Explore: Samson Kambalu

(1975 - )

Born in Malawi, Samson Kambalu lives and works in London. He has a BA in Fine Art and Ethnomusicology from University of Malawi (1999), an MA in Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University (2003), and a PhD from Chelsea College of Art and Design (2015). His first book 'The Jive Talker, or How to Get a British Passport' (Jonathan Cape, 2008 / Unionsverlag, 2010) was voted winner of National Book Tokens’ 'Global Reads' (2010). His work has been exhibited internationally since 2000, with selected solo shows at Art Exchange Gallery, Nottingham (2004); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2016); and Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm (2017). His work has also been included in group shows and festivals such as Fotofest Biennial – African Cosmologies, Houston, (2020); Dak’art, Senegal (2016); and the 56th Venice Biennial (2015). Alongside his practice, Kambalu is Associate Professor of Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford.