Rahima Gambo

Rahima Gambo
Awards

Contemporary African Photography Prize 2020

Rahima Gambo is a multidisciplinary artist based between London, UK and Abuja, Nigeria.

Early life, education and career beginnings

Gambo was born in 1986 in London, UK.[1] She graduated from the University of Manchester in 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in Development Studies.[2] In 2008, she received a Master's degree in Gender and Social Policy from the London School of Economics.[3] In 2014, she received a Master's degree in Journalism from Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.[4] Her early work Tatsuniya (2017, ongoing) is a photography and film series taking place at Shehu Sanda Kyarimi school, Maiduguri, Nigeria, developed in collaboration with students of the school who perform in the series.[5]

Work

Rahima Gambo[6] is an artist who explores the conceptual territories between photography, moving image and installation as it intersects with documentary, biography and place. Her process-driven practice is often circular and serial, where repetition and return to sites of interest are essential[7].

Selected solo and group exhibitions include Diriyah Biennale (2026)[8] Gasworks London (2024)[9] Liverpool Biennale (2023)[10] Kunsthalle Bern (2022)[11], Stevenson Gallery (2022)[12], Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles (2022), Biennale Mercosur, Porto Alegre, Brazil (2020), and the 11th and 12th editions of Rencontres de Bamako, Mali (2017-2019), Have you seen a Horizon Lately?[13] MACAAL, Morocco, “Resisting Images, Images Responding” at Coalmine, Winterthur, Switzerland, Mercosur Biennial, 12th edition—Feminine(s): visualities, actions and affections, “Afterglow” Yokohama Triennale 2020,[14] Lagos Biennale 2019. “Diaspora at Home” curated by KADIST and the Centre for Contemporary Art in Lagos, Nigeria.

Fellowships and recognition

Gambo has completed fellowships with the Magnum Foundation, the Open Society Foundation Documentary Photography programme, and the International Women's Media Fund.[15] In 2020, she was named a FOAM Talent and was among the recipients of the Contemporary African Photography Prize.[16] She was also part of the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass and the Goethe Institut Photographer's Masterclass in Johannesburg in 2017.[17]

In 2019, Gambo founded A Walk Space, her studio and a conceptual mobile art space exploring the interdisciplinary intersections of the moving image through collaborations, exhibitions and workshops.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Rahima Gambo Biography". Galerie Cécile Fakhoury. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  2. ↑ "Rahima Gambo Nigeria". African Women in Photography. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Rahima Gambo Nigeria". African Women in Photography. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  4. ↑ "RHL Rahima Gambo". Nataal. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Tatsuniya Rahima Gambo". Rahima Gambo Official Website. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  6. ↑ "Rahima Gambo". Rahima Gambo. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  7. ↑ "Rahima Gambo: Alternative Central Area Locations | Exhibitions | Gasworks". www.gasworks.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  8. ↑ "Diriyah Biennale announces full list of artists for 2026 edition". artreview.com. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  9. ↑ "Michael Kurtz on Rahima Gambo - Criticism". e-flux. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  10. ↑ "2023 Artists". Liverpool Biennial. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  11. ↑ "Rahima Gambo: Bird Sound Orientations / Kunsthalle Bern | VernissageTV Art TV". Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  12. ↑ STEVENSON. "STEVENSON". STEVENSON. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  13. ↑ "Have you seen a Horizon Lately? — MACAAL". MACAAL. Archived from the original on 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  14. ↑ "Yokohama Triennale 2020 — Yokohama Triennale 2020". Yokohama Triennale 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  15. ↑ "Rahima Gambo Nigeria". African Women in Photography. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  16. ↑ "Rahima Gambo Nigeria". African Women in Photography. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  17. ↑ "Rahima Gambo Nigeria". African Women in Photography. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  18. ↑ "Rahima Gambo Nigeria". African Women in Photography. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
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