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Kiana Girigorie
Kiana Girigorie (Los Angeles, 1997) is a contemporary artist known for her large-scale, vibrant paintings. After studying Fine Art at the University of Arts in Utrecht, she graduated with honors in 2020, with her graduation works featured in Metropolis M. She was also nominated for the Buning Brongers and Hivinisiki OV prizes. Following her graduation, Kiana exhibited at Het Hem, where she was discovered by LANG. Over the past five years, her work has been consistently showcased through LANG’s representation, and she has participated in numerous prestigious art fairs, including Art Verona, Art Rotterdam, PAN Amsterdam, NAP+, and Art Antwerp. Through LANG’s support, she has built a steady career and cultivated a significant collector base. Kiana's work has continued to evolve in both scale and scope, earning visibility in Amsterdam's contemporary art scene. Currently based in Amsterdam, she continues to develop her practice while expanding her international presence.
EDUCATION
Bachelor Fine Arts, HKU
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Nasty little monsters, LANG, Amsterdam
2023 Texas has babies… Kennedy van der Laan, Amsterdam
2023 Puzzled, LANG, Amsterdam
2024 NAP+ LANG, Amsterdam
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 IMPAKT, The Way Out Is Through, Academy Gallery, Utrecht
2019 Breakfast At Building sites, LOU, Utrecht
2019 Does The Fish Know It’s Water? TUUB, Utrecht
2020 HKU Graduation Show Pastoe Fabriek, Utrecht
2021 ALL IN, Het Hem, Zaandam
2021 De Belofte, Kunstliefde, Utrecht
2021 Biënnale Mol Rauw, Belgium
2022 White Smoke LANG, Amsterdam
2022 Nuver moonshine, Kunsthalkloof, Utrecht
2022 Lift off, Centraal Museum, Utrecht
2022 Kloof United Kunsthalkloof, Utrecht
2022 In a pigs whisper, De Vishal, Haarlem
2022 OGENBLIKSEM, Centraal Museum, Utrecht
2022 PAN Amsterdam, RAI, Amsterdam
2023 Art Verona, LANG, Italy
2024 BANCONTACT De Bouwput, Amsterdam
2024 Everything On The One, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
2024 Museum Nirac, collection Ruys, Barneveld
2024 Art Verona, LANG, Italy
2025 Art Rotterdam PROSPECTS, Ahoy, Rotterdam
2025 Oversteek, Ruimte 34, Antwerp
2025 Katten en Ketters, duo show Emo Verkerk, LANG, Amsterdam
2025 Art Antwerp, Gijs Assmann, Merijn Bolink, Emo Verkerk, LANG, Antwerp
2026 Oversteek retour, Galerie Larik, Utrecht
INITIATIVES
2018 Stop Black Face & Let Us Talk About It - A discussion group for students at HKU 2019 - Ongoing Tools For The Times: Practicing Inclusivity, HKU Pastoe Fabriek Student-teacher led initiative
Archive - Activism - discussion group - public programming - workshops
2023 De Personeelskamer, nonprofit exhibition space in Amsterdam
WORK/SIDE ACTIVITIES
2022 - 2023 Education Coordinator at Fashion For Good Museum
2024 HKU guest teaching lecture + studio visit
2025 HKU guest teaching lecture + studio visit
NOMINATIONS
2020 De Buning Brongers Prize, nominated
2020 Hivinisiki ov prize, ominated
PUBLICATIONS
2020 Metropolis M Eindexamenspecial by Jorne Vriens
2020 “TWENTY TWENTY” artbook by Koen Taselaar
2021 Metropolis M “Hoe studenten van onderop bezig zijn de kunstacademie te veranderen” by Alyxandra Westwood
2022 Centraal Museum “Een samenwerking en een vruchtbare botsing” by Laurie Cluitmans
2023 GARMENT magazine, Magazine of Amsterdam fashion Institute - interview
2025 PROSPECTS mondriaan fund
GRANTS
2022 Stichting Stokroos, participation exhibition OGENBLIKSEM Centraal Museum
2023 Mondriaan Fund Artist Start Grand
2025 Mondriaan Fund project, One of you, Japanese-Caribbean-Dutch-American in Curaçao
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2021 AKZONobel Art Collection
2021 UMC collection
2022 UMC collection
2023 Kennedy van der Laan
2023 AMC Kunstrichting
2025 AKZONobel Art Collection
RESIDENCY
2024 Het Punt, Curaçao
2025 Livingstone Gallery, Berlin