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Rahima Gambo

Rahima Gambo is a multidisciplinary artist based between London, UK and Abuja, Nigeria.

Rahima Gambo
Alma materColumbia Graduate School of Journalism
Awards

Contemporary African Photography Prize 2020

Early life and career

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Gambo graduated from Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Later in 2014 she started a fellowship at Magnum Foundation[1] Her early work Tatsuniya[2] 2017 - ongoing) a photography and film series takes place at Shehu Sanda Kyarimi school, Maiduguri, Nigeria became widely known for extending a collaboration with students of the school who perform in the series.

Work

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Rahima Gambo[3] is an artist who explores the conceptual territories between photography, moving image and installation as it intersects with documentary, biography and place. Her process-driven practice is often circular and serial, where repetition and return to sites of interest are essential[4].

Selected solo and group exhibitions include Diriyah Biennale (2026)[5] Gasworks London (2024)[6] Liverpool Biennale (2023)[7] Kunsthalle Bern (2022)[8], Stevenson Gallery (2022)[9], Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles (2022), Biennale Mercosur, Porto Alegre, Brazil (2020), and the 11th and 12th editions of Rencontres de Bamako, Mali (2017-2019), Have you seen a Horizon Lately?[10] MACAAL, Morocco, “Resisting Images, Images Responding” at Coalmine, Winterthur, Switzerland, Mercosur Biennial, 12th edition—Feminine(s): visualities, actions and affections, “Afterglow” Yokohama Triennale 2020,[11] Lagos Biennale 2019. “Diaspora at Home” curated by KADIST and the Centre for Contemporary Art in Lagos, Nigeria.

References

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  1. ↑ "Magnum Foundation Fellowship — Magnum Foundation". Magnum Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  2. ↑ "Tatsuniya — Rahima Gambo". Rahima Gambo. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. ↑ "Rahima Gambo". Rahima Gambo. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  4. ↑ "Rahima Gambo: Alternative Central Area Locations | Exhibitions | Gasworks". www.gasworks.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  5. ↑ "Diriyah Biennale announces full list of artists for 2026 edition". artreview.com. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  6. ↑ "Michael Kurtz on Rahima Gambo - Criticism". e-flux. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  7. ↑ "2023 Artists". Liverpool Biennial. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  8. ↑ "Rahima Gambo: Bird Sound Orientations / Kunsthalle Bern | VernissageTV Art TV". Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  9. ↑ STEVENSON. "STEVENSON". STEVENSON. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  10. ↑ "Have you seen a Horizon Lately? — MACAAL". MACAAL. Archived from the original on 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  11. ↑ "Yokohama Triennale 2020 — Yokohama Triennale 2020". Yokohama Triennale 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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