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. The visuals he creates and the stories he tells are highly influenced by his youth. 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 Media with honours, at the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU), Utrecht

Prizes, Nominations & Support

2018 Nomination Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs 2018

2017 Nomination Steenbergen Stipendium 2017 

2017 Nomination HKU Award 2017 

Group Exhibitions

(upcoming: 9/2018) Unseen, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam

(upcoming 9/2018) LekArt 2018, Stad, Culemborg

2018 Fotografiska, Haute Photographie 2018, Stockholm

2018 VKBK Prijs, Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam (until April 15th)

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

Publication

2018 Trouw (Afrikaanse geesten zijn niet langer taboe)

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