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  • Current Group Exhibition
  • Selected Solo
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • Selected Group
  • 2019
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2010
  • Awards and Residencies
  • 2015
  • Collections
  • Publications
  • 2022
  • Selected Bibliography
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018

Ajarb Bernard ATEGWA (b. 1988 in Kumba, Cameroon)

  • Lives and works in Douala, CM

Current Group Exhibition

  • Reframed: The Woman in the Window, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022

  • Black Caba, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

2021

  • Ajarb Bernard Ategwa & Aron Demetz: Shapes of Humanity, Galleria Giovanni Bonelli, Milan, IT
  • Kwata Saloon, Afikaris, Paris, FR
  • Sweet Flowers of Douala, Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami, US
  • Works on Paper, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
  • Afro Sister, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

2020

  • Studio Ekwe, Peres Projects, DE
  • The Hard Way The Only Way, Espace Doual’art, Doula, CM
  • Morning Bread & Jazz, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

2018

  • Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Annin Arts, London, UK
  • The New Dialogue, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE
  • Kwasa Kwasa Girls, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
  • Dialogue of Colours, Espace Doual'art, Douala, CM

2017

  • Princesses de Nuit, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

2016

  • 24 Hours Busy, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions

2019

  • Cairo Biennial, Cairo, EG
  • World Bank Exhibition 2019, curated by Simon Njami, Cameroon National Museum, Yaounde, CM

2016

  • Cameroun, une vision contemporaine, World Bank, Yaounde, CM

2015

  • Présences, SCB Bank, Douala, CM
  • Group Show, BICEC, Douala, CM
  • Bastille Day, French Consulate, Douala, CM
  • Visceral Integrity, Espace Doual'art, Douala, CM

2013

  • Le Marché des Arts Plastiques (MAP), Douala, CM

2012

  • Fast Market, Espace Créateur, Douala, CM

2010

  • Camair-Chat Feeling, COTCO HQ, N'Djamena, TCD

Awards and Residencies

2015

  • Laureate Prize, Banque Internationale du Cameroun pour l'Epargne et le Credit

Collections

  • Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, US
  • Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Miami, US
  • Zuzeum Art Centre, Riga, LT

Publications

2022

  • Sliwka, Dr Jennifer, Reframed: The Woman in the Window, London: Dulwich Picture Library, 2022

Selected Bibliography

2022

  • Image of the Day: Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Posing with my Parrot, 2021, Elephant Magazine, June 24, 2022
  • Pollard, Madeline, Through the Looking Glass: Why Is Art Obsessed with Women and Windows?, Elephant Magazine, June 16, 2022
  • Going out, staying in: From a rap school in Morocco to a TikTok tutorial: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment, The Guardian, April 30, 2022

2021

  • Diaz, Paloma Tracey, The Sybarite Speaks to Cameroonian Artist Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, The Sybarite, September 2021
  • Contreras, Ayana, Nothing But Sweet Potato Pie, Oxford American, issue 112, Spring 2021

2020

  • Gerlis, Melanie, Art world proceeds with caution as galleries start to reopen, Financial Times, May 7, 2020
  • Gerlis, Melanie, African Art Gallery Celebrates 10 Years, February 8, 2020
  • Gerlis, Melanie, Art Basel Hong Kong cancelled after spread of the coronavirus, Financial Times, February 6, 2020
  • Marc Padeu: The Blue Man of Njombé, Contemporary And, February 2020
  • The Blue Man of Njombé, Artland, February 2020

2019

  • Marc Padeu: a tight bridge between the West and Africa, Piasa, December 23, 2019
  • Amendah, Hanou, Young Cameroonian Artist Marc Padeu Sets Surprising Records at Piasa Contemporary African Art Auction, Obatala, November 18, 2019
  • Rantrua, Sylvie, L’art contemporain africain explose tous les plafonds à la maison Piasa, Le Point, November 9, 2019

2018

  • Emalé, Matthias, Arts plastiques: Marc Padeu interroge les croyances religieuses et ancestrales, July 25, 2017

Exhibitions

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Artist ▲▼ Title ▲▼ Date ▲▼ Location ▲▼
Group ShowRebecca Ackroyd, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Dalton Gata, Donna Huanca, Harm Gerdes, Nicholas Grafia, Dylan Solomon Kraus, Bayrol Jiménez, Melike Kara, Richard Kennedy, Beth Letain, Shuang Li, Mak2, Ad Minoliti, Tan Mu, Shota Nakamura, George Rouy, Paolo Salvador, Rafa Silvares, Brent Wadden, Ziping WangRebecca Ackroyd, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Dalton Gata, Donna Huanca, Harm Gerdes, Nicholas Grafia, Dylan Solomon Kraus, Bayrol Jiménez, Melike Kara, Richard Kennedy, Beth Letain, Shuang Li, Mak2, Ad Minoliti, Tan Mu, Shota Nakamura, George Rouy, Paolo Salvador, Rafa Silvares, Brent Wadden, Ziping Wang Art Basel 2022-06-1616/06/2022–
19/06/2022		 Messe Basel, Messeplatz 10, 4058 BaselMesse Basel, Messeplatz 10, 4058 Basel
Group ShowPaolo Salvador, Donna Huanca, Melike Kara, Richard Kennedy, Nicholas Grafia, Rafa Silvares, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Marc Padeu, Dalton Gata, Stanislava Kovalcikova, Rebecca Ackroyd, Pam Evelyn, Harm Gerdes, George Rouy, Hermann Nitsch, Brent WaddenPaolo Salvador, Donna Huanca, Melike Kara, Richard Kennedy, Nicholas Grafia, Rafa Silvares, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Marc Padeu, Dalton Gata, Stanislava Kovalcikova, Rebecca Ackroyd, Pam Evelyn, Harm Gerdes, George Rouy, Hermann Nitsch, Brent Wadden Art Basel 2021-09-2121/09/2021–
26/09/2021		 Basel, CHBasel, CH
Group ShowAd Minoliti, Austin Lee, Melike Kara, Donna Huanca, Beth Letain, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Paolo SalvadorAd Minoliti, Austin Lee, Melike Kara, Donna Huanca, Beth Letain, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Paolo Salvador Art Busan & Design 2020 2020-11-0606/11/2020–
08/11/2020		 Busan, KORBusan, KOR
Ajarb Bernard AtegwaAjarb Bernard Ategwa Studio Ekwe’s 2020-10-2323/10/2020–
20/11/2020		 Peres Projects, BerlinPeres Projects, Berlin
Group ShowRichard Kennedy, Shuang Li, Donna Huanca, Ad Minoliti, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Paolo Salvador, Manuel Solano, Melike Kara, Beth Letain, Dan Attoe, Rebecca AckroydRichard Kennedy, Shuang Li, Donna Huanca, Ad Minoliti, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Paolo Salvador, Manuel Solano, Melike Kara, Beth Letain, Dan Attoe, Rebecca Ackroyd Frieze London 2020 – Online Viewing Room 2020-10-0707/10/2020–
16/10/2020		 Online Viewing RoomOnline Viewing Room
Group ShowAustin Lee, Beth Letain, Richard Kennedy, Donna Huanca, Dorothy Iannone, Rebecca Ackroyd, Ajarb Bernard AtegwaAustin Lee, Beth Letain, Richard Kennedy, Donna Huanca, Dorothy Iannone, Rebecca Ackroyd, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa FIAC, 2019 2019-10-1717/10/2019–
20/10/2019		 Paris, FR.Paris, FR.
Group ShowDonna Huanca, Dorothy Iannone, Richard Kennedy, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Rebecca Ackroyd, Manuel Solano, Austin Lee, Beth LetainDonna Huanca, Dorothy Iannone, Richard Kennedy, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Rebecca Ackroyd, Manuel Solano, Austin Lee, Beth Letain FIAC, 2019 – Preview 2019-10-1717/10/2019–
20/10/2019		 Paris, FR.Paris, FR.
Ad Minoliti, Ajarb Bernard AtegwaAd Minoliti, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa EXPO Chicago, 2019 2019-09-1919/09/2019–
22/09/2019		 Chicago, USChicago, US
Ajarb Bernard AtegwaAjarb Bernard Ategwa Art Los Angeles Contemporary, 2019 2019-02-1313/02/2019–
17/02/2019		 Los Angeles, USLos Angeles, US
Group ShowAjarb Bernard Ategwa, Austin Lee, Beth Letain, Blair Thurman, Donna Huanca, Dorothy IannoneAjarb Bernard Ategwa, Austin Lee, Beth Letain, Blair Thurman, Donna Huanca, Dorothy Iannone FIAC, 2018 2018-10-1818/10/2018–
21/10/2018		 Paris, FRParis, FR
Group ShowAjarb Bernard Ategwa, Beth Letain, Donna Huanca, Rebecca AckroydAjarb Bernard Ategwa, Beth Letain, Donna Huanca, Rebecca Ackroyd Frieze London, 2018 2018-10-0404/10/2018–
07/10/2018		 London, UK London, UK
Group ShowDorothy Iannone, Donna Huanca, Melike Kara, Austin Lee, Ajarb Bernard AtegwaDorothy Iannone, Donna Huanca, Melike Kara, Austin Lee, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa Expo Chicago, 2018 2018-09-2727/09/2018–
30/09/2018		 Chicago, USChicago, US
Ajarb Bernard AtegwaAjarb Bernard Ategwa Condo Shanghai, 2018 2018-07-0707/07/2018–
26/08/2018		 Shanghai, CNShanghai, CN
Group ShowAjarb Bernard Ategwa, Donna Huanca, Austin Lee, Beth Letain, Blair ThurmanAjarb Bernard Ategwa, Donna Huanca, Austin Lee, Beth Letain, Blair Thurman Frieze New York, 2018 2018-05-0202/05/2018–
06/05/2018		 New York, USNew York, US
Group ShowBeth Letain, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Melike Kara, Donna Huanca, Austin LeeBeth Letain, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Melike Kara, Donna Huanca, Austin Lee Art Basel Hong Kong, 2018 2018-03-2727/03/2018–
31/03/2018		 Hong Kong, HKHong Kong, HK
Ajarb Bernard AtegwaAjarb Bernard Ategwa The New Dialogue 2018-03-1616/03/2018–
13/04/2018		 Peres Projects, BerlinPeres Projects, Berlin

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