + Fitsum” Gallery Louise,
Antwerp, Belgium
- Group exhibition international female artists “Femme d'ici, femme d'ailleurs” at Arthis,
Belgo-Roumanian cultural centre, March 2012, Brussels, Belgium
- Re-united workshop and group exhibition “O Convivio”
Mozambican Association of Photography, May 2012, Maputo, Mozambique
2011
- Winner of CERA Foundation Partners in Art Programme: with artists Georges Nuku and
Timothy Segers, Project Intercontinental 2010-2013
- Group exhibition “Cadix Route” Sept, City of Antwerp, Belgium
2010
- “35 years of Independence of Mozambique”, Mozambican Embassy and Representation to the EU,
Brussels, June 2010
- Second solo show at Gallery 23 in Amsterdam, specialized in contemporary African art.
Nov 2010, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2009
- Selected group exhibition “Africa Now ! Emerging Talents from a Continent on the Move” World Bank Art Program, Curator Marina Galvani, December 08 - January 2009 World Bank, Washington, USA
- Multi-artist project “Pro-Patria” Dominicus Church, February 2009, Antwerp, B.
- Group show “Great Mozambican Artists” Mozambican National Museum of Art and the Embassy of Mozambique to the United Kingdom, June 2009 Royal Geography Society / Royal Commonwealth Club London, UK
- Group Exhibition “Boulevard Amandla 2009” Afro-Antwerp Art Forum, Antwerp, B
2008
- Prolonged solo exhibition “REALISE!” Gallery 23 Amsterdam, NL
- Assignment for His Excellency the President of Mozambique Armando Guebuza, during his visit to the Benelux, Feb 2008, Amsterdam and Brussels, B – NL
- Group exhibition “Cadix Route” Sept 2008 City of Antwerp, B
- Group Exhibition “North South” Nov 2008 City of Anderlecht / Brussels, B
- Solo Exhibition, “Olga Dengo” Gallery 48 Breda Dec- Jan 2008 Breda, NL
2007
Children's project "Kinderkunstenfabriek Genk", FLACC + Cultural Centre, Genk, Belgium
- Group exhibition Gallery De Loft “10 years Gallery De Loft” Veurne, Belgium
- “Solidarity Agendas”, Oxfam Solidarity Foundation, November 2007 Belgium
- Solo Exhibition “REALISE” Gallery 23 Amsterdam Nov –Dec 2007 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Extended
2006
- Duo Exhibition with Gonçalo Mabunda “Positivo ou Negativo ?” Mozambican Artist Association Nucleo de Arte, February-March 2006, Maputo, Moçambique
- Group Exhibition “Arte no Feminino”, Women's Day, Portuguese School, Maputo, April 2006, Moz
- Solo Exhibition “Esperança” Gallery De Loft, June – July 2006, Veurne, Belgium
- Group Exhibition “Crossroads” Gallery Laba Laba, Kloosterstraat, Sept, Antwerp, Belgium
- Group Exhibition “Boulevard Amandla” Cinemaf, African cinema festival, Antwerp, Belgium
- Solo Exhibition, November 2006, Open House, collectors Marcel and Lea Vermeir, Zellik, Belgium
2005
- Duo Exhibition with Falcão “Marcas e Momentos”, Mozambican Association of Photography,
- Group Exhibition, Women's Day, BCI Banco Comercial e de Investimento, Maputo
- Group Exhibition “Homage to Malangatana: 30 y painting” Banco Comercial e Investimento,
- Group Exhibition “Art and Women”, German-Mozambican Cultural Centre, Maputo, Moz
- Group Exhibition “Mhamba Ancestral Artistica”, Mozambican Artist Assoc., Nucleo de Arte,
2004
- Group Exhibition, National Independence Day, Clube Militar, Maputo, Moz
- Group Exhibition with Nelson Mandela “Visão 2050”, Conference Center Joaquim Chissano Maputo, Moz
- Solo Exhibition “African Inspirations”, Zurich, Switzerland
- Group Exhibition, Women's Day, cultural center Casa da Cultura, Maputo, Moz
2003
- Duo Exhibition with Falcão “Assim começa”, Maputo, Moz
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