Kiluanji Kia Henda

Artist biography:

Born: 1978, Luanda, Angola

Kia Henda is part of a young generation of Angolan artists with an international career. His art has been exhibited internationally - from Guangzhou to Cape Town, from Nairobi to Venice - which decouples his work from the exclusive legitimacy granted by Western contemporary art capitals.

His photographs have been exhibited at the 1 Trienal of Luanda, in 2005, at 'Art InVisible', ARCO, Madrid, 2006, at 'SD Observatory' at the Valecian Institute of Modern Art, 2006 and at 52nd Edition of Venice Biennial, Africa Pavillion 'Check List Luanda Pop', 2007.

Selected solo shows include; 2010: SOSO Gallery Sao Paulo; 2008: Estórias e Diligências, SOSO Gallery, Luanda, Angola; Portraits from a Slippery Look, Goethe Institute, Nairobi, Kenya; Expired Trading Products, Blank Projects, Cape Town, South Africa; Selected Group Shows, include: 2010: There is always a cup of sea to sail in, 29a Bienal de Sao Paulo, Brazil; Self-Portrait As White Man, Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, Venice; Wild is the Wind, Savannah College for Art and Design, Atlanta, USA.

Kiluanji Kia Henda lives and works in Luanda.