Iriée Zamblé

Biography

Iriée Zamblé (1995, Amsterdam NL) is a visual artist, based in Amsterdam.
Zamblé explores the existing norms surrounding portraiture by means of drawing and
painting. She draws inspiration from concepts dissecting the notion of Black identity, her
West-African heritage and everyday life.
Drawing from those she sees on the streets, friends and acquaintances, the fictive people
appearing in Zamblé's paintings are signified by a poised aura. This is shown through
expression, fashion and language. In the paintings of Zamblé it is a means of gaining
control over one's own body and narrative, stemming from a historical lack thereof.
Focussing on the details of the painted faces in Zamblé’s work, she makes them into bold
and authentic figures, painting them with a sharp eye for self-expression.

Zamblé is one of the winners of the Royal Award for Modern Painting in 2022. She
recently finished a 6-month residency at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, supported
by the Mondriaan Fund. Zamblé’s work has been shown in numerous museums, galleries,
and art fairs such as Saatchi Gallery London, Frans Hals Museum, and Art Rotterdam.

Her work is also part of multiple public collections such as the Ministry of Foreign affairs,
Museum het Rembrandthuis and AMC hospital.

	Selected Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2023	Nauta Dutilh, Amsterdam, NL
2022	'Better Blues', Brummelkamp Gallery - AMC hospital, Amsterdam, NL 'Factor IJ presents: Iriée Zamblé', Factor IJ, Amsterdam, NL
2021	Art Rotterdam, Van Zijll Langhout, Brinkman & Bergsma, Rotterdam, NL 'Homegrown', Roodkapje, Rotterdam, NL 'Ensemble', UNFAIR pavilion, Amsterdam, NL 'Facade exhibition', Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL
2020	Read the room, duo with Kenneth Aidoo, Read the room, Roodkapje Rotterdam, NL Rembrandt Open Studio, duo with Timothy Voges, Museum het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam, NL
	Selected Group Exhibitions
2025	‘The Wall of She’, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerpen, BE
2024	'Standing on the shoulders of giants', Saatchi Gallery, London, UK 'Vrouwen in de schutterzaal', Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, NL Swab Art fair, Barcelona, ES
2023	'De keuze van Chequita Nahar', CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, NL 'Prospects', Mondriaan Fund at Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL 'DontGiveADamns 2', Volery Gallery, Dubai, AE 'Dreaming in colour', Soho Visionaries, Soho House Amsterdam, NL
2022	'Royal Award for Modern Painting', Royal Palace, Amsterdam, NL 'Kaleidoscope', Workplace gallery, London, UK 'Corporate Offsite Dwelling' A, CODA, Apeldoorn, NL 'Deciphering the Artist’s Mind', ABN AMRO Kunstruimte, Amsterdam, NL '010+010=020', Street Special, Tegenboschvanvreden, NL Amsterdam UNFAIR, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL 'Van Oerbeest tot rokende croissant', Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL
2021	'KunstRAI', with SBK, Amsterdam Gathered self, Moving Gallery, Utrecht, NL 'BEcoming', Motormond, Amsterdam, NL