For over a decade, Okwui Enwezor has served as a visionary force behind the connection between post- colonial studies and acts of political resistance.

Okwui Enwezor

Okwui Enwezor is a prolific curator and writer, particularly engaged in postcolonialism studies and African contemporary art and their relationships to acts of political resistance. He has written for many publications, including Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, of which he is a founding editor. Enwzor has served on numerous advisory boards, juries, and curatorial teams, and is the current Artistic Director for the Bienial Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo de Sevilla. He has also held a number of academic positions, presently serving as the Dean of Academic Affairs at San Francisco Art Institute.

Born 1963 in Calabar, Nigeria.
Lives and works in New York and San Fransisco.