Serana Angelista (BA in Fine Arts) is a photographic artist and graphic designer whose work navigates the liminal space between Curaçao and the Netherlands. Serana views Curaçao as a phantom landscape—a place more accessible in memory than in reality. By working with personal photography, text, and alternative printmaking, Serana explores the multiplicity of belonging.
Upcoming exhibitions
Group exhibition | WG kunst, Amsterdam
Group exhibition | de Vishal, Haarlem
Group exhibition | GLUE AMSTERDAM
Selected exhibitions
2024:
Solo exhibition | UNFAIR
Group exhibition | Maritiem museum
How Do We Remember | Solo exhibition | Nieuwe Instituut
Revolte: in verzet tegen slavernij | Group exhibition | Ministerie van onderwijs, wetenschap en cultuur
2023:
Slavernij en vrijheid: 150 jaar emancipatie, herdenking, heling en herstel | Group exhibition | The Black Archives
Let’s Be Honest We All Need rest | Group Exhibition | OSCAM
Frieda Hunziker A Flight To Curaçao | Group Exhibition |Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
Uprooted I Float | Solo Exhibition | Worm - Motel Mozaique
2022:
HA!RPOWER | Group exhibition | Wereldmuseum
Kunstrai | group exhibition
ONE | Group exhibition | Hama Gallery
2021:
Not An Assignment | Group exhibition | Hama Gallery
De Gouden Koets | Group exhibition | Amsterdam museum
Post/No/Bills #1 - We’re Out Here | Group exhibition | Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
2020
A funeral For Street Culture | public poster manifestation | Metro54 | Amsterdam
We Are Here Forever. Do You Understand? | Group exhibition | Oscam x Patta | Amsterdam
Collection
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
Grants, Awards & Nominations
2024
Finalist: ‘&Awards
Grant: Stimuleringsfonds: Hidden Histories
2022
Honourable mention: ‘10 emerging graphic designers & graphic design studios’ | Icon Magazine
2020-2021
Award: Henri Winkelman Award
Education & Residencies:
2022-2023
Black box residency: Motel Mozaique
2013 - 2017:
Bachelor of Fine Arts | major: Graphic Design, minor: critical studies | Willem de Kooning Academy | Rotterdam, NL
Selected work experience
2024
Panelist | Hidden Histories symposium | Nieuwe Instituut
Panelist | Christianity and slavery | Museum Catharijneconvent,
Panelist | Living Archives | Nieuwe Instituut
Publisher, designer and editor | Het archief ontwaakt
Art direction and graphic design | Christianity and slavery | Museum Catharijneconvent
Member of Advisory Committee Design | Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie
2023
Q&A | Echobox radio
Panelist: Eerherstel van Tula tot Tambú | The Black Archives
Panelist: Let’s Be Honest We All Need Rest | Oscam
Art direction and graphic design | Frieda Hunziker a flight to Curacao | Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
Juror | The Drempelprijs AP (Treshold award) | Willem de Kooning academie
Panelist | Keti Koti Festival
Q&A | Motel Mozaique
Panelist | Operator radio x Motel Mozaique
2022
Ambassador | Young Stedelijk
Advisor, ambassador and content creator | The Black Archives
Exhibition design | Documenta Fifteen x The Black Archives| Kassel
2021
Juror | Category: Exhibition |Kunstbende
Guest tutor | Annual Portfolio night | Willem De Kooning academie
Art direction and graphic design | Royal Award for modern painting | Royal Palace
Book design | Royal Award for modern painting | Royal Palace
Art direction and graphic design | Surinaamse School | Stedelijk Museum
2020
Book design | Royal Award for modern painting | Royal Palace
Published
2024:
Kunst is lang - Serana Angelista
ESSAY | ‘Nederland wil veel te snel afreken met het verleden’ | ONE WORLD
2023:
Mondriaan Fonds
One World
Mister Motley
Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
De Havenloods
Titty Mag
2022:
Vice
Glamcult Sanctum Issue #138
Vogue November Issue (voices of change)
Waterkant
Volkskrant
Henri Winkelman
Dutch Design Week
ICON MAGAZINE
OWRU episode:108
2021:
FIRST FIVE YEARS
MEDIUM
TEN WOMEN
ELLE 2021 SEPTEMBER, boekenplank rubriek
EVERPRESS
DAMN MAGAZINE
2020:
PATTA
OKAYPLAYER
2019:
VERS BETON II
VERS BETON
2018:
OPERATOR RADIO
ALIEN-MAG
HIGHSNOBIETY
2017:
I-D NETHERLANDS
MISTER MOTLEY