Biography of Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani
Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani was born in Togo and currently lives in Stuttgart (Germany).
Graduated from the College of Arts and Crafts in Kpalimé (Togo), his artistic practice encompasses painting, drawing, mixed media, photography and video.
His work deals with African identities, as well as social and global issues.
His exhibitions include the 8 th Intercontinental Biennial of Small Graphics in Aiud, Romania (2021); IV Bienal del Sur in Caracas, Venezuela (2021); OSTRALE Biennale O21 in Dresden, Germany (2021); 7 th International Biennial of Performance in Bogota, Colombia (2020-2021);
22 nd Postcards from the Edge at Bortolami Gallery in New York City, USA (2020); LagosPhoto Festival in Lagos, Nigeria (2020); London Art Biennale in London, UK (2020); WNDX Festival of Moving Image in Winnipeg, Canada (2019); 13 th Havana Biennial/ FIVAC Festival in Camagüey, Cuba (2019); 1 st International Video Art Forum in Dammam, Saudi Arabia (2018); 31 st Festival Instants Vidéo in Marseille, France (2018); 18 th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh in Dhaka (2018); NSK State Pavilion at the 57 th Venice Biennale in Italy (2017); “Portrait” at CICA Museum in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (2017); Time is Love.10 at ZKM Museum in Karlsruhe, Germany (2017); Ephesus Video Art Program at Pera Museum in Istanbul, Turkey (2016); “Protest” at Hazard Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa (2015), among others.
He has earned numerous prestigious awards for his work, including the Guinness World Records Title 2021 in London, UK; Leonardo Da Vinci International Prize 2020 in Florence, Italy; Artfacts Performance Award 2019 and 2020 in Berlin, Germany; Finalist at the Global Art Awards 2018 in Dubai, UAE; Best Video Art Prize at the 17 th International Film Festival „Zoom-Zblizenia“ 2014 in Jelenia Gora, Poland.
