Verdiana Albano
- Study programme Integriertes Design
Vita
Verdiana Albano (*1993, Germany) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work addresses socioeconomic relations, cultural hybridity and identity through lens-based, photographic and sculptural practices. She studied photography and installation art at the University of Art and Design Offenbach and the Sichuan Institute of Fine Arts Chongqing, completing her degree in 2021. Her work has been shown in national and international solo and group exhibitions, and she has received major acknowledgements such as the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation HfG-Fotoförder preis, the Neustart Plus stipend from the Stiftung Kunstfonds, and the Allianz Foundation’s Fellowship. She is FUTURES Photography Talent.
In addition to her artistic production, Albano has founded the network and initiative Institute Contemporary (institutecontemporary.com), through which she curates and organises interdisciplinary formats that amplify Afro-European and Afrodiasporic perspectives in contemporary art.