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The national pavilions host each participant nation's official representation during the Venice Biennale, an international
art biennial Biennale (), Italian for "biennial" or "every other year", is any event that happens every two years. It is most commonly used within the art world to describe large-scale international contemporary art exhibitions. As such the term was popula ...
exhibition held in
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. Some countries own pavilion buildings in the Giardini della Biennale 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 Biennale (), Italian for "biennial" or "every other year", is any event that happens every two years. It is most commonly used within the art world to describe large-scale international contemporary art exhibitions. As such the term was popula ...
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", 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, Gazmend Muka, Adrian Paci, Edi Rama, Anri Sala, 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, 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 * 1962 — Antonio Berni * 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 ...
, Nicolás García Uriburu * 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, working as a bricklayer at the age of 16 and became a construction site manager at 2 ...
* 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 * 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, Graciela Sacco (Curator: Irma Arestizábal) * 2003 — Charly Nijensohn * 2005 — Jorge Macchi, Edgardo Rudnitzky * 2007 — Guillermo Kuitca, 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 Danica Dakić (born 1962) in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian artist and university professor. She works primarily with video art, Installation art, installation and photography. Her works have been widely exhibited, including at Documenta, documenta 12 (200 ...
(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 & 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 (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 Željko Kipke (born 3 March 1953) is a Croatian artist. His practice is based on painting and experimental film, but he is also a published art critic and theoretician. He was born in Čakovec, Croatia, but lives and works in Zagreb. He was an as ...
* 1995 — Martina Kramer, Goran Petercol, Mirko Zrinščak, Ivan Faktor, Nina Ivančić, Damir Sokić,
Mladen Stilinović Mladen Stilinović (10 April 1947 – 18 July 2016) was a Croatian conceptual artist and one of the leading figures of the so-called "New Art Practice" in Croatia. He lived and worked in Zagreb, Croatia. Early life Stilinović was born in Belgr ...
, 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 * 2003 —
Boris Cvjetanović Boris Cvjetanović (born 1953 in Zagreb) is a Croatian photographer. He lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. From 1976 to 1984 he worked as a restoration sculptor at the Croatian Restoration Institute. From 1981 he started publishing his photograph ...
and Ana Opalić * 2007 — Ivana Franke (curator: Branko Franceschi,
Željko Kipke Željko Kipke (born 3 March 1953) is a Croatian artist. His practice is based on painting and experimental film, but he is also a published art critic and theoretician. He was born in Čakovec, Croatia, but lives and works in Zagreb. He was an as ...
) * 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 Owanto (born 13 December 1953 in Paris) is a British Gabonese artist. Biography Owanto was born on 13 December 1953 in Paris, and spent her adolescence in Libreville, Gabon, where she spent her formative years, later moving to Madrid and ...
(Curator:
Fernando Frances Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...
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Georgia

List of exhibitors in the Georgian Pavilion: * 2009 — Koka Ramishvili (Curator: Khatuna Khabuliani) * 2013 — Bouillon Group, Thea Djordjadze, 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 Vajiko Chachkhiani is a Georgian artist whose work mostly involves film, sculpture, photography and visual installations. Currently he lives and works in Berlin, Germany and Tbilisi, Georgia. Chachkhiani's work has been shown at the Venice Bienna ...
(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
'' The Art Newspaper''.
List of exhibitors in the Ghanaian Pavilion: * 2019 — El Anatsui, Ibrahim Mahama,
Felicia Abban Felicia Ewuraesi Abban (; 1936/1937 – 4 January 2024) was Ghana's first female professional photographer. She worked as a photographer for the country's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, for a number of years during the 1960s. Early life Feli ...
, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye,
John Akomfrah John Akomfrah (born 4 May 1957) is a British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator of Ghanaian descent, whose "commitment to a radicalism both of politics and of cinematic form finds expression in all his films". A ...
, Selasi Awusi Sosu (Curator: Nana Oforiatta Ayim)


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, 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 Shirley Tse () (born 1968, Hong Kong) is a U.S. contemporary artist based in California.Simpson, Veronica"Shirley Tse: Stakeholders – Venice Biennale 2019,"''Studio International'', June 22, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2024.Zellen, Jody. "Shirley T ...
(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 Monika Bravo (born 1964) is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Bogotá, Colombia, who lives and works in New York City, New York. Her work has been internationally exhibited, including at Stenersen Museum in Oslo; Seoul's International Biennial ...
, 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, Ásmundur Sveinsson * 1972 —
Svavar Guðnason Svavar Guðnason (18 November 1909 – 25 June 1988) was an Icelandic painter active in the avant-garde movement Movement may refer to: Common uses * Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece * Motion, commonly referred ...
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Þorvaldur Skúlason Þorvaldur Skúlason (April 30, 1906 – August 30, 1984) was an Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Euro ...
* 1980 — Magnús Pálsson * 1982 — Jón Gunnar Árnason, Kristján Guðmundsson * 1984 — Kristján Davidsson * 1986 — Erró * 1988 — Gunnar Örn * 1990 — Helgi Þorgils Friðjónsson * 1995 — Birgir Andrésson * 1997 — Steina Vasulka Roberta Smith (June 16, 1997)
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'' New York Times''.
* 1999 — Sigurður Árni Sigurðsson * 2001 — Finnbogi Pétursson * 2003 — Rúrí * 2005 — Gabríela Friðriksdóttir * 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 National Gallery of Modern Art. * 2011 — Mriganka Madhukaliya, Sonal Jain, Zarina Hashmi, Gigi Scaria, Praneet Soi (Curator: Ranjit Hoskote) * 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 ...
, Rashid Rana (Exhibition jointly held with Pakistan) * 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 ...
, Atul Dodiya,
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 ...
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Ashim Purkayastha Ashim is a village in the Bilasuvar Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the bound ...


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 Albert Yonathan Setyawan (born in Bandung, Indonesia, 1983) is an Indonesian contemporary ceramic artist, living in Japan. Early life and education Setyawan studied ceramics at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and Kyoto Seika University. W ...
, 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 * 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 Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ...
* 2015 - Furat al Jamil (b. 1965), Lida Abdul, Bani Abidi, Adel Abidin, Amin Agheai, Ghodratollah Agheli, Shahriar Ahmadi, Parastou Ahovan, Farhad Ahrarnia, Rashad Alakbarov, Nazgol Ansarinia, Reza Aramesh, Alireza Astaneh,
Sonia Balassanian Sonia Balassanian (, ; born 1942) née Sonia Amirian, is an Iranian-born painter, sculptor, and curator, of Armenian ethnicity. She co-founded the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art. Balassanian lives in New York City and Yerevan. ...
, 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 ...
, Amar Kanwar, 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, 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 ...
, Rashid Rana, 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 ...
, Walid Siti, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, 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 ...
, Parviz Tanavoli, Newsha Tavakolian,
Sadegh Tirafkan Sadegh Tirafkan ( fa, صادق تیرافکن; July 3, 1965 in Karbala, Iraq to Iranian parents – May 9, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was an Iranian contemporary artist who lived mainly in Tehran, Iran. Career Tirafkan employed differ ...
, Hema Upadhyay,
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
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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 * 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 Sadik Kwaish Alfraji (b. Baghdad, 1960) is an Iraqi multi-media artist, photographer, animator, video producer and installation artist noted for producing "existentialist" works with dark, shadowy figures that speak of human frailty. Life and c ...
, Francis Alÿs, Ali Arkady, Luary Fadhil, Shakir Hassan Al Said, Nadine Hattom, Jawad Saleem, 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, Nano Reid * 1956 — Louis le Brocquy, Hilary Heron * 1960 — Patrick Scott * 1993 — Dorothy Cross, Willie Doherty * 1995 —
Kathy Prendergast Kathy Prendergast (born 1958), is an Irish sculptor, draftsman, and painter. Life Prendergast was born in 1958 in Dublin. She studied at Manor House School, Raheny, and pursued third level studies at the National College of Art & Design, gra ...
* 1997 —
Jaki Irvine Jaki Irvine is an Irish contemporary visual artist, specialising in music and video installations, and a novelist. She shares time between Dublin and Mexico City. Work Art in America writes: "Her works manage to wear their own artifice openly, ...
, Alastair MacLennan * 1999 — Anne Tallentire * 2001 —
Siobhan Hapaska Siobhán is a female given name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan (identical to the Irish spelling but omitting the acute accent over the 'a'), Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán. It is de ...
, 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, Sarah Pierce, Walker and Walker (Commissioner: Sarah Glennie) * 2007 — Gerard Byrne (Commissioner: Mike Fitzpatrick) * 2009 —
Sarah Browne Sarah Browne is a Contemporary art, contemporary Irish people, Irish artist who works in public art, performance, sculpture, and collaboration. She represented Ireland with a collaborator at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Work The Arts Council (Ire ...
, Gareth Kennedy, Kennedy Browne * 2011 —
Corban Walker Corban may refer to: *Corban, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura * Corban C. Farwell Homestead, a historic house in New Hampshire * Corban University, a small college in Oregon *Korban, a sacrifice or off ...
(Commissioner: Emily-Jane Kirwan) * 2013 — Richard Mosse (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 (Curator: Tessa Giblin) * 2019 — Eva Rothschild (Curator: Mary Cremin) * 2022 — Niamh O'Malley (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 te ...
, 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 * 1922 — Giuseppe Ferrari (posthumus) * 1934 — Aldo Carpi,
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 * 1942 — Aldo Carpi, Trento Longaretti * 1948 — Aldo Carpi, Trento Longaretti, Carlo Martini * 1950 — Aldo Carpi, Trento Longaretti, Carlo Martini * 1966 —
Ferruccio Bortoluzzi Ferruccio Bortoluzzi (December 6, 1920 – May 25, 2007) was an Italian modern painter, he was one of the founders of the ''Centro di Unità della Cultura L'Arco'' together with venetian artists and writers. Biography Born in Venice in 1 ...
, Trento Longaretti * 1968 —
Valerio Adami Valerio Adami (born 17 March 1935) is an Italian painter. Educated at the ''Accademia di Brera'' in Milan, he has since worked in both London and Paris. His art is influenced by Pop Art. Adami was born in Bologna. In 1945, at the age of ten, h ...
, Rodolfo Aricò, Gianni Bertini,
Arturo Bonfanti Arturo Bonfanti (24 May, 1905 – 21 January, 1978) was an Italian painter born in Bergamo. Biography Having studied at the Andrea Fantoni art school in Bergamo since 1924, Bonfanti moved to Milan in 1926 and devoted his energies to graphic art ...
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Gianni Colombo Gianni Colombo (Milan, 1933 – Melzo, 3 February 1993) was an Italian artist, member of the kinetic art movement. In the 1960s, Colombo attended Accademia di Brera in Milan, where he met Davide Boriani, Gabriele De Vecchi, Giovanni Ancesch ...
, Mario Deluigi, Gianfranco Ferroni, Luciano Gaspari,  Lorenzo Guerrini, Giovanni Korompay,
Leoncillo Leonardi Leoncillo Leonardi (18 November 1915 – 3 September 1968), commonly known as Leoncillo, was an Italian sculptor who worked principally in glazed ceramics, often large-scale, and often using vivid colours. Until the mid-1950s his work was mostl ...
, Carlo Mattioli, Livio Marzot, Mirko,
Marcello Morandini Marcello Morandini (born 15 May 1940) is an Italian architect, sculptor and graphic designer. His visual style involves assembling of repetitive simple forms, often in just black and white, into complex objects. Biography Marcello Morandini was ...
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Mario Nigro Mario Nigro ( Pistoia, 28 June 1917 – Livorno, 11 August 1992) was an Italian painter. Biography Nigro was born in Pistoia but he moved with his family to Livorno in 1929 when he was 12. He graduated in chemistry and pharmacology at the ...
, Gino Morandis, Pino Pascali, Gastone Novelli, Achille Perilli, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Tancredi, Guido Strazza, Giacomo Porzano * 1984 —
Roberto Barni Roberto Barni (born 1939) is an Italian sculptor. Biography Roberto Barni was born in Pistoia. He began his public career in 1960 with exhibitions in Pistoia and Florence. His works, exhibited also in Rome in 1963, included paintings, photographs, ...
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Alberto Burri Alberto Burri (12 March 191513 February 1995; ) was an Italian visual artist, painter, sculptor, and physician based in Città di Castello. He is associated with the matterism of the European informal art movement and described his style as ...
, Enrico Castellani,
Mario Ceroli Mario Ceroli (born 1938) is an Italian sculptor. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Mississippi. One of his sculptures is on the Luigi Einaudi campus of the Univ ...
, Sandro Chia, Giorgio de Chirico,
Luciano Fabro Luciano Fabro (November 20, 1936 – June 22, 2007) was an Italian sculptor, conceptual artist and writer associated with the Arte Povera movement. Life Fabro was born in Turin, and he moved to Udine, in the Friuli region after his father's deat ...
, Tano Festa, Carlo Maria Mariani, Gino Marotta, Titina Maselli,
Luigi Ontani Luigi Ontani (Grizzana Morandi, 24 November 1943) is an Italian multidisciplinary artist, known as a painter, photographer and sculptor. Early life and education Luigi Ontani was born 24 November 1943 in Grizzana Morandi, Italy. Ontani studied a ...
, Giulio Paolini, Claudio Parmiggiani,
Vettor Pisani Vettor Pisani (132413 August 1380) was a Venetian admiral. He was in command of the Venetian fleet in 1378 during the war against the Genoese, whom he defeated off Capo d'Anzio; subsequently he recaptured Cattaro, Sebenico and Arbe, which had ...
, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Giò Pomodoro,
Mario Schifano Mario Schifano (20 September 1934, Khoms, Libya – 26 January 1998, Rome, Italy) was an Italian painter and collagist of the Postmodern tradition. He also achieved some renown as a film-maker and rock musician. He is considered to be one of th ...
, 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 Luciano Fabro (November 20, 1936 – June 22, 2007) was an Italian sculptor, conceptual artist and writer associated with the Arte Povera movement. Life Fabro was born in Turin, and he moved to Udine, in the Friuli region after his father's deat ...
, 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 ...
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Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti (, , ; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and ...
, Piero Manzoni,
Fausto Melotti Fausto Melotti (1901–1986) was an Italian sculptor, ceramicist, poet, and theorist. Life Fausto Melotti was born in the city of Rovereto, a city just east of Lake Garda in northeastern Italy in 1901. He had a sister, Renata Melotti, who was a ...
, Mario Merz, Maurizio Mochetti,
Luigi Ontani Luigi Ontani (Grizzana Morandi, 24 November 1943) is an Italian multidisciplinary artist, known as a painter, photographer and sculptor. Early life and education Luigi Ontani was born 24 November 1943 in Grizzana Morandi, Italy. Ontani studied a ...
, Mimmo Paladino, Giulio Paolini, Claudio Parmiggiani, Pino Pascali, Luca Patella, Giuseppe Penone, Attilio Pierelli,
Vettor Pisani Vettor Pisani (132413 August 1380) was a Venetian admiral. He was in command of the Venetian fleet in 1378 during the war against the Genoese, whom he defeated off Capo d'Anzio; subsequently he recaptured Cattaro, Sebenico and Arbe, which had ...
, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Fabrizio Plessi,
Enrico Prampolini Enrico Prampolini (20 April 1894, Modena – 17 June 1956, Rome) was an Italian Futurist painter, sculptor and scenographer. He assisted in the design of the Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution and was (like Gerardo Dottori) active in Aeropain ...
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Alberto Savinio Alberto Savinio , born as Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico (25 August 1891 – 5 May 1952) was a Greek-Italian writer, painter, musician, journalist, essayist, playwright, set designer and composer. He was the younger brother of 'metaphysical ...
, Paolo Tessari, Emilio Vedova, Gilberto Zorio (Curator: Maurizio Calvesi) * 1988 —
Carla Accardi Carla Accardi (9 October 1924 – 23 February 2014) was an Italian abstract painter associated with the Arte Informel and Arte Povera movements, and a founding member of the Italian art groups Forma (1947) and Continuità (1961). Biography Born ...
, Roberto Barni,
Alberto Burri Alberto Burri (12 March 191513 February 1995; ) was an Italian visual artist, painter, sculptor, and physician based in Città di Castello. He is associated with the matterism of the European informal art movement and described his style as ...
, Andrea Cascella, Antonio Catelani, Mario Ceroli, Sandro Chia, Eduardo Chillida, Francesco Clemente,
Enzo Cucchi Enzo Cucchi (born 14 November 1949) is an Italian painter. A native of Morro d'Alba, province of Ancona, he was a key member of the Italian Transavanguardia movement, along with his countrymen Francesco Clemente, Mimmo Paladino, Nicola De Maria, ...
, Daniela De Lorenzo, Piero Dorazio, Carlo Guaita, Felice Levini, Eliseo Mattiacci,
Marisa Merz Marisa Merz (23 May 1926 – 20 July 2019) was an Italian artist and sculptor."M ...
, 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 Carlo Maria Mariani (25 July 1931 – 19 November 2021) was an Italian painter. Career His paintings are rooted both in neoclassicist theory and modernism. In the 1970s he defended his choice of medium from attacks by art critics by making para ...
, Claudio Olivieri (Curators: Laura Cherubini, Flaminio Gualdoni, Lea Vergine) * 1993 — Francesco Clemente, Luciano Fabbro, Sergio Fermariello,
Emilio Isgrò Emilio Isgrò (born October 1937, in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Sicily) is an Italian artist and writer, known for his use of the erasure technique in his art works. Biography Isgrò was born in Sicily but he moved to Milan when he was 19. He ...
, Fabio Mauri, Eugenio Miccini, Hidetoshi Nagasawa, Luisa Protti,
Sergio Sarra Sergio Sarra (Pescara 1961) is an Italian artist and former basketball player. In 1985, at the age of 24, he retired from playing competitively in order to study at the School of Painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, Academy of Fi ...
, 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 Enzo Cucchi (born 14 November 1949) is an Italian painter. A native of Morro d'Alba, province of Ancona, he was a key member of the Italian Transavanguardia movement, along with his countrymen Francesco Clemente, Mimmo Paladino, Nicola De Maria, ...
, Ettore Spalletti (Curator: Germano Celant) * 1999 — Monica Bonvicini, Bruna Esposito, Luisa Lambri, Paola Pivi,
Grazia Toderi Grazia Toderi is an Italian artist working primarily in the medium of video art. Born in Padua, and trained in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bologna, Toderi began working in the medium of media and video art in the 1990s. Currently work ...
(Curator: Harald Szeemann) * 2001 — Alighiero Boetti, Barry McGee, Todd James,
Steve Powers Steve Powers (born February 25, 1934 in New York City) is a musician, journalist and teacher who has had a 45-year career in New York City radio and television,Hinckley, David"From JFK to 'QXR: Powers Signs Off"''The Daily News''. June 13, 2007. as ...
(Curators: Pio Baldi, Paolo Colombo, Sandra Pinto) * 2003 — 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 Valerio or Valério is a male given name in several languages, derived from the Roman surname ''Valerius'', which itself is derived from the Latin verb ''valere'' - "to be strong". ''Valerio'' also appears as a family name or surname. Valerio is a ...
, 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 Nicola Verlato (born February 19, 1965) is an Italian painter, sculptor, architect and musician based in Los Angeles, California. Early life and education Nicola Verlato was born in Verona and began painting at a very early age, learning from Fr ...
, Silvio Wolf (Curators: Luca Beatrice and Beatrice Buscaroli) * 2011 — ''L'Arte non è Cosa Nostra'', a group show with 250 artists, including
Valerio Adami Valerio Adami (born 17 March 1935) is an Italian painter. Educated at the ''Accademia di Brera'' in Milan, he has since worked in both London and Paris. His art is influenced by Pop Art. Adami was born in Bologna. In 1945, at the age of ten, h ...
, Vanessa Beecroft,
Agostino Bonalumi Agostino Bonalumi (July 10, 1935, Vimercate, Kingdom of Italy – September 18, 2013, Desio, Italian Republic) was an Italian painter, draughtsman and sculptor. Biography Bonalumi studied technical and mechanical drawing, and exhibited his f ...
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Enzo Cucchi Enzo Cucchi (born 14 November 1949) is an Italian painter. A native of Morro d'Alba, province of Ancona, he was a key member of the Italian Transavanguardia movement, along with his countrymen Francesco Clemente, Mimmo Paladino, Nicola De Maria, ...
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Roberto Ferri Roberto Ferri (born 1978) is an Italian artist and painter from Taranto, Italy, who is deeply inspired by Baroque painters (Caravaggio in particular) and other old masters of Romanticism, the Academy, and Symbolism. Biography Ferri graduated ...
, 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 Nino Longobardi (born 1953) is an Italian artist, known for painting and sculpture. Biography Nino Longobardi was born on 30 November 1953 in Naples, Italy. He was primarily a self taught artist. In 1968, Longobardi met curator and art dealer L ...
, Marzia Migliora, Luca Monterastelli, Mimmo Paladino, Claudio Parmeggiani, Nicola Samorì, Aldo Tambellini (Curator: Vincenzo Trione) * 2017 — Giorgio Andreotta Calò, Roberto Cuoghi,
Adelita Husni-Bey Adelita Husni-Bey (born 1985) is a visual artist best known for her films and installations. Early life and education Husni-Bey received a BA in Fine Art from the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London in 2007 and she graduated with an M ...
(Curator: Cecilia Alemani) * 2019 —
Enrico David Enrico David (born 1966, Ancona, Italy) is an artist based in London. He works in painting, drawing, sculpture and installation, at times employing traditional craft techniques. In the 1990s he garnered acclaim for creating monumental embroidered ...
, 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 Petrit Halilaj (born 1986) is a Kosovar visual artist living and working between Germany, Kosovo and Italy. His work is based on documents, stories, and memories related to the history of Kosovo. With his husband Alvaro Urbano, Halilaj is a jo ...
(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 Alban Muja (born 10 September 1980) is a Kosovan contemporary artist and film-maker. In 2019 he represented Kosovo at the 58th Venice Biennale. In his work he is mostly influenced by the social, political and economical transformation processes in ...
(Curator: Vincent Honoré)


Kuwait

List of exhibitors in the Kuwait Pavilion: * 2013 — "National Works" featuring works by
Sami Mohammad Sami Mohammad Ahmed Saleh (born October 1, 1943) is a Kuwaiti sculptor and artist. He is most known for his bronze sculptures. Most of his artwork deals with the ideas of freedom, oppression, genocide and suffering. In 1971, he was commissioned ...
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Tarek Al-Ghoussein Tarek Al-Ghoussein ( ar, طارق الغصين; 17 January 1962 – 11 June 2022), was a Kuwaiti multi-genre artist best known for his work that investigates the margins between landscape photography, self-portraiture, and performance art. His ...
(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 Fouad Elkoury ( ar, فؤاد الخوري; born 1952) is a Lebanese photographer and filmmaker. He is known for his photographs of war in Lebanon. Life and work ElKoury was born in Paris, the son of Lebanese architect Pierre el-Khoury. He studi ...
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Lamia Joreige Lamia Joreige (born in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese visual artist and filmmaker. She received a BFA (Painting, Filmmaking) from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island. Since the late 1990s, her works have been widely displaye ...
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Walid Sadek Walid Sadek (born in Beirut, Lebanon, 1966) is a Lebanese artist and writer. He is a professor at the Department of Fine Arts and Art History of the American University of Beirut, and held its chairmanship from 2017 to date. Life and work Walid Sa ...
, Mounira Al Solh and Akram Zaatari (Curators:
Saleh Barakat Saleh Barakat (born in 1969 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese art expert, gallery owner and curator. He studied at the American University of Beirut and was nominated as a Yale World Fellow in 2006. He runs Agial Art Gallery and Saleh Barakat Gall ...
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Sandra Dagher Sandra Dagher (born 1978 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese curator. Considered as an “art activist”, she currently is the advisor and head of programs of the Saradar Collection. Profile In 2000, Sandra Dagher took over the management of Espac ...
) * 2013 — Akram Zaatari (Curators: Sam Bardaouil, Till Fellrath) * 2017 —
Zad Moultaka Born in Lebanon in 1967 in the contemporary theatre world, Zad Moultaka is a composer and visual artist. He started playing the piano at the age of five and moved to Paris in 1984. In 1989, he won the First Prize at the Conservatoire National Super ...
(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 Eglė Rakauskaitė, currently better known as Egle Rake, is a Lithuanian visual artist. She belongs to the first generation of contemporary artists who came onto the Lithuanian art scene around the re-establishment of the country's independence in ...
* 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 Su-Mei Tse (born 1973) is a Luxembourgian musician, artist and photographer. Her work combines photography, video, installations and music. In 2003, she received the Golden Lion award at the Venice Biennale for the best national participation.
* 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 Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipela ...
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 Carmelo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), American basketball player * Carmelo Antrone Lee (born 1977), Puerto Rican basketball player * Carmelo Bene (1937-2002), Italian director, actor, phil ...
, Antoine Camilleri, Emvin Cremona, Frank Portelli, Josef Kalleya * 1999 —
Vince Briffa Vince is a given name, it is the anglicisation and shortened form of the name Vincent, as well as a surname. It may refer to: Given name People * Vince Agnew (born 1987), American football player * Vince Cable (born 1943), British politician ...
, 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 Arcangelo Sassolino (born 1967) is an Italian artist known for his sculptures that uses technology. Early life Sassolino was born in 1967 in Vicenza, Italy. He was raised in Trissino, near Vicenza, in the north-east of Italy. In his 20s, he cr ...


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 Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combines (1954–1964), a group of artwor ...
, SEO, Jacques Desiré, Wong So (Curator: Olga Jürgenson, Executor: Krishna Luchoomun, Commissioner: Thivynaidoo Perumal Naiken)


Mexico

Th
Mexican Pavilion
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 David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros; December 29, 1896 – January 6, 1974) was a Mexican social realist painter, best known for his large public murals using the latest in equipment, materials and technique. Along with ...
, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo * 2007 —
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (born 1967 in Mexico City) is a Mexican-Canadian electronic artist who works with ideas from architecture, technological theater and performance. Lozano-Hemmer lives and works in Montreal and Madrid. Biography Rafael Lozan ...
* 2009 — Teresa Margolles * 2011 — Melanie Smith * 2013 — Ariel Guzik * 2015 — Tania Candiani,
Luis Felipe Ortega Luis Felipe Ortega (born 1966, Mexico City) is a Mexican contemporary artist. Since 1993 he has exhibited individually and collectively both in Mexico and abroad. He was a Representative of Mexico's Pavilion in the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 w ...
* 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 Gantuya Badamgarav ( Mongolian: Бадамгаравын Гантуяа) is a Mongolian art curator and the founder of Art Space 976+. She is the first ever organizer and commissioner of Mongolia Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia. Early life ...
, Curator Uranchimeg Tsultem and Organizer Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association * 2017 — ''Lost in Tngri.'' Artists Chimeddorj Shagdarjav, Enkhtaivan Ochirbat, Munkkh - Munkhbolor Ganbold,
Davaajargal Tsaschikher Davaajargal Tsaschikher ( Mongolian: Цасчихэрын Даваажаргал), also known as Davaa, is a Mongolian sound artist and the lead vocalist of the experimental rock band Mohanik. Life and education Davaajargal Tsaschikher was bor ...
, Bolortuvshin Jargalsainkhan, Commissioner Munkh-Orgil Tsend, Project Director
Gantuya Badamgarav Gantuya Badamgarav ( Mongolian: Бадамгаравын Гантуяа) is a Mongolian art curator and the founder of Art Space 976+. She is the first ever organizer and commissioner of Mongolia Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia. Early life ...
, Curator Dalkh-Ochir Yondonjunai and Organizer Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association * 2019 — ''A Temporality.'' Artist
Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar ( Mongolian: Эрдэнэбаярийн Жанцанхорол), also known as Jantsa, is a Mongolian multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, California. Early life and career Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar was born i ...
, with the participation of Mongolian throat singers Ashit Nergui, Damdin Khadkhuu, Undarmaa Altangerel, Davaasuren Damjin and guest artist Carsten Nicolai. Curator
Gantuya Badamgarav Gantuya Badamgarav ( Mongolian: Бадамгаравын Гантуяа) is a Mongolian art curator and the founder of Art Space 976+. She is the first ever organizer and commissioner of Mongolia Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia. Early life ...
, 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 Gantuya Badamgarav ( Mongolian: Бадамгаравын Гантуяа) is a Mongolian art curator and the founder of Art Space 976+. She is the first ever organizer and commissioner of Mongolia Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia. Early life ...
. Commissioner Nomin Chinbat, Minister of Culture.


New Zealand

List of exhibitors in the New Zealand Pavilion: * 2001 — Peter Robinson and
Jacqueline Fraser Jacqueline Fraser (born 14 March 1956) is a New Zealand artist of Ngāi Tahu descent. Early life Fraser was born in 1956 in Dunedin, New Zealand. She studied at the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland from 1974 to 1977. Work and career ...
(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 Heather Galbraith is a New Zealand fine art curator and academic. As of 2018 she is a full professor at Massey University in Wellington. Academic career After a Master of Arts, MA from Goldsmiths, University of London, Galbraith worked at Cit ...
and Francesco Manacorda) * 2011 — Michael Parekowhai (Curator: Jenny Harper) * 2013 — Bill Culbert (Curator:
Justin Paton Justin Paton (born 1972) is a New Zealand writer, art critic and curator, currently based in Sydney, Australia. His book ''How to Look at a Painting'' (2005) was adapted into a 12-episode television series by TVNZ in 2011. Education Paton stu ...
) * 2015 — Simon Denny (Curator: Robert Leonard) * 2017 — Lisa Reihana (Curator: Rhana Devenport) * 2019 — Dane Mitchell (Curators: Chris Sharp and Zara Stanhope) * 2022 —
Yuki Kihara Yuki Kihara (born 1975) is an interdisciplinary artist of Japanese and Samoan descent. In 2008, her work was the subject of a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; it was the first time a New Zealander and the first time ...
(Curator:
Natalie King Natalie King (born 1966) is an Australian curator and writer working in Melbourne, Australia. She specializes in Australian and international programs for contemporary art and visual culture. This includes exhibitions, publications, workshops, ...
)


North Macedonia

List of exhibitors in the
Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...
n Pavilion: * 1993 — Gligor Stefanov and Petre Nikoloski * 1997 — Aneta Svetieva * 1999 —
Iskra Dimitrova Iskra Dimitrova (born 1965) is a multimedia artist in the Republic of Macedonia. She was born in Skopje and received a BA in Philosophy and a BFA in sculpture from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. She has presented her work at solo ...
* 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 Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva (born 1971, Kavadarci, North Macedonia) is a Macedonian-born artist based in Brighton, UK. She has exhibited extensively and realised numerous commissions nationally and internationally, in gallery spaces, museums and withi ...
* 2015 — Hristina Ivanoska, Yane Calovski (Curator:
Basak Senova Basak may refer to: * Basak, Iran, a village in Iran * Basak, Mandaue, a barangay of Mandaue, Province of Cebu, Philippines * Basak, Lapu-Lapu City, a barangay of Lapu-Lapu City, Province of Cebu, Philippines * Basak, Bais City, a barangay of Bais C ...
) * 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 Hugh Mulholland (born in 1966 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a curator based in Belfast. Mulholland was the founder and director of Context Gallery in Derry. In 1997 he was appointed director of the Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast. During his tenu ...
) * 2007 — Willie Doherty (Curator: Hugh Mulholland) * 2009 — Susan MacWilliam (Curator: Karen Downey)


Pakistan

In 2019, Pakistan officially participated in the Venice Biennale for the first time.Richard Unwin (February 19, 2019)
Naiza Khan to represent Pakistan in country's first-ever participation at the Venice Biennale
'' The Art Newspaper''.
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 Manuel Ocampo (born 1965) is a Filipino artist. His work fuses sacred Baroque religious iconography with secular political narrative. His works draw upon a wide range of art historical references, contain cartoonish elements, and draw inspiratio ...
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Lani Maestro Lani Maestro (born 1957) is a Filipino-Canadian artist who divides her time between France and Canada. She works in installation, sound, video, bookworks and writing. From 1990-94 Maestro was co-founder/co-publisher and designer of HARBOUR Magazin ...
(Curator: Joselina Cruz) * 2019 —
Mark Justiniani Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Fi ...
(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 Julião Manuel Tavares Sena Sarmento (4 November 1948 – 4 May 2021) was a Portuguese multimedia artist and painter. Biography / Work Born in Lisbon in 1948, Sarmento studied painting and architecture at the Lisbon School of Fine Arts. He be ...
* 2007 – Ângela Ferreira * 2011 –
Francisco Tropa Francisco Tropa (born 1968 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese sculptor and visual artist. He lives and works in Lisbon. Biography Tropa attended the independent art college Ar.Co in Lisbon from 1987 until 1992. In 1992 he received a scholar ...
(Curator: Sergio Mah) * 2013 –
Joana Vasconcelos Joana Vasconcelos (born 1971) is a Portuguese artist known for her large-scale installations. Biography Vasconcelos was born in 1971 in Paris, France. Her family returned home to Portugal after their exile to France and following the Carnation ...
(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, 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 Claire Barclay (born 1968) is a Scottish artist. Her artistic practice uses a number of traditional media that include installation, sculpture and printmaking, but it also expands to encapsulate a diverse array of craft techniques. Central to h ...
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Jim Lambie James Lambie (born 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a contemporary visual artist, and was shortlisted for the 2005 Turner Prize with an installation called ''Mental Oyster''. Jim Lambie graduated from the Glasgow School of Art (1990-1994) with an H ...
, Simon Starling * 2005 — Alex Pollard, Joanne Tatham & Tom O'Sullivan,
Cathy Wilkes Cathy Wilkes (born 1966) is a Northern Irish artist who lives and works in Glasgow. She makes sculpture, paintings, and installations. She was the recipient of the Inaugural Maria Lassnig Prize in 2017 and was commissioned to create the British Pa ...
* 2007 —
Charles Avery (artist) Charles Avery (born 1973) is a Scottish artist from Oban. He currently lives and works in London. Since 2004 he has devoted his practice to the perpetual description of an imaginary island. Through drawings, sculptures and texts. Avery describes ...
, Henry Coombes,
Louise Hopkins Louise Hopkins (born 1965) is a British contemporary artist and painter who lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland. Biography Hopkins was born in Hertfordshire, England and completed the Foundations Studies course at Brighton Polytechnic from ...
,
Rosalind Nashashibi Layla Rosalind Nashashibi (born 1973) is a Palestinian-English artist based in London. Nashashibi works mainly with 16 mm film but also makes paintings and prints. Her work often deals with everyday observations merged with mythological elemen ...
, Lucy Skaer, Tony Swain, * 2009 — Martin Boyce * 2011 — Karla Black * 2013 — Corin Sworn, Duncan Campbell (artist),
Hayley Tompkins Hayley Tompkins (born 1971) is a British artist based in Glasgow. She is best known for her minimal works that bridge painting and object-making. Her paintings and installations include everyday, found objects. Her twin sister is the visual and ...
* 2015 —
Graham Fagen Graham Fagen (born 1966) is a Scottish artist living and working in Glasgow, Scotland. He has exhibited internationally at thBusan Biennale South Korea (2004), the Art and Industry Biennial, New Zealand (2004), the Venice Biennale (2003) and re ...
* 2017 — 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 Suzann Victor (born 1959) is a Singaporean contemporary artist based in Australia whose practice spans installation, painting, and performance art. Victor is most known for her public artworks and installations that examine ideas of disembodimen ...
(Curators: Ahmad Mashadi and Joanna Lee) * 2003 — Heman Chong, Francis Ng, Tan Swie Hian (Curator: Low Sze Wee) * 2005 —
Lim Tzay Chuen Lim Tzay Chuen (; born 1972) is a Singaporeans, Singaporean Contemporary art, contemporary artist known for his Conceptual art, conceptual works that involve designing or constructing subtle interventions within systems, leading viewers to re-eva ...
(Curator: Eugene Tan) * 2007 — Tang Da Wu, Vincent Leow, Jason Lim and Zulkifle Mahmod (Curator: Lindy Poh) * 2009 —
Ming Wong Ming Wong () is a Singaporean contemporary artist who lives and works in Berlin, known for his re-interpretations of iconic films and performances from world cinema in his video installations, often featuring "miscastings" of himself in roles of ...
(Curator: Tang Fu Kuen) * 2011 —
Ho Tzu Nyen Ho Tzu Nyen (; born 1976) is a Singaporean contemporary artist and filmmaker whose works involve film, video, performance, and immersive multimedia installations. His work brings together fact and myth to mobilise different understandings of S ...
(Curator:
June Yap June Yap (; born 1974) is a Singaporeans, Singaporean curator, art critic, and writer.Vine, Richard"June Yap's Asia" ''Art in America'', 22 March 2013. She is currently the Director of Curatorial & Collections at the Singapore Art Museum. Yap has ...
) * 2015 —
Charles Lim Charles Lim Yi Yong (; born 10 July 1973) is a Singaporean contemporary artist and former Olympic sailor. Lim's work as an artist spans film, installation, sound, text, drawing, and photography. He co-founded the seminal Singapore-based inte ...
(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 Jasmina Cibic (born in Ljubljana in 1979) is a Slovenian performance, installation and film artist who lives and works in London. Her work often explores the construction of national cultures, their underlying ideologies, political goals and uses, a ...
* 2015 — Jaša Mrevlje Pollak (Curators: Michele Drascek, Aurora Fonda)Robin Scher (November 11, 2016)
Nika Autor To Represent Slovenia at the 2017 Venice Biennale
'' ARTnews''.
* 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 Brett Murray (born 1961) is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Murray has a master's degree in fine art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, 1989. Referr ...
(Curator: Malcolm Payne) * 2011 —
Mary Sibande Mary Sibande (born 11 April 1982) is a South African artist based in Johannesburg. Her art consists of sculptures, paintings, photography, and design. Sibande uses these mediums and techniques to help depict the human form and explore the constru ...
, Siemon Allen, Lyndi Sales (Curator: Thembinkosi Goniwe) * 2013 —
Nelisiwe Xaba Nelisiwe Xaba, born in Soweto, South Africa, is a South African performance artist and choreographer. Biography Born and raised in the Dube neighborhood of Soweto (Johannesburg, South Africa), Nelisiwe Xaba is a performance artist and choreog ...
, Zanele Muholi, Wim Botha, Joanne Bloch, David Koloane, Gerhard Marx, Maja Marx, Philip Miller, Cameron Platter,
John Muafangejo John Ndevasia Muafangejo (born 5 October 1943 in Etunda lo Nghadi, Angola; died 27 November 1987 in Katutura Township, Windhoek) was a Namibian artist who became internationally known as a maker of woodcut prints. He created linocuts, woodcuts a ...
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Johannes Phokela Johannes Phokela (born 1966) is a South African painter and sculptor. Background Johannes Phokela was born in Soweto, South Africa in 1966 and trained under Durant Sihlali. When Phokela was a child he witnessed the Soweto uprising and later c ...
, Andrew Putter, Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin, Penny Siopis, Kay Hassan, Sue Williamson, Donna Kukama,
Athi-Patra Ruga Athi-Patra Ruga (born in 1984) is a South African artist who uses performance, photography, video, textiles, and printmaking to explore notions of utopia and dystopia, material and memory. His work explores the body in relation to sensuality, cu ...
, James Webb, Kemang wa Lehulere, Sam Nhlengethwa (Curator: Brenton Maart) * 2015 — Willem Boshoff, Haroon Gunn-Salie, Angus Gibson, Mark Lewis, Gerald Machona, Mohau Modisakeng,
Nandipha Mntambo Nandipha Mntambo (born 1982) is a South African artist who has become famous for her sculptures, videos and photographs that focus on human female body and identity by using natural, organic materials. Life Nandipha Mntambo was born in Swazi ...
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Brett Murray Brett Murray (born 1961) is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Murray has a master's degree in fine art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, 1989. Referr ...
, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Jo Ratcliffe, Robin Rhode, Warrick Sony, Diane Victor,
Jeremy Wafer Jeremy Wafer (born 1953) is a South African sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, wid ...
(Curators: Christopher Till and Jeremy Rose) * 2017 —
Candice Breitz Candice Breitz (born 1972) is a South African white artist who works primarily in video and photography.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 Bernd Behr (born 1976) is a Taiwanese artist based in London. Biography Born in Hamburg in 1976 and raised in Malaysia, Behr studied at San José State University, California and Goldsmiths, University of London, London. Behr was shortlisted for ...
, Chia-Wei Hsu,
Kateřina Šedá Kateřina Šedá (born 12 December 1977 in Brno) is a Czech artist focused on conceptual art and social art. Šedá graduated in 2005 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. In 2005, she won the Jindřich Chalupecký Award for Czech artists ...
and BATEŽO MIKILU (Curated by Esther Lu) * 2015 -
Wu Tien-chang Wu Tien-chang (; born 28 September 1956) is a Taiwanese visual artist who makes socio-political commentary work through oil painting and digital photography. Early life Wu was born in 1956 in Changhua, Taiwan. His grandfather emigrated to Taiwa ...
* 2017 -
Tehching Hsieh Tehching (Sam) Hsieh (謝德慶; born 31 December 1950; Nan-Chou, Pingtung County, Taiwan) is a US performance artist of Taiwanese background. He has been called a "master" by fellow performance artist Marina Abramović. Early life Hsieh was one ...
(Curated by
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) * 2019 - Shu Lea Cheang (Curated by
Paul B. Preciado Paul B. Preciado (born 11 September 1970 as Beatriz Preciado), is a writer, philosopher and curator whose work focuses on applied and theoretical topics relating to identity, gender, pornography, architecture and sexuality. Originally known as a ...
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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,
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(Curator: Beral Madra) * 2001 — Murat Morova,
Butch Morris Lawrence Douglas "Butch" Morris (February 10, 1947 – January 29, 2013) was an American cornetist, composer and conductor. He was known for pioneering his structural improvisation method, ''Conduction'', which he utilized on many recordings. B ...
, Ahmet Öktem, Sermin Sherif, Xurban.net (Güven Icirlioğlu &
Hakan Topal Hakan Topal is an artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. He was the co-founder with Guven Incirlioglu of xurban collective (2000–12), and is known for his research-based conceptual art practice. He is an Associate Professor of New Medi ...
) (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 Ahmet Öğüt (born 1981 in Diyarbakır, Turkey) is a conceptual artist living and working in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Berlin, Germany. He works with a broad range of media including video, photography, installation, drawing and printed media. ...
(Curator:
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) * 2011 —
Ayşe Erkmen Ayşe Erkmen (born 1949, Istanbul) is a visual artist recognized as "one of the foremost Turkish artists." She is living and working in Berlin and in Istanbul. Influenced by specific sites, histories and geographies Ayşe Erkmen's works takes t ...
(Curator: Fulya Erdemci) * 2013 —
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(Curator: Emre Baykal) * 2015 — Sarkis (Curator: Defne Ayas) * 2017 —
Cevdet Erek Cevdet Erek (born 1974) is a Turkish artist and musician. Cevdet Erek was the recipient of the Nam Jun Paik Award in 2012. Education Erek studied architecture at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, while working at various architectural prac ...
* 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 ''
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'', 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 —
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(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 Abdullah Al Saadi (born 1967) is an Emirati artist and one of the Pioneer "Five" original conceptual artists from the United Arab Emirates including Hassan Sharif, Hussain Sharif, Mohammed Kazem, and Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim. Exhibitions * 2013 ...
, Ahmed Al Ansari,
Moosa Al Halyan Moosa Al Halyan (born 1969) is an Emirati Surrealism, surrealist painter from Dubai, United Arab Emirates and a member of the Emirates Fine Arts Society. In 1984 when Moosa Al Halyan was 16, Moosa decided to share his work and participate in exhib ...
, Mohammed Al Qassab,
Abdul Qader Al Rais Abdul Qader Al Rais (Arabic: عبد القادر الريس) is a multi-award-winning, Emirati painter noted for his abstract art which combines geometric shapes with Arabic calligraphy. He is known for including calligraphy and abstracted obje ...
, Mohammed Abdullah Bulhiah, Salem Jawhar, 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 Bethan Huws (born 1961) is a Welsh multi-media artist whose work explores place, identity, and translation, often using architecture and text. Her work has been described as "delicate, unobtrusive interventions into architectural spaces". Life a ...
& Cerith Wyn Evans & Simon Pop
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* 2005 — Peter Finnemore,
Laura Ford Laura Ford (born 6 February 1961) in Cardiff, Wales is a British sculptor. Early life Growing up in a travelling fairground family, Ford was educated at Stonar School in Wiltshire, and then at Bath Academy of Art from 1978 to 1982, while spe ...
& Paul Granjon * 2007 — Richard Deacon,
Merlin James Merlin James (born 1960 in Cardiff, Wales) is an artist living and working in Glasgow, Scotland. Life and work James studied at Central School of Art and Design, London, and the Royal College of Art, London. His college thesis, on French artist ...
, Heather and Ivan Morison * 2009 —
John Cale John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
* 2011 — Tim Davies * 2013 — Bedwyr Williams * 2015 —
Helen Sear Helen Sear (born 1955) is a British mixed media artist specialising in photography and moving image. Early life Helen Sear was born in Banbury, England, in 1955 and grew up in the West Midlands. Her mother was a teacher and her father a ma ...
(Curator: Ffotogallery) * 2017 — James Richards * 2019 — Sean Edwards (Curator: Marie-Anne McQuay)


Zimbabwe

* 2011 — Tapfuma Gutsa, Misheck Masamvu,
Berry Bickle Berry Bickle (born 1959) is a Zimbabwean artist who resides in Maputo. Born in Bulawayo, Bickle attended the Chisipite Senior School in Harare. Later, she attended the Durban Institute of Technology, where she obtained a national diploma in fi ...
, Calvin Dondo (Commissioner: Doreen Sibanda; curator:
Raphael Chikukwa Raphael Chikukwa (born 1970) is a Zimbabwean curator and the Executive Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in 2020. Prior to this, he was Chief Curator and before that spent a decade as an independent curator. Chikukwa is a Chevening Schola ...
) * 2013 —
Portia Zvavahera Portia Zvavahera (born 1985) is a Zimbabwean painter. Early life Zvavahera was born in Zimbabwe. She studied at the BAT Visual Arts Studio at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe from 2003 to 2005 and obtained a diploma in visual arts from Harare ...
, Michele Mathison, Rashid Jogee, Voti Thebe, Virginia Chihota (Commissioner: Doreen Sibanda; curator:
Raphael Chikukwa Raphael Chikukwa (born 1970) is a Zimbabwean curator and the Executive Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in 2020. Prior to this, he was Chief Curator and before that spent a decade as an independent curator. Chikukwa is a Chevening Schola ...
) * 2015 —
Chikonzero Chazunguza Chikonzero "Chiko" Chazunguza (born 1967), is a Zimbabwean painter, printmaker, activist and educator. He was the head of the department of arts at Harare Polytechnic Life and career Chazunguza was born in 1967 in Harare, the capital of Rhodesia ...
,
Masimba Hwati Masimba Hwati is an interdisciplinary artist from Zimbabwe, working internationally at the intersections of sculpture, performance, and sound, known for his unconventional three-dimensional mixed media sculptures. Life and career PhD candida ...
,
Gareth Nyandoro Sir Gareth (; Old French: ''Guerehet'', ''Guerrehet'') is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He is the youngest son of King Lot and Queen Morgause, King Arthur's half-sister, thus making him Arthur's nephew, as well as brother to ...
(Commissioner: Doreen Sibanda; curator: Raphael Chikukwa) * 2017 — Charles Bhebe, Admire Kamudzengerere,
Sylvester Mubayi Sylvester Mubayi (1942 – 13 December 2022) was a Zimbabwean sculptor. Early life and education Sylvester Mubayi was born in 1942 in the Chihota Reserve near Marondera, Zimbabwe, the sixth child in a family of nine. He left school aged sixteen a ...
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Dana Whabira Dana may refer to: People Given name * Dana (given name) Surname * Dana (surname) * Dana family of Cambridge, Massachusetts ** James Dwight Dana (1813–1895), scientist, zoological author abbreviation Dana Nickname or stage name * Dana ...
(Commissioner: Doreen Sibanda; curator: Raphael Chikukwa) * 2019 — Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Neville Starling, Georgina Maxim,
Cosmas Shiridzinomwa Cosmas or Kosmas is a Greek name ( grc-gre, Κοσμᾶς), from Ancient Greek Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs), associated with the noun κόσμος (kósmos), meaning "universe", and the verb κοσμέω (to order, govern, adorn) linked to propriet ...
(Commissioner: Doreen Sibanda; curator: Raphael Chikukwa)Andrew Russeth (February 19, 2019)
Zimbabwe Taps Four for 2019 Venice Biennale Pavilion
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* 2021 — Wallen Mapondera, Ronald Muchatuta, Kresiah Mukwazhi, Terrence Musekiwa (Commissioner: Raphael Chikukwa; Curator: Fadzai Veronica Muchemwa)


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