Artists of the 61st Venice Art Biennale 2026

Dates of the Venice Art Biennale 2026

From 9 May to 22 November 2026

1. Pio Abad

Born in 1983 in Manila, Philippines. Lives in London, United Kingdom.

2. Philip Aguirre y Otegui

Born in 1961 in Schoten, Belgium. Lives in Antwerp, Belgium.

3. Akinbode Akinbiyi

Born in 1946 in Oxford, United Kingdom. Lives in Berlin, Germany.

4. Laurie Anderson

Born in 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Lives in New York, New York, United States.

5. Fabrice Aragno

Born in 1970 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Lives in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Nancy Brooks Brody

Born in 1962 in New York City, NY, United States, died in 2023.

Joy Episalla

Born in 1957 in Bronxville, New York, United States. Lives in New York, New York, United States.

Zoe Leonard

Born in 1961 in Liberty, New York, United States. Lives in New York, New York, United States.

Carrie Yamaoka

Born in 1957 in Glen Cove, New York, United States. Lives in New York, New York, United States.

fierce pussy

Founded in 1991, New York, NY, United States.

Jo-ey Tang

Born in 1978, Hong Kong, China. Lives in New York, NY, United States.

7. Kader Attia

Born in 1970 in Dugny, France. Lives in Berlin, Germany, and Paris, France.

8. Sammy Baloji

Born in 1978 in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Lives in Brussels, Belgium, and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.

9. Ranti Bam

Born in 1985 in Lagos, Nigeria. Lives in Paris, France, and Lagos, Nigeria.

10. Alvaro Barrington

Born in 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela. Lives in London, United Kingdom.

11. Éric Baudelaire

Born in 1973 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Lives in Paris, France.

12. Sabian Baumann

Born in 1962 in Zug, Switzerland. Lives in Zurich, Switzerland.

13. blaxTARLINES KUMASI

Founded in 2015, Kumasi, Ghana.

14. Beverly Buchanan

Born in 1940, Fuquay, North Carolina, United States. Died in 2015.

15. Seyni Awa Camara

Born in 1945, Oussouy, Senegal. Died in 2026.

16. Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak

Born in 1959 in Matanzas, Cuba. Lives in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Born in 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Lives in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

17. Nick Cave

Born in 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Lives in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

18. Carolina Caycedo

Colombian, born in 1978 in London, United Kingdom. Lives in Los Angeles, California, United States and Caguas, Puerto Rico.

19. Annalee Davis

Born in 1963 in Saint Michael, Barbados. Lives in Saint George's, Barbados.

20. BuBu de la Madeleine

Born in 1961 in Osaka, Japan. Lives in Nara, Japan.

21. Dawn DeDeaux

Born in 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

22. Nolan Oswald Dennis

Born in 1988 in Lusaka, Zambia. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

23. Denniston Hill

Founded in 2008 in Glen Wild, New York, United States.

24. Bonnie Devine

Born in 1952 in Toronto, Canada. Lives in Toronto, Canada.

25. Godfried Donkor

Born in 1964 in Accra, Ghana. Lives in London, United Kingdom and Accra, Ghana.

26. Marcel Duchamp

Born in 1887 in Blainville-Crevon, France. Died in 1968.

27. Edouard Duval-Carrié

Born in 1954 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Lives in Miami, Florida, United States.

28. Torkwase Dyson

Born in 1973 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Lives in Beacon, New York, United States.

29. Rana Elnemr

Born in 1974 in Hanover, Germany. Lives in Cairo, Egypt.

30. Theo Eshetu

Born in 1958 in London, United Kingdom. Lives in Berlin, Germany, and Rome, Italy.

31. Rachel Fallon (with Alice Maher)

Born in 1971 in Dublin, Ireland. Lives in Dublin, Ireland.

32. G.A.S. Foundation

Founded in 2019 in Lagos and Ikiṣẹ, Nigeria.

33. Sofía Gallisá Muriente

Born in 1986 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Lives in Puerto Rico.

34. Adebunmi Gbadebo

Born in 1992 in Livingston, New Jersey, United States. Lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Newark, New Jersey, United States.

35. Leonilda González

Born in 1923 in Minuano, Uruguay. Died in 2017.

36. Linda Goode Bryant

Born in 1949 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Lives in New York, New York, United States.

37. Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige

Born in 1969 in Beirut, Lebanon. Lives in Beirut, Lebanon and Paris, France. Born in 1969 in Moussaitbeh, Lebanon. Lives in Beirut, Lebanon and Paris, France.

38. Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka

Born in 1988 in Toronto, Canada. Lives in Toronto, Canada; New York, United States; and Japan.

39. Ayrson Heráclito

Born in 1968 in Macaúbas, Bahia, Brazil. Lives in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

40. Clarissa Herbst and Dominique Rust

Born in 1959 in Crailsheim, Germany. Lives in Zurich, Switzerland.
Born in 1960 in Basel, Switzerland. Lives in Zurich, Switzerland.

41. Nicholas Hlobo

Born in 1975 in Cape Town, South Africa. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

42. Carsten Höller

Born in 1961 in Brussels, Belgium. Lives in Stockholm, Sweden; Biriwa, Ghana; and Tuscany, Italy.

43. Sohrab Hura

Born in 1981 in Chinsurah, India. Lives in New Delhi, India.

44. Alfredo Jaar

Born in 1965 in Santiago, Chile. Lives in Lisbon, Portugal.

45. Mohammed Joha

Born in 1978 in Gaza, Palestine. Lives in Marseille, France.

46. Michael Joo

Born in 1966 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Lives in New York, New York, United States.

47. Nina Katchadourian

Born in 1968 in Stanford, California, United States. Lives in New York, New York, United States and Berlin, Germany.

48. Bodys Isek Kingelez

Born in 1948 in Kimbembele Ihunga, former Belgian Congo, now Democratic Republic of Congo. Died in 2015.

49. Sandra Knecht

Born in 1968 in Buus, Switzerland. Lives in Buus, Switzerland.

50. Marcia Kure

Born in 1970 in Kano State, Nigeria. Lives in Princeton, New Jersey, United States; Abuja and Kaduna, Nigeria.

51. Natalia Lassalle-Morillo (in collaboration with Gloria Morillo)

Born in 1991 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

52. Florence Lazar

Born in 1966 in Paris, France. Lives in Paris, France.

53. Dan Lie

Born in 1988. Lives in Berlin, Germany.

54. Werewere Liking

Born in 1950 in Mgombas, Cameroon. Lives in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

55. lugar a dudas

Founded in 2004 in Cali, Colombia.

56. Daniel Lind-Ramos

Born in 1953 in Loiza, Puerto Rico. Lives in Loiza, Puerto Rico.

57. Alice Maher

Born in 1956 in Tipperary, Ireland. Lives in County Mayo, Ireland.

58. Senzeni Marasela

Born in 1977 in Thokoza, South Africa. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

59. Guadalupe Maravilla

Born in 1976 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Lives in New York, New York, United States.

60. Manuel Mathieu

Born in 1986 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Lives in Montreal, Canada, and Paris, France.

61. Georgina Maxim

Born in 1980 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Lives in Harare and Mutare, Zimbabwe.

62. Tiona Nekkia McClodden

Born in 1981 in Blytheville, Arkansas, United States. Lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

63. Big Chief Demond Melancon

Born in 1978 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

64. Avi Mograbi

Born in 1956 in Tel Aviv. Lives in Lisbon, Portugal.

65. Wangechi Mutu

Born in 1972 in Nairobi, Kenya. Lives in New York, New York, United States and Nairobi, Kenya.

66. Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute (NCAI)

Founded in 2020 in Nairobi, Kenya.

67. Eustaquio Neves

Born in 1955 in Juatuba, Brazil. Lives in Diamantina, Brazil.

68. Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn

Born in 1976 in Saigon, Vietnam. Lives in Hoi An, works in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

69. Tammy Nguyen

Born in 1984 in San Francisco, California, United States. Lives in Easton, Connecticut, United States.

70. Otobong Nkanga

Born in 1974 in Kano, Nigeria. Lives in Antwerp, Belgium, and Uyo, Nigeria.

71. Kaloki Nyamai

Born in 1985 in Nairobi, Kenya. Lives in Nairobi, Kenya.

72. Temitayo Ogunbiyi

Born in 1984 in Rochester, New York, United States. Lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

73. Pauline Oliveros

Born in 1932 in Houston, Texas, United States. Died in 2016.

74. Kambui Olujimi

Born in 1976 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Lives in New York, United States.

75. Hagar Ophir

Born in 1983 in Jerusalem. Lives in Berlin, Germany.

76. Uriel Orlow

Born in 1973 in Zurich, Switzerland. Lives in Lisbon, Portugal, London, United Kingdom, and Basel, Switzerland.

77. Ebony G. Patterson

Born in 1981 in Kingston, Jamaica. Lives in Kingston, Jamaica, and Chicago, Illinois, United States.

78. Rajni Perera and Marigold Santos

Born in 1985 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Lives in Toronto, Canada.
Born in 1981 in Manila, Philippines. Lives in Calgary, Canada.

79. Thania Petersen

Born in 1980 in Cape Town, South Africa. Lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

80. Alan Phelan

Born in 1968 in Dublin, Ireland. Lives in Dublin, Ireland.

81. Johannes Phokela

Born in 1966 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

82. Léonard Pongo

Born in 1988 in Liège, Belgium. Lives in Brussels, Belgium, and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

83. Walid Raad

Born in 1967 in Chbanieh, Lebanon. Lives in Medusa, New York, United States.

84. Mohammed Z. Rahman

Born in 1997 in London, United Kingdom. Lives in London, United Kingdom.

85. RAW Material Company

Founded in 2008.

86. Tabita Rezaire

Born in 1989 in Paris, France. Lives in Cayenne, French Guiana.

87. Guadalupe Rosales

Born in 1980 in Redwood City, California, United States. Lives in Los Angeles, California, United States.

88. Yo-E Ryou

Born in 1987 in Seoul, South Korea. Lives in Seoul and Jeju Island, South Korea.

89. Khaled Sabsabi

Born in 1965 in Tripoli, Lebanon. Lives in Sydney, Australia.

90. Rose Salane

Born in 1992 in New York, New York, United States. Lives in New York, New York, United States.

91. Issa Samb

Born in 1945 in Dakar, Senegal. Died in 2017.

92. Amina Saoudi Aït Khay

Born in 1955 in Casablanca, Morocco. Lives in Sousse, Tunisia.

93. Carrie Schneider

Born in 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Lives in New York, New York, United States.

94. Hala Schoukair

Born in 1957 in Beirut, Lebanon. Lives in Beirut, Lebanon.

95. Berni Searle

Born in 1964 in Cape Town, South Africa. Lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

96. Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen Sebidi

Born in 1943 in Marapyane, South Africa. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

97. Wardha Shabbir

Born in 1987 in Lahore, Pakistan. Lives in Lahore, Pakistan.

98. Yoshiko Shimada

Born in 1959 in Tokyo, Japan. Lives in Chiba, Japan.

99. Himali Singh Soin and David Soin Tappeser

Born in 1987 in New Delhi, India. Lives in London, United Kingdom and New Delhi, India.
Born in 1985 in Bonn, Germany. Lives in London, United Kingdom, and New Delhi, India.

100. Buhlebezwe Siwani

Born in 1987 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Cape Town, South Africa.

101. Cauleen Smith

Born in 1967 in Riverside, California, United States. Lives in Los Angeles, California, United States.

102. Vera Tamari

Born in 1944 in Jerusalem, Palestine. 1944. Lives in Ramallah, Palestine.

103. Tsai Ming-liang

Born in 1957 in Kuching, Malaysia. Lives in New Taipei City and Taipei, Taiwan.

104. Victoria-Idongesit Udondian

Born in 1982 in Uyo, Nigeria. Lives in Lagos, Nigeria, and New York, USA.

105. Celia Vásquez Yui

Born in 1960 in Pucallpa, Peru. Lives in the Peruvian Amazon, in Pucallpa, Peru.

106. Kemang Wa Lehulere

Born in 1984 in Cape Town, South Africa. Lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

107. Kennedy Yanko

Born in 1988 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Lives in Miami, Florida, United States.

108. Raed Yassin

Born in 1979 in Beirut, Lebanon. Lives in Beirut, Lebanon, and Berlin, Germany.

109. Sawangwongse Yawnghwe

Born in 1971 in Shan State, Burma. Lives in Zutphen, the Netherlands, and Chiang Mai, Thailand.

110. Billie Zangewa

Born in 1973 in Blantyre, Malawi. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

APPLIED ARTS PAVILION

Special project of the Venice Biennale and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

111. Gala Porras-Kim*