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about.
Talia Nizarane (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and researcher based in London since 2021. Her work explores the social role of art, the cultural impact of migration, and the effects of climate change in the Global South, informed by cultural and historical dilemmas in her home country, Cuba.
Previous residencies and collaborations include Lewisham Arthouse, London, UK (2025); In Place of War, London, UK and online (2024-5); PROGR Foundation, Bern, Switzerland (2024); Kyoto City University of Arts, Japan (2022-3); Yamanaka Suplex Studio, Osaka, Japan (2022-3); Shaufenster Dreiviertel, Bern, Switzerland (2021-4); Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland (2020-3); and Artist Residencies Enschede, The Netherlands (2020).
Her work has been featured at Tate Modern Lates: Beyond Surface, Tactile Presence, London, UK (2023); and Here’s One I Made Earlier, Off-Site Project, online (2022); and commissioned by the Bernardo Quetglas Collection in Mallorca, Spain (2020). In 2023, she became the first Cuban to graduate from the Royal College of Art. She is a member of the British Art Network.
Recent and Upcoming Projects:
April 2025 (Upcoming) – Performance-Lecture “Locked In, Left Out: Climate Impact and Mobility Inequality in the Global South.” Lewisham Arthouse, London, UK.
https://www.lewishamarthouse.org.uk/
May 2025 (Upcoming) – Group show, closure of 100 Creative Agents of Climate Change, a project by In Place of War, London, UK.
https://www.inplaceofwar.net/projects/100-creative-agents-of-climate-change
2024-2025 – Artist in Residency at In Place of War, London, UK and online.
2024 – Artist in Residency at Residency.ch, PROGR Foundation, Bern, Switzerland.
https://residency.ch/
Solo and Two-Person Shows (selection):
2023 – Self-Preservation, Graduate Show, The Truman Brewery, London, UK.
2022 – The Road Not Taken, Yamanaka Suplex Studio Annex MINE, Osaka, Japan.
2021 – Cleaning Service, Schaufenster Dreiviertel, Bern, Switzerland.
2020 – UNWINNABLE, XPO Gallery, Enschede, Netherlands.
2019 – Dificultades Iniciales, 13th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba.
Lectures and Workshops:
2024 – Open Studio, PROGR Foundation, Bern, Switzerland.
2023 – Tate Modern Lates: Beyond Surface, Tactile Presence, London, UK.
2023 – Talia Nizarane at the closure of the International Day Event, Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland.
2022 – Talia Nizarane in conversation with Makiko Beckman, Kyoto City University of Arts, Japan.
2022 – Talia Nizarane x Zhou Yiqiao, guest lecture, Kyoto University of the Arts (Urigei), Japan.
2021 – Mobility of Cuban artists and cultural workers, artasfoundation, Zurich, Switzerland and online.
Grants and Awards:
2024 – Lewisham Arthouse Studio Award 2025, finalist, London, UK.
2024 – Roundhouse Accelerator Programme, shortlisted, selected for mentoring, London, UK.
2023 – The Gane Trust & The Eaton Fund, charity fund, London, UK.
2022-2023 – RCA/KCUA Kyoto Award, four months of institutional support and £3,750 funding for an art and research project at the Kyoto City University of Arts, Japan.
2022 – Back on Track Fund, Continuation Fund, and Materials Fund, awarded by the Royal College of Art in support of my Master’s degree, worth £7,000 combined, London, UK.
2020 – Award Beca de Creación El Reino de Este Mundo for artistic excellence, awarded by Asociación Hermanos Saíz, Havana, Cuba.
2020-2023 – Learning from Inequality Pilot Project, awarded by the Zurich University of the Arts and Movetia, worth £12,000 for a six-month project, extended to one year, Zurich, Switzerland.
2019 – 3rd Prize at Post-it 6. Centro Nacional de Artes Plásticas. Havana, Cuba.
2019-2020 – Bernardo Quetglas Monumental Sculpture Contest, Jury Prize and Artwork Commission, Mallorca, Spain.
2019 – Award Beca de Creación Antonia Eiriz for artistic excellence, awarded by Asociación Hermanos Saíz, Havana, Cuba.
2018 – Two-week field trip to Halle, fully funded by Burg University of Art and Design, Germany.
