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Billie
Zangewa

Sculpture, Installation, Performance
Billie Zangewa
Country Ghana
Medium Sculpture, Installation, Performance
Exhibitions 6

On film

Creator of "Afrogallonism," his works use plastic jerrycans to comment on environmental and political issues.

Exhibition record

Billie Zangewa: Domesticity 2016

Afronova Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

A solo exhibition where Zangewa’s work focused on the theme of domestic life, using her characteristic silk tapestries …

The Threads That Bind Us 2017

MASS MoCA, North Adams, USA

A group exhibition that included Zangewa’s work, showcasing artists who use textiles to explore themes of memory, ident…

Africans in America 2018

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

A group exhibition that examined the African experience in America, with Zangewa’s tapestries offering a unique perspec…

I Am… Contemporary Women Artists of Africa 2019

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., USA

Group exhibition where Zangewa’s work was included, focusing on the narratives of contemporary African women artists. H…

Art Basel Miami Beach 2019

Miami, USA

Zangewa’s work was featured in this prestigious international art fair, where her silk tapestries were celebrated for t…

Billie Zangewa: Soldier of Love 2020

Lehmann Maupin, New York, USA

A solo exhibition that featured Zangewa’s intricate hand-stitched silk tapestries, exploring themes of domesticity, fem…

Archive record

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