Biography
b. 1994 Willemstad, Curaçao. Currently based in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Kevin Osepa is a photographer born and raised on the island of Curaçao. His work revolves around his identity and the identity of Afro-Caribbean youth in a post-colonial world. The visuals he creates and the stories he tells are highly influenced by his youth. While the themes he explores are autobiographical, his work can also serve as a quasi-anthropological study. Using different experimental techniques, he creates colourful visual stories that explore themes such as religion, African diaspora, and family.
Study
2016 Internship at Paul Rousteau in Paris
2013-2017 Photography, Bachelor of Arts with honours, at the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU), Utrecht
Prizes, Nominations & Grants
2019 Winner ING Unseen Talent Public Award 2019
2019 Unseen Futures Talent Platform
2019 Mondriaan fund Young Talent Grant
2018 Shortlist Unseen Dummy Awards (Mester blousé book)
2018 Nomination Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs 2018
2017 Nomination Steenbergen Stipendium 2017
2017 Nomination HKU Award 2017
Group Exhibitions
upcoming Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, January 2020
upcoming Unseen Futures Platform, Melkweg gallery, Amsterdam, September 2019
upcoming Caribbean Ties, Museon, July 2019
2018 Salon '18, Museum Flehite, Amersfoort
2018 Who do you think you are?, TENT, Rotterdam
2018 My feeder is a photographer, Melkweg, Amsterdam
2018 Unseen, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
2018 LekArt 2018, Stad, Culemborg
2018 Fotografiska, Haute Photographie, Stockholm
2018 Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs, Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam
2018 Haute Photographie 2018, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam
2017 Steenbergen Stipendium, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam
2017 Oogst, Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur & Wetenschap, Den Haag
2017 Cut the Mustard, Group exhibition Photography HKU
2013 Verzamelplaats - Verhalen uit het Utrechtse landschap, Fotodok, Utrecht
Intervention
upcoming Museum Perron Oost, Amsterdam, Augustus 2019
Publication
2019 Contemporary and Magazine
2018 Unseen Magazine 2018
2018 Capricious Photographer of the week
2018 Trouw (Afrikaanse geesten zijn niet langer taboe)
2018 Ode aan de magie, Kiekie tabloid
2018 Haute Photographie Catalogue
2018 Volkskrant (VKBK Prijs 2018)
2017 FOAM first editions
2017 Ain't Bad Magazine
2017 Volkskrant Magazine
2017 Antilliaans Dagblad, Het gemis van Curaçao, July 1st 2017
2017 Cut the Mustard , HKU Photography graduation Catalogue
Talks & Interview
2018 Lens Culture
2018 MELKWEG X IDFA: TALENT TALKS
2018 JaJaJa NeeNeeNee radio interview Islas Inutiles
2018 Kunstuur (VKBK Prijs) TV Program
2017 BNO IMG LAB Pioneers (Het nieuwe Instituut) Artist Talk
Collections
ING Collection
Reyn van der lugt
FOAM first Editions
Various private collections