Born 1963. Paris, France
Lives and works London and works between the United Kingdom, Paris and Algiers
Over the fifteen years of her practice, Sedira has enriched the debate around the concepts of modernism, modernity and its manifestations in an inclusive way. She has also raised awareness of artistic expression and the contemporary experience in North Africa. She found inspiration initially in researching her identity as a woman with a singular personal geography. From these autobiographical concerns she gradually shifted her interest to more universal ideas of mobility, memory and transmission.
Zineb Sedira graduated from Royal College of Art in London, UK and Slade School of Art Central Saint Martin’s School of Art.
Sedira has exhibited in solo exhibitions at the Photographer’s Gallery (London, 2006); Pori Museum (Finland, 2009); Bildmuseet (Sweden, 2010); Kunsthalle Nikolaj (Denmark, 2010); Palais de Tokyo (France, 2010); [mac] Musée d’Art Contemporain (Marseille, 2010); Blaffer Art Museum, (Houston, 2013); Prefix - Institute of Contemporary Art (Toronto, 2010); Charles H. Scott Gallery (Canada); Art On the Underground, (London, 2016); Sharjah Art Foundation (2018); Beirut Art Center (Lebanon, 2018); Jeu de Paume, Paris and IVAM (Spain, 2019), Bildmuseet (Sweden 2021); SMOCA (USA 2021) and the French Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale (Italy 2022). In 2023, the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin.
Sedira has had group shows at Tate Britain (London, 2002); Centre Pompidou (Paris, 2004, 2009); Mori Museum (Tokyo, 2005); Musée d’Art Moderne of (Algiers, 2007); Brooklyn Museum (New York, 2007); Gwangju Museum of Art (South Korea); MMK Museum für Mordern Kunst (Germany, 2014); Power Plant (Toronto); Smithsonian (Washington, 2015); Guggenheim Museum (NY); Museum Colecao Berardo, (Lisbon, 2016) and Whitechapel Gallery (London, 2019)
Also, in biennials and triennials including the Venice Biennale (2001 and 2011); ICP Triennial (New York, 2003); Sharjah Biennale (UAE, 2003 and 2007); Folkestone Triennial (2011); Thessaloniki Biennale (Greece, 2011), Prospect, New Orleans, (USA, 2016); Liverpool Biennale (UK, 2021).