
Kunsthall Stavanger welcomes you to the opening of the first Scandinavian solo exhibition by acclaimed painter Ebecho Muslimova. The exhibition showcases her vibrant and provocative character ‘Fatebe’, and features newly commissioned paintings created by the artist specifically for Kunsthall Stavanger.
The opening event will take place at Kunsthall Stavanger on Thursday August 28 at 6pm in the presence of the artist.
The exhibition is curated by Hanne Mugaas and Heather Jones, and is generously supported by Kulturrådet, Fritt Ord, and Bergesenstiftelsen.
Muslimova received her BFA at Cooper Union in New York, NY in 2010. She has presented solo exhibitions at Magenta Plains, New York, NY; The Drawing Center, New York, NY; David Zwirner Gallery, London, UK; Galerie Maria Bernheim, Zürich, CH; White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO and Room East, New York, NY. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Basel, CH; ICA Miami, FL; Renaissance Society, Chicago, IL; Zuzeum, Riga, LV; Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.; Swiss Institute, New York, NY; Kunsthalle St. Gallen, CH. Her large-scale murals have been commissioned for biennials such as The Dreamers, 58th Edition of October Salon, Belgrade, RS and The 32nd Biennale of Graphic Arts: Birth As Criterion, Ljubljana, SI.
In 2022 Muslimova was the recipient of the Borlem Prize, honoring artists whose oeuvre brings awareness to mental health issues & struggles. Her work has been featured in publications such as Forbes, The New York Times, Artforum, Art in America, Mousse, Artnet, Hyperallergic, and Cura Magazine, among others. Muslimova's works are in the collections of Dallas Museum of Art, Hammer Museum, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Institute of Contemporary Art Miami and Whitney Museum of American Art, among others.