Angyvir Padilla

Angyvir Padilla was trained at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles (2011 - 2013, BA), the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre (2012 - 2015, MA), as well as the LUCA School of Arts (2016 - 2018, MA). Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at institutions including the M Leuven (Leuven, BE), Kunstverein Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen, DE), and Frac Grand Large – Hauts-de-France (Dunkerque, FR). Her work has been featured in group exhibitions at institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (Zagreb, HR), FOMU - Fotomuseum Antwerpen (BE), IKOB Museum of Contemporary Art (Eupen, BE), Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles (Paris, FR), the S.M.A.K - Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art (Ghent, BE), and many others. Recent awards include the Friends of S.M.A.K. Prize (2022), and the “Watch This Space” prize, organized by 50° nord (2022). In 2024, Padilla was selected for the MINO Female Artist Mentorship program with mentors Otobong Nkanga and Léonard Pongo.