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Moridja
Kitenge Banza
Galerie Hugues Charbonneau, Montreal · 2026
Moridja Kitenge Banza
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Biography
Biography
Moridja Kitenge Banza's practice moves between painting, sculpture, installation, video, and photography. It examines the history, memory, and identity of the places he has inhabited, in relation to the position he holds within them.
The artist deliberately blurs the line between fiction and reality to unsettle dominant narratives and open space for marginal discourse. His series draw in turn on religious iconography, colonial history, political institutions, and museum collections, redirecting them to reveal their blind spots.
Photo: Orphée Okito
Born
1980, Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Lives and works in Montreal.
Education
Académie des beaux-arts de Kinshasa (1999) · École supérieure des beaux-arts de Nantes Métropole, Diplôme national supérieur d'expression plastique (2008) · Université de La Rochelle, Humanities and Social Sciences
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Chiromancie#18 n°6, 2026 — Acrylic on canvas — 152 × 610 cm (60 × 240 in.) — Photo: Jean-Michael Séminaro
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Moridja Kitenge Banza
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Works
Works
Métamorphose
Painting and installation — Since 2024
Chiromancie (#17, #18)
Acrylic on canvas — Since 2008
Christ Pantocrator
Acrylic on panel, gold leaf — 2017
1848 à nos jours
Installation and ink drawing — 2006–2018
The National Museum of Africa (TNMOA)
Installation, showcases — 2018
Union des États
Installation and performance — 2009–2018
Authentique
Archival inkjet print — 2017
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Moridja Kitenge Banza
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Exhibitions
Selected solo exhibitions
With the Memory of Seasons
Galerie Hugues Charbonneau, Montreal
2026
À l'aube des lendemains
Galerie Hugues Charbonneau, Montreal
2024
Exiled in Eden
Musée d'art de Joliette
2024
Inhabiting the Imaginary
Fondation PHI, Montreal
2023
Topographies
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg
2023
Pantocrator Chapel
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
2021
Union of States
Biennale nationale de sculpture contemporaine, Trois-Rivières
2020
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Galerie Hugues Charbonneau, Montreal
2019
Expression(s) décoloniale(s)
Musée d'histoire de Nantes
2018
Ce que nous devons à l'Afrique
Musée Dauphinois, Grenoble
2010
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Distinctions
Distinctions
1st Prize, Dakar Biennial (DAK'ART), 2010
For the video "Hymne à nous" and the installation "De 1848 à nos jours."
Sobey Art Award, 2020
Canada's most prestigious contemporary art award.
Charles Biddle Award, 2025
A Quebec award presented annually to recognize the exceptional contribution of immigrants whose personal or professional commitment contributes to Quebec’s cultural and artistic development.
Collections
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Arndt Gallery, Berlin
Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Moridja Kitenge Banza
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Press
Press coverage
La Presse
“Coup double pour Moridja Kitenge Banza”
2020
Esse Arts + Opinions
Anne-Marie Dubois, “Moridja Kitenge Banza,” no. 97
2019
Fondation PHI / Hirmer
Diane Gistal, essay on individual history and painting
2020
Revue Estuaire
“Sortir les squelettes du placard”
2025
Esse Arts + Opinions
Moridja Kitenge Banza
Exiled in Eden
2024
Le Soleil
Exiled in Eden
2026
Press inquiries
moridja@studiomoridja.comHigh-resolution images available upon request — moridja@studiomoridja.com
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