Kapwani Kiwanga, born in Hamilton, Canada, lives and works between Paris and Berlin. Her work traces the pervasive impact of power asymmetries by placing historical narratives in dialogue with contemporary realities, the archive, and tomorrow’s possibilities.
It is research-driven, instigated by marginalised or forgotten histories, and articulated across a range of materials and mediums, including sculpture, installation, photography, video, and performance.

Her work has won numerous awards, including the Sobey Art Prize (Canada, 2018), the Marcel Duchamp Prize (France, 2020), and the Zurich Art Prize (Switzerland, 2022). In 2025, she has been shortlisted for the Joan Miró Prize. Kapwani Kiwanga showed her work extensively as solo projects such as Copenhagen Contemporary (DK); SerralvesFoundation, Porto (PT); Bozar, Brussels (BE); Remai Modern, Saskatoon(CA); Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (DE); Capc, Bordeaux (FR); MOCA, Toronto (CA); Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich (CH) ; New Museum, New York (USA) etc. as well as participated in a number of important biennials. Kapwani Kiwanga represented Canada at the 60th Venice Biennale this year.