4pm Sunday, March 31st

Beyond Gallery Walls: Navigating Biennales and Museums in contemporary Art

Moderated by Ebun Ikenze

This panel explores the impact of participation in biennales and museum exhibitions on artistic practice, international exposure, and the cultivation of meaningful dialogue. These platforms play an important role in artistic visibility and are increasingly significant in shaping contemporary artists’ careers.

The speakers will discuss how these avenues not only provide creative freedom but also foster critical engagement, allowing artists to participate in global discourses and exhibit diverse perspectives. They will engage with the practical issues around accessing these opportunities, and their impact leading to a deeper understanding of the transformative power of biennales and museum exhibitions in the modern art world.

Ebun Ikenze is a highly respected art advocate and consultant with a deep passion for promoting the arts and supporting artists in their professional journeys. With a diverse range of experiences in the art industry, Ebun has become a leading figure in the facilitation of artist talks and panel discussions, primarily focused on the business of art. As an advisory board member for the esteemed Nlele Photography Institute, Ebun plays a pivotal role in shaping the direction and strategies of the organization.

PANELISTS

Obieze Chinyere works at the intersection of technology, art, and literature as a tool to speculate and strive for a better future for Nigeria and Africa at large. She achieves this by designing pedagogical and participative programs concerning art, text, and theory for creatives across theatre, music, film, and contemporary art disciplines.  Currently, she serves as the head of Library and Information at Goethe-Institut Nigeria, where she is exploring the library as a third space for critical thinking, community, and dialogue between academia and creative practices to facilitate the creation and diffusion of ideas and projects. 

Chinyere Obieze

Dolly Kola-Balogun was born in Watford, United Kingdom. She is the Founder and Creative Director of Retro Africa. With a degree from King’s College London, BA (Hons) in Politics, Religion and Society, in 2015 she launched a platform and gallery for contemporary art in Abuja. By 2019, with the opening of their new space, Retro Africa’s presence as a gallery of international repute and a pioneer in the Nigerian art scene had been cemented. 

Dolly Balogun

Logo Oluwamuyiwa, a talented photographer born in 1990, has made significant contributions to the art world. His work has been featured at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and beyond.