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The national pavilions host each participant nation's official representation during the
Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...
, an international art biennial exhibition held in
Venice, Italy Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islan ...
. Some countries own pavilion buildings in the
Giardini della Biennale The Venice Giardini or Giardini della Biennale is an area of parkland in the historic city of Venice which hosts the Venice Biennale Art Festival, a major part of the city's cultural Biennale. The gardens were created by Napoleon Bonaparte who dr ...
while others rent buildings throughout the city, but each country controls its own selection process and production costs.


Background

The Venice Biennale is an international art biennial exhibition held in
Venice, Italy Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islan ...
. Often described as "the Olympics of the
art world The art world comprises everyone involved in producing, commissioning, presenting, preserving, promoting, chronicling, criticizing, buying and selling fine art. It is recognized that there are many art worlds, defined either by location or alt ...
", participation in the Biennale is a prestigious event for contemporary artists. The festival has become a constellation of shows: a central exhibition curated by that year's artistic director, national pavilions hosted by individual nations, and independent exhibitions throughout Venice. The Biennale parent organization also hosts regular festivals in other arts: architecture, dance, film, music, and theater. Outside of the central, international exhibition, individual nations produce their own shows, known as pavilions, as their national representation. Nations that own their pavilion buildings, such as the 30 housed on the Giardini, are responsible for their own upkeep and construction costs as well. Nations without dedicated buildings create pavilions in venues throughout the city.


Giardini national pavilions


Pavilions outside Giardini


Albania

List of exhibitors in the Albanian Pavilion: * 1999 — Alban Hajdinaj, Besnik & Flutura Haxhillari, Edi Hila,
Lala Meredith-Vula Lala Meredith-Vula (born 1966) is an English and Albanian Kosovian artist and photographer. In 1988 she was included in the Damien Hirst-led Freeze exhibition. Lala is a professor at De Montfort University, Leicester. Life and work Lala Meredith ...
, Gazmend Muka, Adrian Paci,
Edi Rama Edi Rama (born Edvin Kristaq Rama, 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, painter, writer, former university lecturer, publicist and former basketball player, who has served as the 33rd and current Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 and chairm ...
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Anri Sala Anri Sala (born 1974) is an Albanian contemporary artist whose primary medium is video. Life and career Sala studied art at the Albanian Academy of Arts from 1992 to 1996. He also studied video at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, Pari ...
, Astrit Vatnikaj,
Sislej Xhafa Sislej Xhafa (born 1970 in Peja, Kosovo) is an Kosovar contemporary artist, based in New York. In a Hatje Cantz Verlag monograph about the artist, art critic Guido Molinari writes "The condition of relentless traveler, throughout the West ...
. (Curator: Edi Muka) * 2005 — Sislej Xhafa. (Commissioner and Curator: Andi Tepelena and Cecilia Tirelli) * 2007 —
Helidon Gjergji Helidon Gjergji (born 1970 in Shkodër, Albania) is a contemporary artist who works in various media. Life Helidon Gjergji was born in Shkodër and raised in Tirana, Albania, where he studied art and earned a BFA from the Academy of Arts in Tir ...
, Genti Gjokola, Alban Hajdinaj, Armando Lulaj, Heldi Pema. (Commissioner: Rubens Shima. Curator:
Bonnie Clearwater Bonnie Clearwater (born 1957) is an American writer and art historian. She is the director and chief curator of Nova Southeastern University's Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. Previously, Clearwater was the director and chief curator of Museum of ...
) * 2009 — Anila Rubiku, Orion Shima, Gentian Shkurti, Eltjon Valle, Driant Zeneli. (Commissioner: Parid Tefereçi. Curator: Riccardo Caldura) * 2015 — Armando Lulaj. (Curator: Marco Scotini) * 2017 — Leonard Qylafi. (Curator: Vanessa Joan Müller)


Argentina

In 1901, Argentina was the first Latin American nation to participate in the Biennale. In 2011, it was granted a pavilion in the Sale d'Armi, which it will restore. List of exhibitors in the Argentine Pavilion: * 1903 —
Pío Collivadino Pío Collivadino (August 20, 1869August 26, 1945) was an Argentine painter of the post-impressionist school. Life and work Pío Collivadino was born in Buenos Aires, in 1869. He studied drawing at the Italian Argentine cultural society, the ''S ...
* 1905 —
Pío Collivadino Pío Collivadino (August 20, 1869August 26, 1945) was an Argentine painter of the post-impressionist school. Life and work Pío Collivadino was born in Buenos Aires, in 1869. He studied drawing at the Italian Argentine cultural society, the ''S ...
* 1907 —
Pío Collivadino Pío Collivadino (August 20, 1869August 26, 1945) was an Argentine painter of the post-impressionist school. Life and work Pío Collivadino was born in Buenos Aires, in 1869. He studied drawing at the Italian Argentine cultural society, the ''S ...
* 1954 —
Lucio Fontana Lucio Fontana (; 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor and theorist. He is mostly known as the founder of Spatialism. Early life Born in Rosario, to Italian immigrant parents, he was t ...
* 1956 —
Sarah Grilo Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pio ...
* 1958 —
Lucio Fontana Lucio Fontana (; 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor and theorist. He is mostly known as the founder of Spatialism. Early life Born in Rosario, to Italian immigrant parents, he was t ...
, Juan del Prete,
Raquel Forner Raquel Forner (1902–1988) was an Argentine painter known for her expressionist works. Life Forner was born in Buenos Aires in 1902. Her father was Spanish by nationality and her mother was an Argentine of Spanish descent. As a result of fr ...
* 1962 —
Antonio Berni Delesio Antonio Berni (14 May 1905 – 13 October 1981) was an Argentine figurative artist. He is associated with the movement known as ''Nuevo Realismo'' ("New Realism"), an Argentine extension of social realism. His work, including a serie ...
* 1966 —
Lucio Fontana Lucio Fontana (; 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor and theorist. He is mostly known as the founder of Spatialism. Early life Born in Rosario, to Italian immigrant parents, he was t ...
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Julio Le Parc Julio Le Parc (born September 23, 1928) is an Argentina-born artist who focuses on both modern op art and kinetic art. Le Parc attended the School of Fine Arts in Argentina. A founding member of Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel (GRAV) and awa ...
* 1968 —
Lucio Fontana Lucio Fontana (; 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor and theorist. He is mostly known as the founder of Spatialism. Early life Born in Rosario, to Italian immigrant parents, he was t ...
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Nicolás García Uriburu Nicolás García Uriburu (December 24, 1937 – June 19, 2016) was an Argentine contemporary artist, landscape architect, and ecologist. His work in land art was aimed at raising consciousness about environmental issues such as water pollution. ...
* 1970 — Luis Fernando Benedit * 1972 —
Lucio Fontana Lucio Fontana (; 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor and theorist. He is mostly known as the founder of Spatialism. Early life Born in Rosario, to Italian immigrant parents, he was t ...
* 1978 —
Lucio Fontana Lucio Fontana (; 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor and theorist. He is mostly known as the founder of Spatialism. Early life Born in Rosario, to Italian immigrant parents, he was t ...
* 1980 — Sergio de Castro, Fabriciano * 1982 —
Marino di Teana Francesco Marino, better known as Marino Di Teana (August 8, 1920 – January 1, 2012) was an Italian Argentine sculptor. History He emigrated to Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Ar ...
* 1984 — Antonio Seguí * 1986 —
Marta Minujin Marta may refer to: People * Marta (given name), a feminine given name * Märta, a feminine given name * Marta (surname) :István Márta composer * Marta (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian professional footballer Places * Marta (river), an ...
* 1995 —
Jorge Orta Jorge Orta Núñez (born November 26, 1950) is a Mexican former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1972 to 1987 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Los An ...
* 1997 — Ana Eckell * 1999 — Jaques Bedel, Luis Benedit,
Oscar Bony Oscar Rubén Bony (1941–2002) was an Argentine avant-garde artist known for his innovative and daring work. Bony was a very active artist who exhibited his work often. He wanted his work to make a huge statement, by having the public experi ...
* 2001 —
Leandro Erlich Leandro Erlich (born 1973 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an internationally exhibited Argentine conceptual artist. Career In 2001 he represented his nation at the Venice Biennial and was included in the main section of the biennial once again ...
, Graciela Sacco (Curator: Irma Arestizábal) * 2003 — Charly Nijensohn * 2005 — Jorge Macchi, Edgardo Rudnitzky * 2007 —
Guillermo Kuitca Guillermo Kuitca (born 1961 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine artist, who continues to work and live in Buenos Aires. Kuitca's work has been shown extensively around the globe, and is included in many important public collections, including The T ...
, Jorge Macchi, Edgardo Rudnitzky (Commissioner: Adriana Rosenberg) * 2009 —
Luis Felipe Noé Luis Felipe Noé (born May 26, 1933) is an Argentine artist, writer, intellectual and teacher. He is known in his home country as ''Yuyo''. In 1961 he formed Otra Figuración (another figuration) with three other Argentine artists. Their eponymo ...
(Curator: Fabián Lebenglik) * 2011 —
Adrián Villar Rojas Adrián Villar Rojas (born 1980 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentinian sculptor known for his elaborate fantastical works which explore notions of the Anthropocene and the end of the world. In his dream like installations he uses aspects of drawin ...
(Curator: Rodrigo Alonso) * 2013 — Nicola Costantino (Curator: Fernando Farina) * 2015 — Juan Carlos Distéfano (Curator: María Teresa Constantín) * 2017 — Claudia Fontes (Curator: Christine Macel) * 2019 — Mariana Telleria (Curator: Florencia Battini)


Bosnia and Herzegovina

List of exhibitors in the Bosnian Pavilion: * 2003 — Maja Bajevic, Jusuf Hadžifejzovic, Edin Numankadic, Nebojša Šeric-Šoba * 2013 — Mlаden Miljаnović * 2017 — Radenko Milak (Curators : Christopher Yggdre, Sinziana Ravini, Fredrik Svensk, Anna van der Vliet) * 2019 — Danica Dakić (Curators: Anja Bogojević, Amila Puzić, Claudia Zini)


Central Asia

The first Central Asian Pavilion was an initiative of Victor Miziano in 2005. The second pavilion was organized by Yulia Sorokina (Almaty) and the third by Beral Madra (Istanbul). Each of these was different in format and approach. The first one – Art from Central Asia. A Contemporary Archive – aimed at placing Central Asia on the 'map' of international art. Along the works of invited artists, there were many video compilations of films, performance and happenings presented by Central Asian artists from the end of the 1990s and beginning of 2000. List of exhibitors in the Central Asia Pavilion: * 2005 —
Said Atabekov Said Atabekov is a Kazakhstani artist in the fields of installation, performance and video art, and photography. Life Atabekov was born in 1965 in Bes Terek in the Tashkent Province of Uzbekistan. After his studies at the Shymkent Art Colleg ...
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Vyacheslav Akhunov Vyacheslav Akhunov (; ; born 1948), is a Kyrgyz-born Uzbeks, Uzbek visual artist, and author. He is known for performance art, video art, and painting. Akhunov lives in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Biography Vyacheslav Akhunov was born in 1948 in Osh ...
& Sergey Tychina, Maksim Boronilov & Roman Maskalev, Elena Vorobyeva & Viktor Vorobyev, Kasmalieva & Djumaliev, Sergey Maslov, Almagul Menlibaeva, Erbossyn Meldibekov, Alexander Nikolaev,
Rustam Khalfin Rustam Khalfin (October 14, 1949 – December 31, 2008) was a Kazakh contemporary artist, painter and architect. Rustam Khalfin is considered one of the most influential artists of Central Asia of the 20th century, he was one of the pioneers in ...
& Yulia Tikhonova (Curators: Viktor Misiano, Commissioner: Churek Djamgerchinova) * 2007 — Roman Maskalev, Almagul Menlibaeva & German Popov, Gulnur Mukazhanova, Alexander Nikolaev, Aleksey Rumyantsev, Alexander Ugay, Asia Animation,
Said Atabekov Said Atabekov is a Kazakhstani artist in the fields of installation, performance and video art, and photography. Life Atabekov was born in 1965 in Bes Terek in the Tashkent Province of Uzbekistan. After his studies at the Shymkent Art Colleg ...
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Vyacheslav Akhunov Vyacheslav Akhunov (; ; born 1948), is a Kyrgyz-born Uzbeks, Uzbek visual artist, and author. He is known for performance art, video art, and painting. Akhunov lives in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Biography Vyacheslav Akhunov was born in 1948 in Osh ...
, Alla Girik & Oksana Shatalova, Digsys, Natalia Dyu, Zadarnovsky Brothers, Gaukhar Kiyekbayeva, Vyacheslav Useinov, Jamol Usmanov, Aytegin Muratbek Uulu, Jamshed Kholikov, ZITABL (Commissioner and curator: Yulia Sorokina) * 2009 — Ermek Jaenish, Jamshed Kholikov, Anzor Salidjanov, Oksana Shatalova, Elena Vorobyeva & Viktor Vorobyev (Curator: Beral Madra, Commissioner: Vittorio Urbani) * 2011 — Natalia Andrianova,
Said Atabekov Said Atabekov is a Kazakhstani artist in the fields of installation, performance and video art, and photography. Life Atabekov was born in 1965 in Bes Terek in the Tashkent Province of Uzbekistan. After his studies at the Shymkent Art Colleg ...
, Artyom Ernst, Galim Madanov and Zauresh Terekbay, Yerbossyn Meldibekov, Alexander Nikolaev, Marat Raiymkulov, Aleksey Rumyantsev and Alla Rumyantseva, Adis Seitaliev (Curators: Boris Chukhovich, Georgy Mamedov, Oksana Shatalova, Commissioners: Asel Akmatova, Andris Brinkmanis)


Chile

List of exhibitors in the Chilean Pavilion: * 2009 — Iván Navarro (Curators: Antonio Arévalo, Justo Pastor Mellado) * 2011 — Fernando Prats (Curator: Fernando Castro Flórez) * 2013 —
Alfredo Jaar Alfredo Jaar (; ; born 1956) is a Chilean-born artist, architect, photographer and filmmaker who lives in New York City. He is mostly known as an installation artist, often incorporating photography and covering socio-political issues and war—t ...
(Curator:
Madeleine Grynsztejn Madeleine Grynsztejn (born 1962) is the Pritzker Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Grynsztejn became director in 2008. Life and education Grynsztejn was born in Lima, Peru, and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, and London, England ...
) * 2015 — Paz Errázuriz, Lotty Rosenfeld (Curator: Nelly Richard) * 2017 — Bernardo Oyarzún (Curator: Ticio Escobar)


Croatia

List of exhibitors in the Croatian Pavilion: * 1993 — Milivoj Bijelić, Ivo Deković, and Željko Kipke * 1995 — Martina Kramer, Goran Petercol, Mirko Zrinščak, Ivan Faktor,
Nina Ivančić Nina Ivančić was born in 1953 in Zagreb, Croatia. She is a contemporary Croatian artist working mainly in the mediums of painting and drawing. Nina Ivančić, daughter of Ljubo Ivančić, the famous Croatian painter and member of the artist group ...
, Damir Sokić, Mladen Stilinović, Dean Jokanović Toumin,
Goran Trbuljak Goran Trbuljak (born 21 April 1948 in Varaždin) is a Croatian cinematographer, photographer and conceptual artist. Trbuljak had first studied at the graphic arts department of the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, where he graduated from in 1972. Af ...
, Gorki Žanić * 1997 — Dalibor Martinis * 1999 — Zlatan Vrkljan * 2001 —
Julije Knifer Julije Knifer (23 April 1924 – 7 December 2004) was a Croatian abstract painter and a founding member of the 1960s Croatian art collective known as the Gorgona Group. The central motif of Knifer's art is the exploration of meander, a geometric f ...
* 2003 — Boris Cvjetanović and Ana Opalić * 2007 — Ivana Franke (curator: Branko Franceschi, Željko Kipke) * 2010 — Saša Begović, Marko Dabrović, Igor Franić, Tanja Grozdanić, Petar Mišković, Silvije Novak, Veljko Oluić, Helena Paver Njirić, Lea Pelivan, Toma Plejić, Goran Rako, Saša Randić, Turato Idis, Pero Vuković e Tonči Žarnić * 2013 — Kata Mijatović (Curator: Branko Franceschi) * 2015 — Damir Očko (Curator: Marc Bembekoff) * 2017 — Tina Gverović, Marko Tadić (Curator: Branka Benčić) * 2019 — Igor Grubić (Curator: Katerina Gregos)


Estonia

The expositions at the
Estonian pavilion Estonian pavilion houses Estonia's national representation during Venice Biennale arts festivals. Outside of the central, international exhibition, individual nations produce their own shows, known as pavilions, as their national representation. ...
are regularly commissioned by the
Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art (abbreviation CCA; et, Kaasaegse Kunsti Eesti Keskus) is a non-profit expert institution, which via international projects activates and develops Estonian contemporary art scene. CCA office is located in Talli ...
. List of exhibitors in the Estonian pavilion: * 2003 —
Kaido Ole Kaido Ole (born 23 February 1963) is an Estonian painter. Ole was born in Tallinn. His great-uncle was artist Eduard Ole. In 1992, he graduated from Estonian Academy of Arts. He worked as a painting instructor at the Tallinn Art School from 199 ...
* 2005 — Mark Raidpere (Curator: Hanno Soans) * 2007 —
Marko Mäetamm Marko Mäetamm (born 13 December 1965, in Viljandi, Estonia) is an Estonian multimedia artist, working within the mediums of video, drawing and the internet. Mäetamm began studying graphic art at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1988 and receiv ...
(Curator: Mika Hannula) * 2009 — Kristina Norman (Curator: Marko Laimre) * 2011 — Liina Siib * 2013 — Dénes Farkas * 2015 — Jaanus Samma (Curator:
Eugenio Viola Eugenio Viola (Naples, 1975) is an Italian art critic and curator based in Bogotá. Viola is the current Chief Curator of the Bogota Museum of Modern Art (MAMBO), Colombia, and Curator of the Italian Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exh ...
) * 2017 —
Katja Novitskova Katja Novitskova (born 1984 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian installation artist. She lives and works in Amsterdam and Berlin. Her work focuses on issues of technology, evolutionary processes, digital imagery and corporate aesthetics. Novits ...
(Curator: Kati Ilves) * 2019 — Kris Lemsalu * 2022 — Kristina Norman, Bita Razavi, Emilie Rosalie Saal (Curator: Corina L. Apostol)


Gabon

Gabon first participated in the Venice Biennale in 2009. List of exhibitors in the Gabonese Pavilion: * 2009 — Owanto (Curator: Fernando Frances)


Georgia

List of exhibitors in the Georgian Pavilion: * 2009 — Koka Ramishvili (Curator: Khatuna Khabuliani) * 2013 — Bouillon Group,
Thea Djordjadze Tea Jorjadze Thea Djordjadze ( ka, თეა ჯორჯაძე; born 1971 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a contemporary artist based in Berlin, Germany. She is best known for sculpture and installation art, but also works in a variety of other media ( ...
, Nikoloz Lutidze, Gela Patashuri with Ei Arakawa and Sergei Tcherepnin, Gio Sumbadze (Commissioner: Marine Mizandari, curator: Joanna Warsza) * 2015 — Rusudan Khizanishvili, Irakli Bluishvili, Dimitri Chikvaidze, Joseph Sabia, Ia Liparteliani, Nia Mgaloblishvili, Sophio Shevardnadze (Curator: Nia Mgaloblishvili) * 2017 — Vajiko Chachkhiani (Curator: Julian Heynen) * 2019 — Anna K.E. (Curator: Margot Norton)


Ghana

In 2019, Ghana will officially participate in the Venice Biennale for the first time.Gareth Harris (February 25, 2019)
David Adjaye to design Ghana's first ever pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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List of exhibitors in the Ghanaian Pavilion: * 2019 —
El Anatsui El Anatsui ( h-nah-ch-wee born 1944) is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his " bottle-top installations". These installations consist of thousands of aluminum piec ...
, Ibrahim Mahama, Felicia Abban,
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (born 1977) is a British painter and writer. She is best known for her portraits of imaginary subjects, or ones derived from found objects, who are painted in muted colours. Her work has contributed to the renaissance in pai ...
, John Akomfrah, Selasi Awusi Sosu (Curator:
Nana Oforiatta Ayim Nana Oforiatta Ayim is a Ghanaian writer, art historian and filmmaker. Background Nana Ofosuaa Oforiatta Ayim was raised in Germany, England, and her ancestral homeland in Ghana. She studied Russian and Politics at the University of Bristol and ...
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Grenada

In 2017, Grenada participated in the Venice Biennale at an exclusive space in Zattere, Dorsoduro, all allocated for the exhibition entitled ''The Bridge'', where international artists from nations with sea outlets explored the collective idea of "own identity". * 2017 — Alexandre Murucci, Khaled Hafez, Jason de Caires Taylor, Asher Mains, Milton Williams, Rashid Al Kahlifa, Zena Assi and Mahmoud Obaidi (Curator: Omar Donia)


Hong Kong

List of exhibitors in the Hong Kong Pavilion: * 2009 — Pak Sheung Chuen (Curator: Tobias Berger) * 2011 —
Kwok Mang Ho Kwok Mang Ho (born 1947), also known as Frog King, is a multi-media, conceptual, visual and performance artist from Hong Kong. According to Oscar Ho, the former exhibition director of Hong Kong Art Centre, he is one of the pioneers of contemporar ...
(known as Frog King) * 2013 — Lee Kit (Curators:
Lars Nittve Lars Nittve (born 17 September 1953) is a Swedish museum director, curator, art critic and writer. He was the founding Director of Tate Modern in London; former Director of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm; the founding Director of Rooseum – C ...
, Yung Ma) * 2015 — Tsang Kin-wah (Curators: Doryun Chong, Stella Fong) * 2017 —
Samson Young Samson Young (born 1979) is a Hong Kong artist, working primarily in the mediums of sound performance and installations. Early life and education Samson Young was born in Hong-Kong. He received both his BA degree in Music, Philosophy and Gende ...
(Curator: Ying Kwok) * 2019 — Shirley Tse (Curator: Christina Li) *2022 —
Angela Su Angela Su is a Hong Kong artist known for her biomorphic drawings, fictional films and hair embroideries, exploring the imagery of the body through metamorphosis, hybridity and transformation. She is a trained biochemist as well as a visual artis ...
(Curator: Freya Chou)


Holy See

* 2013 — Studio Azzurro, Lawrence Carroll, Josef Koudelka * 2015 — Monika Bravo, Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva, Mário Macilau (Curator: Micol Forti)


Iceland

In 1984, as Finland had joined Norway and Sweden in the Nordic Pavilion, Iceland was given the opportunity to rent the Finnish pavilion until 2006. The
Icelandic Art Center The Icelandic Art Center ( is, Kynningarmiðstöð íslenskrar myndlistar ; IAC) is the platform for Icelandic visual art activities. IAC promotes Icelandic art by connecting the local visual art community with the international art network. IAC en ...
commissions the Icelandic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. List of exhibitors in the Icelandish Pavilion: * 1960 —
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (15 October 1885 – 13 April 1972) was an Icelandic painter. He is considered one of the most important artists of Iceland. Early life Born in poverty, Kjarval was adopted and as a young man worked as a fisherman. H ...
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Ásmundur Sveinsson Ásmundur Sveinsson (20 May 1893 – 9 December 1982) was an Icelandic sculptor. Early years Ásmundur Sveinsson was born in Kolsstadir in West Iceland on 20 May 1893. In 1915 he moved to Reykjavík where he enrolled in the Technical College of ...
* 1972 — Svavar Guðnason, Þorvaldur Skúlason * 1980 — Magnús Pálsson * 1982 — Jón Gunnar Árnason,
Kristján Guðmundsson Kristján Guðmundsson (born 1941, Snæfellsnes, Iceland) is a contemporary Icelandic conceptual artist. He started his career as an artist in the 1960s as a member of ''SÚM'' - a group of young artists influenced by then-new currents in concept ...
* 1984 — Kristján Davidsson * 1986 —
Erró Erró (born Guðmundur Guðmundsson in 1932 in Ólafsvík, Iceland) is a visual artist and painter, who is best known for his painted pop art collages of images from comic books and advertisements.
* 1988 — Gunnar Örn * 1990 — Helgi Þorgils Friðjónsson * 1995 — Birgir Andrésson * 1997 —
Steina Vasulka Steina Vasulka (born Steinunn Briem Bjarnadottir in 1940)
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and Woody Vasul ...
Roberta Smith Roberta Smith (born 1948) is co-chief art critic of ''The New York Times'' and a lecturer on contemporary art. She is the first woman to hold that position. Early life Born in 1948 in New York City and raised in Lawrence, Kansas. Smith studied at ...
(June 16, 1997)
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* 1999 — Sigurður Árni Sigurðsson * 2001 — Finnbogi Pétursson * 2003 — Rúrí * 2005 —
Gabríela Friðriksdóttir Gabríela Friðriksdóttir (born 1971 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic visual artist, painter and sculptor. In 2005, she represented Iceland at the Venice Biennale, and she is a previous winner of Iceland's Gudmunda Art Prize (2001). She ...
* 2007 — Steingrímur Eyfjörð (Curator: Hanna Styrmisdóttir) * 2009 — Ragnar Kjartansson (Curators: Markús Thór Andrésson, Dorothée Kirch) * 2011 — Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson (Curator: Ellen Blumenstein) * 2013 — Katrín Sigurðardóttir (Curators: Mary Ceruti, Ilaria Bonacossa) * 2015 —
Christoph Büchel Christoph Büchel (born 1966) is a Swiss artist known for provocative contemporary installations. He received international attention for constructing a mosque in a Venice church and suggesting that prototypes for Donald Trump's wall should be con ...
(Curator: Nína Magnúsdóttir) * 2017 — Egill Sæbjörnsson (Curator: Stefanie Böttcher) * 2019 - Shoplifter - born Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir (Curator: Birta Gudjónsdóttir)


India

In 2011, India was represented for the first time after 116 years, with the support of the culture ministry and the organizational participation of the Lalit Kala Akademi. Biennale organizers had reportedly invited the country in past years, but the government had declined, a decision attributed to a lack of communication between the culture ministry and the country's
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. * 2011 — Mriganka Madhukaliya, Sonal Jain, Zarina Hashmi, Gigi Scaria, Praneet Soi (Curator:
Ranjit Hoskote Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969) is an Indian poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator. He has been honoured by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, with the Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award and the Sahitya ...
) * 2015 —
Shilpa Gupta Shilpa Gupta (born 1976) is a contemporary Indian artist, she lives and works in Mumbai, India where she has studied sculpture at the Sir J. J. School of Fine Arts from 1992 to 1997.She had solo shows at Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati ...
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Rashid Rana Rashid Rana ( ur, ) is a Pakistani artist. He has been included in numerous exhibitions in Pakistan and abroad with his works in abstractions on canvas, collaborations with a billboard painter, photographic/video performances, collages using ...
(Exhibition jointly held with
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
) * 2019 —
Nandalal Bose Nandalal Bose (3 December 1882 – 16 April 1966) was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art and a key figure of Contextual Modernism. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for his "Indian style" of painting. He became the principa ...
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Atul Dodiya Atul Dodiya (born 20 January 1959, in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, India) is an Indian artist. Biography Atul began exhibiting and selling his work in the early 1980s following his graduation from Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai where he received a Ba ...
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Rummana Hussain Rummana Hussain (1952–1999) was an artist and one of the pioneers of conceptual art, installation, and politically engaged art in India. =Biography= Hussain was born in Bangalore, India to a prominent Muslim family. She was the sister of Waja ...
, GR Iranna,
Jitish Kallat Jitish Kallat (born 1974, Mumbai) is an Indian contemporary artist. He lives and works in Mumbai, India.
The ...
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Shakuntala Kulkarni Shakuntala Kulkarni (born in Karnataka, 1950) is an Indian contemporary artist whose work highlights the plight of urban women and their spaces. Career Trained at Sir JJ School of Art, MSU Baroda & SantiNiketan, Shakuntala Kulkarni explores sc ...
, Ashim Purkayastha


Indonesia

List of exhibitors in the Indonesian Pavilion: * 2003:
Arahmaiani Arahmaiani (Arahmayani Feisal; born May 21, 1961) is an Indonesian artist born in Bandung and based in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Arahmaiani is considered by many to be one of the most respected and iconic contemporary artists, specifica ...
, Dadang Christanto, Tisna Sanjaya,
Made Wianta Made Wianta (20 December 1949 – 13 November 2020) was an Indonesian artist who was concerned with social and cultural changes and social issues. He has been described as one of his country's best known artists. Selected works ''Growing Hands'' ...
(Curator: Amir Sidharta) * 2005: Krisna Murti, Noor Ibrahim, Entang Wiharso, and Yani Mariani Sastranegara (Curator: Dwi Marianto) * 2013: Albert Yonathan Setyawan, Sri Astari, Eko Nugroho, Entang Wiharso, and Titarubi (Curators: Carla Bianpoen and Rifky Effendy) * 2015:
Heri Dono Heri Dono is an Indonesian visual artist as artist painter, sculptor, and installation artist. Life and work Dono was born in Jakarta on June 12, 1960. He studied at the Indonesian Art Institute (''Institut Seni Indonesia'') in Yogyakarta, wher ...
(Curators: Carla Bianpoen, Restu Imansari Kusumaningrum, and Asmudjo Jono Irianto) * 2017: Tintin Wulia (Curator: Agung Hujatnikajennong) * 2019: Handiwirman Saputra and Syagini Ratna Wulan (Curator: Asmudjo Jono Irianto)


Iran

* 1958 -
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian ( fa, منیر شاهرودی فرمانفرمائیان; 16 December 1922 – 20 April 2019) was an Iranian artist and a collector of traditional folk art. She is noted for having been one of the most prominent Ira ...
* 2003 -
Behrouz Daresh Behrouz, Behrooz, Behrus or bihuroz ( fa, بهروز ) is a Persian given name, loosely meaning ''prosperous''. It means "Success" and when translated word by word, it means " he man who hasgood lifetime" (''beh'': good, ''rooz'': day (and it ...
, Hossein KhoroJerdi, and Ahmad Nadalian * 2015 - Furat al Jamil (b. 1965),
Lida Abdul Lida Abdul is a video artist and performance artist from Afghanistan. She was born as Lida Abdullah in Kabul in 1979, fled the country as a child during the Soviet Invasion, and went on to live in India and Germany then the United States. Her mos ...
, Bani Abidi, Adel Abidin, Amin Agheai, Ghodratollah Agheli, Shahriar Ahmadi, Parastou Ahovan, Farhad Ahrarnia, Rashad Alakbarov,
Nazgol Ansarinia Nazgol Ansarinia (born 1979) is an Iranian interdisciplinary visual artist. Biography Ansarina was born in 1979 in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran. She holds a BA degree from the London College of Communication, and a MFA degree from the California Col ...
, Reza Aramesh, Alireza Astaneh, Sonia Balassanian, Mahmoud Bakhshi Moakhar, Wafaa Bilal, Mehdi Farhadian, Shadi Ghadirian, Shilpa Gupta, Ghasem Hajizadeh, Shamsia Hassani, Sahand Hesamiyan, Sitara Ibrahimova,
Pouran Jinchi Pouran Jinchi (born 1959 in Mashhad, Iran) is an Iranian-American, New York-based artist. She is best known for her abstract, calligraphy-based contemporary visual art. Biography Pouran Jinchi borrows from her Iranian cultural traditions of ...
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Amar Kanwar Amar Kanwar was born in New Delhi in 1964 where he continues to live and work as a filmmaker. Kanwar studied at the Department of History, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, Delhi University (1982-1985), and at the Mass Communication Research ...
, Babak Kazemi, Ryas Komu,
Farideh Lashai Farideh Lashai (, also Romanization, Romanized as Farideh Lāshāyī; 1944 – February 24, 2013) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian Painting, painter. She was born in Rasht, Iran. She was also a writer and translator. Her foremost book is ' ...
, Farokh Mahdavi, Ahmad Morshedloo, Mehrdad Mohebali,
Huma Mulji Huma Mulji (born 1970 in Karachi) is a Pakistani contemporary artist. Her works are in the collections of the Saatchi Gallery, London and the Asia Society Museum. She received the Abraaj Capital Art Prize in 2013. Life Huma Mulji was born in 19 ...
, Azad Nanakeli, Jamal Penjweny, Imran Qureshi,
Sara Rahbar Sara Rahbar (born 1976) is a contemporary artist. Her work ranges from photography to sculpture to installation, all of which reveal and transform the artist's personal experiences and are intimately autobiographical. Her work explores concepts o ...
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Rashid Rana Rashid Rana ( ur, ) is a Pakistani artist. He has been included in numerous exhibitions in Pakistan and abroad with his works in abstractions on canvas, collaborations with a billboard painter, photographic/video performances, collages using ...
, Atefeh Samaei,
T. V. Santhosh T. V. Santhosh (born 1968 in Kerala) is an Indian artist based in Mumbai. He obtained his graduate degree in painting from Santiniketan and master's degree in Sculpture from M.S. University, Baroda. Santhosh has acquired a major presence in ...
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Walid Siti Walid Siti (born 1952, Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan) is a Kurdish painter and artist. He is currently based in London, United Kingdom. Education and early life He was born into a family of a Sunni Muslim background and had four brothers and a sister. ...
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Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian ( fa, منیر شاهرودی فرمانفرمائیان; 16 December 1922 – 20 April 2019) was an Iranian artist and a collector of traditional folk art. She is noted for having been one of the most prominent Ira ...
, Mohsen Taasha Wahidi,
Mitra Tabrizian Mitra Tabrizian (born in Tehran) is a British-Iranian photographer and film director. She is a professor of photography at the University of Westminster, London. Mitra Tabrizian has exhibited and published widely and in major international museums ...
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Parviz Tanavoli Parviz Tanavoli (born 1937) is an Iranian sculptor, painter, educator, and art historian. He is a pioneer within the Saqqakhaneh school, a neo-traditionalist art movement. Tanavoli has been one of the most expensive Iranian artists in sales. Tanav ...
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Newsha Tavakolian Newsha Tavakolian ( fa, نیوشا توکلیان; born 1981) is an Iranian photojournalist and documentary photographer. She has worked for ''Time'' magazine, ''The New York Times'', ''Le Figaro'', and ''National Geographic''. Her work focuses o ...
, Sadegh Tirafkan,
Hema Upadhyay Hema Upadhyay (born Hema Hirani; 1972 – 11 December 2015) was an Indian artist based in Mumbai. She was known for photography and sculptural installations. She was active from 1998 until her death in 2015. Personal life Born Hema Hirani ...
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Saira Wasim Saira Wasim is a contemporary artist from Lahore, Pakistan. She currently lives in United States. Wasim uses the miniature style of painting, pioneered by the Persians but extensively used in South Asia, to make primarily political and cultural ar ...
* 2017 - Bizhan Bassiri * 2019 - Samira Alikhanza, Ali Mir-Azimi, and
Reza Lavasani Reza is a Persian name, originating from the Arabic word , ''Riḍā'', which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". In religious context, this name is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect content ...


Iraq

In 2011, Iraq returned to the Biennale for the first time after a 35-year absence. The title of the Iraq Pavilion was "Acqua Ferita" (translated as "Wounded Water"). Six Iraqi artists from two generations interpreted the theme of water in their works, which made up the exhibition. * 2011 — Adel Abidin, Halim Al Karim, Ahmed Alsoudani, Ali Assaf, Azad Nanakeli,
Walid Siti Walid Siti (born 1952, Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan) is a Kurdish painter and artist. He is currently based in London, United Kingdom. Education and early life He was born into a family of a Sunni Muslim background and had four brothers and a sister. ...
* 2013 — 'Welcome to Iraq', curated by
Jonathan Watkins Jonathan Watkins (born 1957) is an English curator, and the former Director of the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Watkins emigrated to Australia with his family in 1969 and studied Philosophy and History of Art at the University of ...
, commissioned by
Ruya Foundation The Ruya Foundation, or Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq, is an Iraqi registered not-for-profit, non-governmental organization. Founded in 2012, Ruya Foundation's board is made up of Tamara Chalabi (chair), Reem Shather-Kubba, and S ...
. Artists: Abdul Raheem Yassir (b. 1951), Akeel Khreef (b. 1979), Ali Samiaa (b. 1980), Bassim Al-Shaker (b. 1986), Cheeman Ismaeel (b. 1966), Furat al Jamil (b. 1965), Hareth Alhomaam (b. 1987), Jamal Penjweny (b. 1981), Kadhim Nwir (b. 1967), Yaseen Wami (b. 1973), Hashim Taeeh. * 2015 — 'Invisible Beauty', curated by Philippe Van Cauteren, commissioned by
Ruya Foundation The Ruya Foundation, or Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq, is an Iraqi registered not-for-profit, non-governmental organization. Founded in 2012, Ruya Foundation's board is made up of Tamara Chalabi (chair), Reem Shather-Kubba, and S ...
. Artists: Latif Al Ani, Akam Shex Hadi, Rabab Ghazoul, Salam Atta Sabri and Haider Jabbar. * 2017 — 'Archaic', curated by Tamara Chalabi and Paolo Colombo, commissioned by
Ruya Foundation The Ruya Foundation, or Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq, is an Iraqi registered not-for-profit, non-governmental organization. Founded in 2012, Ruya Foundation's board is made up of Tamara Chalabi (chair), Reem Shather-Kubba, and S ...
. Artists: Sherko Abbas, Sadik Kwaish Alfraji,
Francis Alÿs Francis Alÿs (born 1959, Antwerp) is a Belgian-born, Mexico-based artist. His work emerges in the interdisciplinary space of art, architecture, and social practice. In 1986, Alÿs left behind his profession as an architect and relocated to Me ...
, Ali Arkady, Luary Fadhil,
Shakir Hassan Al Said Shakir Hassan Al Said ( ar, شاكر حسن ال سعيد) (1925–2004), an Iraqi painter, sculptor and writer, is considered one of Iraq's most innovative and influential artists. An artist, philosopher, art critic and art historian, he was act ...
, Nadine Hattom,
Jawad Saleem Jewad Selim (1919–1961) ( ar, جواد سليم) was an Iraqi painter and sculptor born in Ankara, Ottoman Empire in 1919. He became an influential artist through his involvement with the Iraqi Baghdad Modern Art Group, which encouraged artists ...
, Sakar Sleman * 2019 — 'Fatherland: Serwan Baran', curated by Tamara Chalabi and Paolo Colombo, commissioned by
Ruya Foundation The Ruya Foundation, or Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq, is an Iraqi registered not-for-profit, non-governmental organization. Founded in 2012, Ruya Foundation's board is made up of Tamara Chalabi (chair), Reem Shather-Kubba, and S ...
. Artist: Serwan Baran (b. 1968).


Ireland

List of exhibitors in the Irish Pavilion: * 1950 —
Norah McGuinness Norah Allison McGuinness (7 November 1901 – 22 November 1980) was an Irish painter and illustrator. Early life Norah McGuinness was born in County Londonderry. She attended life classes at Derry Technical School and from 1921 studied at ...
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Nano Reid Nano, Nano-, NANO or NaNo may refer to: People * Nano (singer) (born 1988), Japanese-American J-pop singer * Nano Omar (born 1986), Swedish singer * Nano Riantiarno (born 1949), Indonesian director * Agnese Nano (born 1965), Italian actress * Fa ...
* 1956 —
Louis le Brocquy __NOTOC__ Louis le Brocquy ''HRHA'' (; 10 November 1916 – 25 April 2012) was an Irish painter born in Dublin to Albert and Sybil le Brocquy. His work received many accolades in a career that spanned some seventy years of creative practice ...
, Hilary Heron * 1960 — Patrick Scott * 1993 —
Dorothy Cross Dorothy Cross (born 1956) is an Irish artist. Working with differing media, including sculpture, photography, video and installation, she represented Ireland at the 1993 Venice Biennale. Central to her work as a whole are themes of sexual and cu ...
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Willie Doherty Willie Doherty (born 1959) is an artist from Northern Ireland, who has mainly worked in photography and video. He has twice been a Turner Prize nominee. Life and work Doherty was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, and from 1978 to 1981 studied a ...
* 1995 — Kathy Prendergast * 1997 — Jaki Irvine, Alastair MacLennan * 1999 — Anne Tallentire * 2001 — Siobhan Hapaska, Grace Weir * 2003 —
Katie Holten Katie Holten is a contemporary Irish artist whose artwork focuses on humans' impact on the natural environment.
(Commissioner: Valerie Connor) * 2005 — Stephen Brandes, Mark Garry, Ronan McCrea,
Isabel Nolan Isabel Nolan is an Irish contemporary artist who works with sculpture, textile, photographs, and text. Nolan lives and works in Dublin. Work Nolan, according to a review of her work in Frieze Magazine, works similarly to Eva Berendes, Nichol ...
, Sarah Pierce, Walker and Walker (Commissioner: Sarah Glennie) * 2007 — Gerard Byrne (Commissioner: Mike Fitzpatrick) * 2009 — Sarah Browne, Gareth Kennedy, Kennedy Browne * 2011 — Corban Walker (Commissioner: Emily-Jane Kirwan) * 2013 —
Richard Mosse Richard Mosse (born 1980) is an Irish conceptual documentary photographer. Early life and education Mosse was born in Kilkenny, Ireland. He lives and works in New York and Berlin. He received a first class BA in English literature from Ki ...
(Commissioner: Anna O'Sullivan) * 2015 — Sean Lynch,
The Rubberbandits The Rubberbandits are an Irish comedy hip-hop duo from Limerick city. They consist of Blindboy Boatclub (real name Dave Chambers) and Mr Chrome (sometimes Bobby Chrome; real name Bob McGlynn). During performances and interviews, they conceal t ...
(Commissioner: Mike Fitzpatrick; curator: Woodrow Kernohan) * 2017 — Jesse Jones,
Olwen Fouéré Olwen Fouéré (born March 2, 1954) is an Irish actress and writer/director in theatre, film and visual arts. She was born in Galway, Ireland to Breton parents Yann Fouéré and Marie-Magdeleine Mauger. In 2020, she was listed at number 22 on '' ...
(Curator: Tessa Giblin) * 2019 —
Eva Rothschild Eva Rothschild RA (born 1971) is an Irish artist based in London. Eva Rothschild was born in Dublin, Ireland. She received a BA in Fine Art from the University of Ulster, Belfast (1990–93), and an MA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, Londo ...
(Curator: Mary Cremin) * 2022 —
Niamh O'Malley Niamh O'Malley is a contemporary Irish artist known for sculptures and moving image installations. Early life and education Born in County Mayo, Ireland, O’Malley studied at University of Ulster, Belfast, earning her PhD in 2003. She lives ...
(Curator: Temple Bar Gallery & Studios)


Italy

"Palazzo Pro Arte": Enrico Trevisanato, façade by Marius De Maria and Bartholomeo Bezzi, 1895; new façade by Guido Cirilli, 1914; "Padiglione Italia", present façade by Duilio Torres, 1932. The pavilion has a sculpture garden by
Carlo Scarpa Carlo Scarpa (2 June 1906 – 28 November 1978) was an Italian architect, influenced by the materials, landscape and the history of Venetian culture, and by Japan. Scarpa translated his interests in history, regionalism, invention, and the tec ...
, 1952 and the "Auditorium Pastor" by Valeriano Pastor, 1977. Partial list of exhibitors at the Italian Pavilion: * 1895 — Giuseppe Ferrari * 1905 — Giuseppe Ferrari * 1912 —
Aldo Carpi Aldo Carpi (6 October 1886 – 27 March 1973) was an Italian artist, painter and writer, author of a collection of memoirs concerning his imprisonment in the infamous Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. Biography Born in Milan, early in his you ...
* 1922 — Giuseppe Ferrari (posthumus) * 1934 —
Aldo Carpi Aldo Carpi (6 October 1886 – 27 March 1973) was an Italian artist, painter and writer, author of a collection of memoirs concerning his imprisonment in the infamous Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. Biography Born in Milan, early in his you ...
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Carlo Martini Carlo Martini (1908–1958) was an Italian painter and academician. Biography He studied in Brera Academy of Milan under the tutelage of Aldo Carpi. He moved to England in 1938. He lived in London and Glasgow. He came back in Italy in 1940 due ...
* 1936 — Aldo Carpi, Carlo Martini, Quinto Martini (artist), Quinto Martini * 1942 — Aldo Carpi, Trento Longaretti * 1948 — Aldo Carpi, Trento Longaretti, Carlo Martini * 1950 — Aldo Carpi, Trento Longaretti, Carlo Martini * 1966 — Ferruccio Bortoluzzi, Trento Longaretti * 1968 — Valerio Adami, Rodolfo Aricò, Gianni Bertini, Arturo Bonfanti, Gianni Colombo, Mario Deluigi, Gianfranco Ferroni, Luciano Gaspari,  Lorenzo Guerrini, Giovanni Korompay, Leoncillo Leonardi, Carlo Mattioli, Livio Marzot, Mirko, Marcello Morandini, Mario Nigro, Gino Morandis, Pino Pascali, Gastone Novelli, Achille Perilli, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Tancredi, Guido Strazza, Giacomo Porzano * 1984 — Roberto Barni, Alberto Burri, Enrico Castellani, Mario Ceroli, Sandro Chia, Giorgio de Chirico, Luciano Fabro, Tano Festa, Carlo Maria Mariani, Gino Marotta, Titina Maselli, Luigi Ontani, Giulio Paolini, Claudio Parmiggiani, Vettor Pisani, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Giò Pomodoro, Mario Schifano, Toti Scialoja, Massimo Scolari, Giuseppe Uncini, Luigi Nono (Curator: Maurizio Calvesi) * 1986 — Getulio Alviani, Giovanni Anselmo, Marco Bagnoli, Toni Benetton, Alighiero Boetti, Paolo Borghi, Francesco Borromini, Nicola Carrino, Claudio Costa, Sergio Dangelo, Giorgio de Chirico, Luciano Fabro, Piero Fogliati,
Lucio Fontana Lucio Fontana (; 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor and theorist. He is mostly known as the founder of Spatialism. Early life Born in Rosario, to Italian immigrant parents, he was t ...
, Alberto Giacometti, Piero Manzoni, Fausto Melotti, Mario Merz, Maurizio Mochetti, Luigi Ontani, Mimmo Paladino, Giulio Paolini, Claudio Parmiggiani, Pino Pascali, Luca Patella, Giuseppe Penone, Attilio Pierelli, Vettor Pisani, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Fabrizio Plessi, Enrico Prampolini, Alberto Savinio, Paolo Tessari, Emilio Vedova, Gilberto Zorio (Curator: Maurizio Calvesi) * 1988 — Carla Accardi, Roberto Barni, Alberto Burri, Andrea Cascella, Antonio Catelani, Mario Ceroli, Sandro Chia, Eduardo Chillida, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi, Daniela De Lorenzo, Piero Dorazio, Carlo Guaita, Felice Levini, Eliseo Mattiacci, Marisa Merz, Maurizio Mochetti, Ennio Morlotti, Mimmo Paladino, Maurizio Pellegrin, Alfredo Pirri, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Giò Pomodoro, Renato Ranaldi, Giuseppe Santomaso, Susana Solano, Alberto Viani (Curator: Giovanni Carandente) * 1990 — Davide Benati, Gino De Dominicis, Nicola De Maria, Luigi Mainolfi, Giuseppe Maraniello, Carlo Maria Mariani, Claudio Olivieri (Curators: Laura Cherubini, Flaminio Gualdoni, Lea Vergine) * 1993 — Francesco Clemente, Luciano Fabbro, Sergio Fermariello, Emilio Isgrò, Fabio Mauri, Eugenio Miccini, Hidetoshi Nagasawa, Luisa Protti, Sergio Sarra, Franco Vaccari (Curator: Achille Bonito Oliva) * 1995 — Lorenzo Bonechi, Ida Cadorin Barbarigo, Roberto Capucci, Francesco Clemente, Amalia Del Ponte, Stefano Di Stasio, Paolo Gallerani, Paola Gandolfi, Nunzio, Luigi Ontani, Claudio Parmiggiani, Gianni Pisani, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Angelo Savelli, Ruggero Savino, Ettore Spalletti, Vito Tongiani, Mino Trafeli, Giuliano Vangi (Curator: Jean Clair) * 1997 — Maurizio Cattelan, Enzo Cucchi, Ettore Spalletti (Curator: Germano Celant) * 1999 — Monica Bonvicini, Bruna Esposito, Luisa Lambri, Paola Pivi, Grazia Toderi (Curator: Harald Szeemann) * 2001 — Alighiero Boetti, Barry McGee, Todd James, Steve Powers (artist), Steve Powers (Curators: Pio Baldi, Paolo Colombo, Sandra Pinto) * 2003 — Charles Avery (artist), Charles Avery, Avish Khebrehzadeh, Sara Rossi, Carola Spadoni (Curators: Pio Baldi, Monica Pignatti Morano and Paolo Colombo). A12, Alessandra Ariatti, Micol Assaël, Diego Perrone, Patrick Tuttofuoco, Zimmer Frei (curator: Massimiliano Gioni) * 2005 — Carolina Antich, Manfredi Beninati, Loris Cecchini, Lara Favaretto (Curators: Pio Baldi, Monica Pignatti Morano and Paolo Colombo) * 2007 — Giuseppe Penone, Francesco Vezzoli (Curator: Ida Gianelli) * 2009 — Matteo Basilé, Manfredi Beninati, Valerio Berruti, Bertozzi & Casoni, Nicola Bolla, Sandro Chia, Marco Cingolani, Giacomo Costa, Aron Demetz, Roberto Floreani, Daniele Galliano, Marco Lodola, MASBEDO, Gian Marco Montesano, Davide Nido, Luca Pignatelli, Elisa Sighicelli, Sissi, Nicola Verlato, Silvio Wolf (Curators: Luca Beatrice and Beatrice Buscaroli) * 2011 — ''L'Arte non è Cosa Nostra'', a group show with 250 artists, including Valerio Adami, Vanessa Beecroft, Agostino Bonalumi, Enzo Cucchi, Roberto Ferri, Silvio Formichetti, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Rabarama and Oliviero Toscani (Curator: Vittorio Sgarbi) * 2013 — Francesco Arena, Massimo Bartolini, Gianfranco Baruchello, Elisabetta Benassi, Flavio Favelli, Luigi Ghirri, Piero Golia, Francesca Grilli, Marcello Maloberti, Fabio Mauri, Giulio Paolini, Marco Tirelli, Luca Vitone,
Sislej Xhafa Sislej Xhafa (born 1970 in Peja, Kosovo) is an Kosovar contemporary artist, based in New York. In a Hatje Cantz Verlag monograph about the artist, art critic Guido Molinari writes "The condition of relentless traveler, throughout the West ...
(Curator: Bartolomeo Pietromarchi) * 2015 — Alis/Filliol, Andrea Aquilanti, Francesco Barocco, Vanessa Beecroft, Antonio Biasiucci, Giuseppe Caccavale, Paolo Gioli, Jannis Kounellis , Nino Longobardi, Marzia Migliora, Luca Monterastelli, Mimmo Paladino, Claudio Parmeggiani, Nicola Samori, Nicola Samorì, Aldo Tambellini (Curator: Vincenzo Trione) * 2017 — Giorgio Andreotta Calò, Roberto Cuoghi, Adelita Husni-Bey (Curator: Cecilia Alemani) * 2019 — Enrico David, Chiara Fumai, Liliana Moro (Curator: Milovan Farronato) * 2021 – Gian Maria Tosatti (Curator:
Eugenio Viola Eugenio Viola (Naples, 1975) is an Italian art critic and curator based in Bogotá. Viola is the current Chief Curator of the Bogota Museum of Modern Art (MAMBO), Colombia, and Curator of the Italian Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exh ...
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Republic of Kazakhstan

List of exhibitors and curators in the Kazakhstan Pavilion: * 2022 — ORTA Collective: Alexandra Morozova, Rustem Begenov, Darya Jumelya, Alexandr Bakanov, Sabina Kuangaliyeva. (Curator: ORTA Collective, Commissioner: Meruyert Kaliyeva)


Republic of Kosovo

List of exhibitors in the Kosovo Pavilion: * 2013 — Petrit Halilaj (Curator: Kathrin Rhomberg. Commissioner: Erzen Shkololli) * 2015 — Flaka Haliti (Curator: Nicolaus Schafhausen) * 2017 —
Sislej Xhafa Sislej Xhafa (born 1970 in Peja, Kosovo) is an Kosovar contemporary artist, based in New York. In a Hatje Cantz Verlag monograph about the artist, art critic Guido Molinari writes "The condition of relentless traveler, throughout the West ...
(Curator: Arta Agani, Commissioner: Valon Ibraj) * 2019 — Alban Muja (Curator: Vincent Honoré)


Kuwait

List of exhibitors in the Kuwait Pavilion: * 2013 — "National Works" featuring works by Sami Mohammad and Tarek Al Ghoussein, Tarek Al-Ghoussein (Curator: Ala Younis, Commissioner: National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters)


Lebanon

Lebanon was present at the Biennale for the first time in 2007. After being absent in 2009 and 2011, it is coming back in 2013. * 2007 — Foreword: Fouad Elkoury, Lamia Joreige, Walid Sadek, Mounira Al Solh and Akram Zaatari (Curators: Saleh Barakat, Sandra Dagher) * 2013 — Akram Zaatari (Curators: Sam Bardaouil, Till Fellrath) * 2017 — Zad Moultaka (Curator: Emmanuel Daydé)


Latvia

List of exhibitors in the Latvian Pavilion: * 2001 — Laila Pakalniņa


Lithuania

List of exhibitors in the Lithuanian Pavilion: * 1999 — Mindaugas Navakas and Eglė Rakauskaitė * 2001 — Deimantas Narkevičius * 2003 — Svajonė Stanikas and Paulius Stanikas * 2005 — Jonas Mekas * 2007 — Nomeda Urbonienė and Gediminas Urbonas * 2009 — Žilvinas Kempinas * 2011 — Darius Mikšys * 2013 — Gintaras Didžiapetris, Elena Narbutaitė, Liudvikas Buklys, Kazys Varnelis, Vytautė Žilinskaitė, Morten Norbye Halvorsen, Jason Dodge, Gabriel Lester, Dexter Sinister (Curator: Raimundas Malašauskas) * 2015 — Dainius Liškevičius * 2017 — Žilvinas Landzbergas * 2019 — Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė, Lina Lapelytė


Luxembourg

The Cà del Duca, situated on the Canale Grande, has been the permanent site for Luxembourg's participations in the Venice Biennale since 1999. List of exhibitors in the Luxembourg Pavilion: * 1990 — Marie-Paule Feiereisen * 1993 — Jean-Marie Biwer, Bertrand Ney * 1995 — Bert Theis * 1997 — Luc Wolf * 1999 — Simone Decker * 2001 — Doris Drescher * 2003 — Su-Mei Tse * 2007 — Jill Mercedes * 2009 — Gast Bouschet, Nadine Hilbert * 2011 — Martine Feipel, Jean Bechameil (Curator: René Kockelkorn) * 2013 — Catherine Lorent * 2015 — Filip Markiewicz (Curator: Paul Ardenne) * 2017 — Mike Bourscheid (Curator: Kevin Muhlen) * 2019 — Marco Godinho


Macao

List of exhibitors in the Macao Pavilion: * 2015 — Mio Pang Fei


Maldives

The Maldives Pavilion was introduced in 2013. List of exhibitors in the Maldives Pavilion: * 2013 — Mohamed Ali, Sama Alshaibi, Ursula Biemann, Stefano Cagol, Wael Darwesh, Moomin Fouad, Thierry Geoffrey (aka Colonel), Khaled Hafez, Heidrun Holzfeind & Christoph Draeger, Hanna Husberg, Laura McLean & Kalliopi Tsipni-Kolaza, Achilleas Kentonis & Maria Papacaharalambous, Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky), Gregory Niemeyer, Khaled Ramada, Oliver Ressler, Klaus Schafler, Patrizio Travagli, Wooloo (Sixten Kai Nielsen and Martin Rosengaard), (Curators CPS – Chamber of Public Secrets: Alfredo Cramerotti, Aida Eltorie, Khaled Ramadan)


Malta

The Malta Pavilion returned to the Venice Biennale in 2017. They also exhibited in 2000 and 1958. List of exhibitors in the Malta Pavilion: * 1958 — Carmelo Mangion, Antoine Camilleri (artist), Antoine Camilleri, Emvin Cremona, Frank Portelli (artist), Frank Portelli, Josef Kalleya * 1999 — Vince Briffa, Norbert Francis Attard, Ray Pitre (Curator: Adrian Bartolo) * 2017 — Adrian Abela, John Paul Azzopardi, Aaron Bezzina, Pia Borg, Gilbert Calleja, Austin Camilleri, Roxman Gatt, David Pisani, Karine Rougier, Joe Sacco, Teresa Sciberras, Darren Tanti and Maurice Tanti Burlo’ and artefacts from Heritage Malta’s National collection, Ghaqda tal-Pawlini, private collections and various archives (Curators: Raphael Vella and Bettina Hutschek) * 2022 - Arcangelo Sassolino


Mauritius

The Pavilion of Mauritius was introduced in 2015 with an exhibition ‘From One Citizen You Gather an Idea’. * 2015 — Tania Antoshina, Djuneid Dulloo, Sultana Haukim, Nirmal Hurry, Alix Le Juge, Olga Jürgenson, Helge Leiberg, Krishna Luchoomun, Bik Van Der Pol, Vitaly Pushnitsky, Römer + Römer, Kavinash Thomoo (Curators: Olga Jürgenson, Alfredo Cramerotti, Commissioner: pARTage) * 2017 — Michael Lalljee, Robert Rauschenberg, SEO (artist), SEO, Jacques Desiré, Wong So (Curator: Olga Jürgenson, Executor: Krishna Luchoomun, Commissioner: Thivynaidoo Perumal Naiken)


Mexico

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was introduced for the first time in 1950 with the participation of the Muralists: David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and Rufino Tamayo. For this participation, David Alfaro Siqueiros was awarded the 1st prize to foreign artists. The national participation was interrupted until 2007. The exhibitors that have represented the pavilion are: * 1950 — David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo * 2007 — Rafael Lozano-Hemmer * 2009 — Teresa Margolles * 2011 — Melanie Smith (artist), Melanie Smith * 2013 — Ariel Guzik * 2015 — Tania Candiani, Luis Felipe Ortega * 2017 — Carlos Amorales (Curator: Pablo León De La Barra)


Mongolia

Names of exhibitions, exhibitors, curators and organizers of the Mongolia Pavilion: * 2015 — ''Other Home.'' Artists Unen Enkh and Enkhbold Togmidshiirev, Commissioner Gantuya Badamgarav, Curator Uranchimeg Tsultem and Organizer Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association * 2017 — ''Lost in Tngri.'' Artists Chimeddorj Shagdarjav, Enkhtaivan Ochirbat, Munkhbolor Ganbold, Munkkh - Munkhbolor Ganbold, Davaajargal Tsaschikher, Bolortuvshin Jargalsainkhan, Commissioner Munkh-Orgil Tsend, Project Director Gantuya Badamgarav, Curator Dalkh-Ochir Yondonjunai and Organizer Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association * 2019 — ''A Temporality.'' Artist Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar, with the participation of Mongolian throat singers Ashit Nergui, Damdin Khadkhuu, Undarmaa Altangerel, Davaasuren Damjin and guest artist Carsten Nicolai. Curator Gantuya Badamgarav, co-curator Carsten Nicolai, Commissioner The Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports of Mongolia and Organizer Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association * 2022 — ''A Journey Through Vulnerability.'' Artist Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav. Curator Gantuya Badamgarav. Commissioner Nomin Chinbat, Nomin Chinbat, Minister of Culture.


New Zealand

List of exhibitors in the New Zealand Pavilion: * 2001 — Peter Robinson and Jacqueline Fraser (Curator: Gregory Burke) * 2003 — Michael Stevenson (Curators: Robert Leonard and Boris Kremer) * 2005 — et al. (Curator: Natasha Conland) * 2007 — Brett Graham and Frank Fu * 2009 — Judy Millar (Curator: Leonhard Emmerling) and Francis Upritchard (Curators: Heather Galbraith and Francesco Manacorda) * 2011 — Michael Parekowhai (Curator: Jenny Harper) * 2013 — Bill Culbert (Curator: Justin Paton) * 2015 — Simon Denny (artist), Simon Denny (Curator: Robert Leonard) * 2017 — Lisa Reihana (Curator: Rhana Devenport) * 2019 — Dane Mitchell (Curators: Chris Sharp and Zara Stanhope) * 2022 — Yuki Kihara (Curator: Natalie King)


North Macedonia

List of exhibitors in the North Macedonia, Macedonian Pavilion: * 1993 — Gligor Stefanov and Petre Nikoloski * 1997 — Aneta Svetieva * 1999 — Iskra Dimitrova * 2001 — Javon Sumkovski * 2003 — Zaneta Bangeli and Vana Urosebic * 2005 — Antoni Maznevski * 2007 — Blagoja Manevski * 2009 — Nikola Uzunovski and Goce Nanevski * 2011 — Zarko Basevski and ZERO * 2013 — Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva * 2015 — Hristina Ivanoska, Yane Calovski (Curator: Basak Senova) * 2017 — Tome Adzievski (Curator: Branislav Sarkanjac) * 2019 — Nada Prlja (Curator: Jovanka Popova)


Northern Ireland

List of exhibitors in the Northern Ireland Pavilion: * 2005 — "The Nature of Things", group show with Patrick Bloomer, Patrick Keogh, Ian Charlesworth, Factotum, Séamus Harahan, Michael Hogg, Sandra Johnston, Mary McIntyre, Katrina Moorhead, William McKeown, Darren Murray, Aisling O'Beirn, Peter Richards and Alistair Wilson (curator: Hugh Mulholland) * 2007 —
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Pakistan

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List of exhibitors in the Pakistani Pavilion: * 2019 — Naiza Khan (Curator: Zahra Khan)


Peru

List of exhibitors in the Peruvian Pavilion: * 2015 — Raimond Chávez, Gilda Mantilla (Curator: Max Hernández-Calvo) * 2017 — Juan Javier Salazar (Curator: Rodrigo Quijano)


Philippines

List of exhibitors in the Philippines Pavilion: * 1964 — Jose Joya * 2015 — Manuel Conde, Carlos Francisco, Manny Montelibano, Jose Tence Ruiz (Curator: Patrick D. Flores) * 2017 — Manuel Ocampo, Lani Maestro (Curator: Joselina Cruz) * 2019 — Mark Justiniani (Curator: Tessa Maria Guazon)


Portugal

In 1997, Portugal announced plans to build its own pavilion; these have not materialized since. List of exhibitors: * 1997 – Julião Sarmento * 2007 – Ângela Ferreira * 2011 – Francisco Tropa (Curator: Sergio Mah) * 2013 – Joana Vasconcelos (Curator: Miguel Amado) * 2015 – João Louro (Curator: María de Corral) * 2017 — José Pedro Croft (Curator: João Pinharanda) * 2019 — Leonor Antunes (Curator: João Ribas)


San Marino

List of exhibitors: * 1982 — Gilberto Giovagnoli, Walter Gasperoni (curated by Achille Bonito Oliva) * 2011 — Group exhibition of 13 artists, including Dorothee Albrecht, Marco Bravura, Cristian Ceccaroni, Daniela Comani, Ottavio Fabbri, Verdiano Manzi, Patrizia Merendi, Omar Paolucci, Cristina Rotondaro, Lars Teichmann, Thea Tini, Daniela Tonelli, Paola Turroni * 2015 — Group exhibition of 11 artists, including Xu De Qi, Liu Ruowang, Ma Yuan, Li Lei, Zhang Hong Mei, Eleonora Mazza, Giovanni Giulianelli, Giancarlo Frisoni, Tony Margiotta, Elisa Monaldi, Valentina Pazzini *2019 — Group exhibition of 12 artists including Gisella Battistini, Gabriele Gambuti, Giovanna Fra, Thea Tini, Chen Chengwei, Li Geng, Dario Ortiz (artist), Dario Ortiz, Tang Shuangning, Jens W. Beyrich, Xing Junqin, Xu de Qi, and Sebastián. Special Project by Martina Conti curated by Alessandro Castiglioni and Emma Zanella


Scotland

List of exhibitors in the Scottish Pavilion: * 2003 — Claire Barclay, Jim Lambie, Simon Starling * 2005 — Alex Pollard, Joanne Tatham & Tom O'Sullivan, Cathy Wilkes * 2007 — Charles Avery (artist), Henry Coombes, Louise Hopkins, Rosalind Nashashibi, Lucy Skaer, Tony Swain, * 2009 — Martin Boyce * 2011 — Karla Black * 2013 — Corin Sworn, Duncan Campbell (artist), Hayley Tompkins * 2015 — Graham Fagen * 2017 — Rachel Maclean (artist), Rachel Maclean * 2019 — Charlotte Prodger


Seychelles

The Seychelles Pavilion was first introduced in 2015, by the proposal of artist Nitin Shroff, featuring "A Clockwork Sunset". The Pavilion was commissioned by the Seychelles Art Projects Foundation and curated by Sarah J. McDonald and Victor Schaub Wong. List of exhibitors in the Seychelles Pavilion: * 2015 — George Camille, Leon Wilma Lois Radegonde * 2017 — Alyssa Adams, Tristan Adams, George Camille, Christine Chetty-Payet, Zoe Chong Seng, Daniel Dodin, Charle Dodo, Allen Ernest Christine Harter, Nigel Henri, Alcide Libanotis, Marc Luc, Egbert Marday, Colbert Nourrice, Leon Radegonde, Danny Sopha (Curator: Martin Kennedy)


Singapore

List of exhibitors in the Singapore Pavilion: * 2001 — Chen KeZhan, Salleh Japar, Matthew Ngui, Suzann Victor (Curators: Ahmad Mashadi and Joanna Lee) * 2003 — Heman Chong, Francis Ng, Tan Swie Hian (Curator: Low Sze Wee) * 2005 — Lim Tzay Chuen (Curator: Eugene Tan) * 2007 — Tang Da Wu, Vincent Leow, Jason Lim and Zulkifle Mahmod (Curator: Lindy Poh) * 2009 — Ming Wong (Curator: Tang Fu Kuen) * 2011 — Ho Tzu Nyen (Curator: June Yap) * 2015 — Charles Lim (Curator: Shabbir Hussain Mustafa) * 2017 — Zai Kuning (No curator) * 2019 — Ang Song-Ming (Curator: Michelle Ho) * 2022 — Shubigi Rao (Curator: Ute Meta Bauer)


Slovenia

List of exhibitors in the Slovenian Pavilion: * 2007 — Tobias Putrih * 2009 — Miha Štrukelj * 2013 — Jasmina Cibic * 2015 — Jaša Mrevlje Pollak (Curators: Michele Drascek, Aurora Fonda)Robin Scher (November 11, 2016)
Nika Autor To Represent Slovenia at the 2017 Venice Biennale
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* 2017 — Nika Autor (Curator: Andreja Hribernik) * 2019 — Marko Peljhan


South Africa

* 1993 — Jackson Hlungwane, Sandra Kriel, Tommy Matswai (Curator: Christopher Till) * 1995 — Randolph Hartzenberg, Brett Murray (Curator: Malcolm Payne) * 2011 — Mary Sibande, Siemon Allen, Lyndi Sales (Curator: Thembinkosi Goniwe) * 2013 — Nelisiwe Xaba, Zanele Muholi, Wim Botha, Joanne Bloch, David Koloane, Gerhard Marx, Maja Marx, Philip Miller, Cameron Platter, John Muafangejo, Johannes Phokela, Andrew Putter, Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin, Penny Siopis, Kay Hassan, Sue Williamson, Donna Kukama, Athi-Patra Ruga, James Webb, Kemang wa Lehulere, Sam Nhlengethwa (Curator: Brenton Maart) * 2015 — Willem Boshoff, Haroon Gunn-Salie, Angus Gibson, Mark Lewis (artist), Mark Lewis, Gerald Machona, Mohau Modisakeng, Nandipha Mntambo, Brett Murray, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Jo Ratcliffe, Robin Rhode, Warrick Sony, Diane Victor, Jeremy Wafer (Curators: Christopher Till and Jeremy Rose) * 2017 — Candice Breitz, Mohau Modisakeng (Curator: Lucy MacGarry) * 2019 — Mawande Ka Zenzile, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Tracey Rose (Curators: Nkule Mabaso, Nomusa Makhubu )


Taiwan

The Taiwan Pavilion is housed in the Palazzo delle Prigioni * 2011 - Hong-Kai Wang and Yu-Hsien Su (Curated by Amy Cheng) * 2013 - Bernd Behr, Chia-Wei Hsu, Kateřina Šedá and BATEŽO MIKILU (Curated by Esther Lu) * 2015 - Wu Tien-chang * 2017 - Tehching Hsieh (Curated by Adrian Heathfield) * 2019 - Shu Lea Cheang (Curated by Paul B. Preciado)


Turkey

In 2013, Turkey signed a 20-year lease for a national pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The state-funded Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts is the co-ordinator of the Turkish pavilion. List of exhibitors in the Turkish Pavilion: * 1990 — Kemal Önsoy, Mithat Şen (Curator: Beral Madra) * 1993 — Erdağ Aksel, Serhat Kiraz, Jȧrg Geismar, Adem Yilmaz (Curator: Beral Madra) * 2001 — Murat Morova, Butch Morris, Ahmet Öktem, Sermin Sherif, Xurban.net (Güven Icirlioğlu & Hakan Topal) (Curator: Beral Madra) * 2003 — Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ergin Çavuşoğlu, Gül Ilgaz, Neriman Polat, Nazif Topçuoğlu (Curator: Beral Madra) * 2005 — Hussein Chalayan (Curator: Beral Madra) * 2007 — Hüseyin Alptekin (Curator: Vasif Kortun) * 2009 — Banu Cennetoğlu, Ahmet Öğüt (Curator: Basak Senova) * 2011 — Ayşe Erkmen (Curator: Fulya Erdemci) * 2013 — Ali Kazma (Curator: Emre Baykal) * 2015 — Sarkis Zabunyan, Sarkis (Curator: Defne Ayas) * 2017 — Cevdet Erek * 2019 — İnci Eviner (Curator: Zeynep Öz)


Tuvalu

Despite the cost to the third world country, Tuvalu decided to develop its first national pavilion in 2013 to highlight the negative effects of global warming on the nation, which is forecast to be one of the first countries to disappear due to sea level rise caused by climate change. After working closely with Taiwanese eco artist Vincent J.F. Huang at the 2012 UNFCCC COP18 session in Doha, Qatar and collaborating with the artist on several occasions, Tuvalu's government invited Huang to act as the representative artist for the pavilion. All of the artworks at the 2013 Tuvalu Pavilion focused on climate change and included ''In the Name of Civilization'', a giant oil rig turned agent of destruction, and ''Prisoner's Dilemma'', a depiction of the Statue of Liberty kneeling in apology to ghostly portraits of terra-cotta penguins symbolic of ecological sacrifices made to further the development of human civilization. List of exhibitors for the Tuvalu Pavilion: * 2013 — Vincent J.F. Huang (Curators: An-Yi Pan, Li Szuhsien, Shih Shuping) * 2015 — Vincent J.F. Huang (Curator: Thomas J. Berghuis)


Ukraine

The PinchukArtCentre sponsored Ukraine's pavilions in 2007, 2009 and 2015. List of exhibitors in the Ukrainian Pavilion: * 2005 — Mykola Babak «Your Children, Ukraine» (Curator: Oleksiy Tytarenko) * 2011 — Oksana Mas «Post-vs-Proto-Renaissance» (Curator: Oleksiy Rogotchenko) * 2013 — Ridnyi Mykola, Zinkovskyi Hamlet, Kadyrova Zhanna (Curators: Soloviov Oleksandr, Burlaka Victoria) * 2015 — Yevgenia Belorusets, Nikita Kadan, Zhanna Kadyrova, Mykola Ridnyi & Serhiy Zhadan, Artem Volokitin, Anna Zvyagintseva and Open Group (Curator: Björn Geldhof) * 2017 — Boris Mikhailov (photographer), Boris Mikhailov (Curator: Peter Doroshenko)


United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates' Venice pavilion first opened in 2009, but 2015 was the first time an Emirati has served as curator. List of exhibitors in the UAE Pavilion: * 2009 — Lamya Gargash (Commissioner: Dr Lamees Hamdan; Curator: Tirdad Zolghadr) * 2011 — Abdullah Al Saadi, Sheikha Lateefa bint Maktoum, Reem Al Ghaith (Curator: Vasif Kortun) * 2013 — Mohammed Kazem (Commissioner: Dr. Lamees Hamdan; Curator: Reem Fadda) * 2015 — Hassan Sharif, Mohammed Kazem, Abdullah Al Saadi, Ahmed Al Ansari, Moosa Al Halyan, Mohammed Al Qassab, Abdul Qader Al Rais, Mohammed Abdullah Bulhiah, Salem Jawhar, Najat Makki, Dr. Najat Makki, Abdulraheem Salim, Obaid Suroor, Dr. Mohamed Yousif, and Abdulrahman Zainal (Curator: Hoor Al Qasimi) *2017 — Nujoom Al-Ghanem, Sara Al Haddad, Vikram Divecha, Lantian Xie, Mohamed Yousif. (Curator: Hammad Nasar) * 2019 — Nujoom Al-Ghanem (Curators: Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath)


Wales

The Wales pavilion was introduced in 2003. List of exhibitors in the Wales Pavilion: * 2003 — Bethan Huws & Cerith Wyn Evans & Simon Pop
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* 2005 — Peter Finnemore, Laura Ford & Paul Granjon * 2007 — Richard Deacon (sculptor), Richard Deacon, Merlin James, Heather and Ivan Morison * 2009 — John Cale * 2011 — Tim Davies * 2013 — Bedwyr Williams * 2015 — Helen Sear (Curator: Ffotogallery) * 2017 — James Richards (artist), James Richards * 2019 — Sean Edwards (Curator: Marie-Anne McQuay)


Zimbabwe

* 2011 — Tapfuma Gutsa, Misheck Masamvu, Berry Bickle, Calvin Dondo (Commissioner: Doreen Sibanda; curator: Raphael Chikukwa) * 2013 — Portia Zvavahera, Michele Mathison, Rashid Jogee, Voti Thebe, Virginia Chihota (Commissioner: Doreen Sibanda; curator: Raphael Chikukwa) * 2015 — Chikonzero Chazunguza, Masimba Hwati, Gareth Nyandoro (Commissioner: Doreen Sibanda; curator: Raphael Chikukwa) * 2017 — Charles Bhebe, Admire Kamudzengerere, Sylvester Mubayi, Dana Whabira (Commissioner: Doreen Sibanda; curator: Raphael Chikukwa) * 2019 — Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Neville Starling, Georgina Maxim, Cosmas Shiridzinomwa (Commissioner: Doreen Sibanda; curator: Raphael Chikukwa)Andrew Russeth (February 19, 2019)
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* 2021 — Wallen Mapondera, Ronald Muchatuta, Kresiah Mukwazhi, Terrence Musekiwa (Commissioner: Raphael Chikukwa; Curator: Fadzai Veronica Muchemwa)


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