Nnena Kalu
Exhibition
20 March – 3 August 2025
Installation view of Nnena Kalu, Nnena Kalu at Arcadia Missa, London. Photo courtesy: The Artist and Arcadia Missa, London. Photo: Tom Carter.
Kunsthall Stavanger welcomes you to the opening of our spring exhibition by Nnena Kalu, the first solo exhibition outside of the UK by the British artist.
Kalu is known for her large-scale sculptures and repeating wrapping motifs. This expansive exhibition will focus on her exploration of scale and materiality through sculptural processes.
The opening event will take place at Kunsthall Stavanger Thursday 20th March at 6 pm. The exhibition will be opened by Tone Hansen, Director of MUNCH.
The exhibition is curated by Kristina Ketola Bore and generously supported by Arts and Culture Norway, Bergesenstiftelsen and The Norwegian Association of Art Societies.
Nnena Kalu
Nnena Kalu (b. 1966, Glasgow) lives and works in London, UK. Her practice is rooted in two-dimensional works, sculptures and installations. Kalu has developed her artistic practice at ActionSpace’s studio in Studio Voltaire since 1999 and is an important member of both Studio Voltaire and ActionSpace’s artistic communities.
Kalu is a participating artist in the 2024 edition of Manifesta 15. Recent exhibitions include Conversations, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK (2024), Arcadia Missa, London (2024); Infinite Drawing, Deptford X, London, UK (2022); Studio Voltaire Elsewhere, London, UK (2020); Wrapping, Humber Street Gallery, East Yorkshire, UK (2019); Allied Editions, House of Voltaire, Frieze, London, UK (2022), To all the Kings who have no Crowns, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, UK (2022). Kalu’s works are a part of the Tate Collection (UK), and the Arts Council Collection (UK).