Zineb
Sedira
Born in 1963 in Paris, France
Lives in London and works between Algeria, Paris and London
Lives in London and works between Algeria, Paris and London
Over the past 25 years, Zineb Sedira has developed a sensitive practice addressing migration, storytelling, and the bias of official histories. Born in France to an Algerian family, she relocated to London in mid-1980s. Her story and that of her family quickly became a fertile ground for artistic experiments. In Sedira’s early photographs and videos, the artist staged her mother, daughter, and herself grappling with the reality of a multi-hyphenated identity (Mother Tongue, 2002) and dealing with the legacy of a conflict characterized by secrecy and trauma (Retelling Histories and Mother, Father, and I, both 2003).
Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2024
Mennour, Paris, 2023
De La Warr Pavilion, UK, 2022
Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2024
Mennour, Paris, 2023
De La Warr Pavilion, UK, 2022
Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2024
Mennour, Paris, 2023
De La Warr Pavilion, UK, 2022
portfolio
2025
“Standing Here Wondering Which Way to Go”, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisboa
2024
“Dreams Have No Titles”, Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
“Dreams Have No Titles”, Whitechapel Gallery, London
“Zineb Sedira”, Selma Feriani Gallery, Tunis
“Zineb Sedira”, Goodman Gallery, London
2023
“No Matter What”, Mennour, Paris
Artworks
exhibitions
Zineb Sedira
A way of surviving, a way of life…
Oct 2, 2024 - Mar 7, 2025
Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation
Zineb Sedira
Une nouvelle jeunesse
Apr 5 - Sep 22, 2024
Contemporaine de Nîmes
Zineb Sedira
Dreams Have No Titles
Feb 14 - May 12, 2024
Whitechapel Gallery
Zineb Sedira
Le Prix Marcel Duchamp | Une séparation
Jun 16 - Sep 16, 2023
Passerelle Centre d’art contemporain d’intérêt national, Brest
© Zineb Sedira, Adagp, Paris, 2025. — © Zineb Sedira. All Rights Reserved, DACS/Artimage 2025.