Biography

Januário Jano (Luanda, 1979) completed his undergraduate degree at the London Metropolitan University (London, UK) in 2005 and is currently completing his Masters in Fine Arts at Goldsmiths University in London. Main solo shows include: Broken Bodies, Primae Noctis Art Gallery, Lugano-Switzerland (2019); Ambundulando, curated by Paula Nascimento and Suzana Sousa, Portuguese Cultural Center, Luanda-Angola (2017); Kwika: Love or Hate, Galerie Thorigny, Paris-France (2016). Fragmentation 1.0, curated by Sonia Ribeiro, Gallery of Economic Bank, Luanda-Angola (2016); andPop Orgy, Project Seeds Of Memory, curated by Suzana Sousa, Milan-Italy (2015). Recent group exhibitions include: Taxidemia do Futuro, curated by Paula Nascimento and Bruno Leitao, Nacional Museum Of Natural History, Luanda - Angola (2019); Intersections Within The Global South, curated by Sonia Ribeiro and Graça Rodrigues, Gallery of Economic Bank, Luanda-Angola (2019); Africa!, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich-Switzerland (2019); Africa Now! , curated by Stelva Artist in Residency, Moca-Brescia - Italy (2019); Project Gallery of Small Things for Dak’art Biennial 2018, Curated by Bisi Silva, Dakar-Senegal (2018); Artes Mirabilis, curated by Lino Damiao, UCCLA Center, Lisbon-Portugal (2018); LUUANDA, curated by Suzana Sousa, Paula Nascimento, Bruno Leitão, Hangar CIA, Lisbon- Portugal (2017); E.U IN ANGOLA, curated by Keyezua, Portuguese Cultural Center, Luanda-Angola (2017) and “UNORTHODOX”, curated by Jens Hoffman and Kelly Taxter, The Jewish Museum, New York, USA (2015).