TIAB 2019, photo Ariel Diaz.
Founded in 2019 by artist Katya Grokhovsky, The Immigrant Artist Biennial is a nomadic platform that presents the work of immigrant artists across diverse formats, including exhibitions, public programs, and publishing. Through its multi-venue and interdisciplinary approach, the biennial creates space for dialogue, visibility, and exchange, amplifying immigrant voices and fostering connections between artists, institutions, and the public.
Katya Grokhovsky, Founding Artistic Director
Anna Mikaela Ekstrand, Director
October 8 - November 11
Curated by Sanna Almajedi, Sofia Thiệu D’Amico, Eva Mayhabal Davis, Anna Khimasia
Venues: BRIC, Brooklyn Art Haus, Nguyen Wahed, Essex Kitchen co-presented by Artists Alliance Inc, Residency Unlimited, Shiva Gallery at John Jay College
Artists: Behar Behbahani, Rawya El Chab, Stephanie Comilang, Ivana Dama, Rachelle Dang, Maya Jeffereis, Andrew Yong Hoon Lee, Pearlyn Lii
Sujin Lim, Simon Liu, mandla, LuLu Meng, National Coalition Against Censorship, Charlie Perez-Tlatenchi, Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya , Rujuta Rao,
Lita Vinueza, Anh Vo, Layqa Nuna Yawar
Program
Education Kit
Image: Ivana Dama. “Echoes of Urgencies.” Photographed by Oresti Tsonopoulos. Courtesy of the artist and The Immigrant Artist Biennial.
September 8 2023 - January 14 2024
Curated by Katherine Adams, Bianca Abdi-Boragi, Anna Mikaela Ekstrand
Venues: Brooklyn Museum, EFA Project Space, NARS Foundation Gallery, Artists Alliance Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space, Wendy’s Subway, Alchemy gallery, Accent Sisters, PS122 Gallery
Artists: Golnar Adili, Keren Anavy, Selva Aparicio, Ana Armengod, Felipe Baeza, Sanié Bokharie, Marcelo Brodsky, Pritika Chowdhry, Erika DeFreitas, Ala Dehghan, Magdalena Dukiewicz, Dominique Duroseau, Mia Enell, Carlos Franco, Linnéa Gad, Neema Githere, Kathie Halfin, Maya Hayuk, Bonam Kim, Maria Kulikovska, Raul de Lara, Young Joo Lee, Umber Majeed, Anina Major, Keli Safia Maksud, Jamie Martinez, Joiri Minaya, Anna Ting Möller, Nicholas Oh & Ayoung Justine Yu, Jonathan Ojekunle, Mila Panic, Jovencio de la Paz, Sa’dia Rehman, Coralina Rodriguez-Meyer, Emilio Rojas, Leila Seyedzadeh, Tariku Shiferaw, Lilian Shtereva, Alexander Si, Francesco Simeti, Nida Sinnokrot, Juna Skënderi, Slinko, Nyugen Smith, Christopher Unpezverde Núñez, Rafael Yaluff, Masha Vlasova
Program
Catalogue
Image: Conflictual Distance, 2023. Photo Julia Gillard. Courtesy of The Immigrant Artist Biennial and EFA Project Space.
March 7-December 18
Curated by Katya Grokhovsky
Venues: Brooklyn Museum, EFA Project Space, Greenwood Cemetery, Online
Artists: Christopher Unpezverde, Núñez, Hanae Utamura, Blanka Amezkua, Esperanza Cortés, Bahareh Khoshooee
Daniela Kostova, Cole Lu, Ana Mendieta, Levan Mindiashvili, Qinza Najm, Anna Parisi, daàPò réo, Yali Romagoza, Gyun Hur, Iván Sikic
Program
Catalogue
Image: Here, Together!, 2020. Photo Walter Wlodarczyk. Courtesy of The Immigrant Artist Biennial and EFA Project Space.
Ongoing
Curated by Katya Grokhovsky
”Mother Tongue” Co-curated by Mary Annunziata, Allison Cannella, Anna Mikaela Ekstrand, Katya Grokhovsky
Artists: Abena Motaboli, Bianca Abdi-Boragi, Ferguson Amo, Mahsa Biglow, Irja Bodén, Sera Boeno, Kevin Quiles Bonilla, Marcela Casals, Carolina Casusol, WANG Chen, Cecile Chong, Federico Cuatlacuatl, Furen Dai, Priyanka Dasgupta & Chad Marshall, Priscilla Dobler Dzul, Salomé Egas, Rehab El Sadek, Bianca Falco, Matilda Forsberg, Nina Ghanbarzadeh (Afkhamian), Alicja Gaskon, Yikui (Coy) Gu, Luma Jasim, Tiri Kananuruk, Marina Kassianidou, Cecilia Kim, Ming-Jer Kuo, Georgia Lale, Haksul Lee & Natsuki Takauji, Marina Leybishkis, Firoz Mahmud, Rodrigo Moreira, Anh Thuy Nguyen, Renana Neuman, Sari Nordman, Nazanin Noroozi, Kasia Ozga, Dafna Rehavia, Jorge Rojas, María Verónica San Martín, Cinthya Santos-Briones, Buket SAVCI, Silkworm Pupas (Jiaoyang Li & JinJin Xu), Katreen Sorokina, Johanna Strobel, Tereza Swanda, Hui-Ying Tsai, Victoria-Idongesit Udondian, Luisa Valderrama, Tao Wei, Joo Yeon Woo, Tansy Xiao, Minoosh Zomorodinia.
Virtual Exhibitions Catalogue
Image: Mahsa Biglow, A Letter from an Alien Relative, 2020, 7:52 mins