Mariane Ibrahim
Mariane Ibrahim-Lenhardt is a Somali-French art dealer based in Chicago, Illinois. She runs the eponymous Mariane Ibrahim Gallery.
Life and career
Mariane Ibrahim Abdi was born in Nouméa, New Caledonia and grew up in Somalia and France.[1][2] She studied advertising in London and worked in marketing in the United Kingdom.[3] In the early 2000s, a trip to Paris started her interest in contemporary African art after she saw a photograph by Seydou Keïta being sold.[3]
In 2012, she founded the M. I. A. Gallery in Seattle as a way to showcase artists from underrepresented regions such as Africa and the Middle East,[4][3] focusing primarily on African and African diaspora artists.[5] M. I. A. was an acronym for both the phrase "Missing in Art" and her birth name.[2] She opened the gallery with an exhibit of photos from the Malian artist Malick Sidibé.[3] In 2017, Ibrahim won the first Presents booth prize at The Armory Show for her exhibition of photography and textile artist, Zohra Opoku.[5]
Her gallery's name was changed to Mariane Ibrahim Gallery and in September 2019 she moved her gallery to Chicago, Illinois in the West Town neighborhood.[5][6] She opened the new gallery with an exhibition of Ayana V. Jackson's photography titled, "Take Me to the Water," which explored African water spirits.[5][7]
Personal life
Ibrahim is married to Pierre Lenhardt.[3] She is Muslim.[8]
References
- ^ Battaglia, Andy (25 July 2018). "The ARTnews Accord: Touria El Glaoui and Mariane Ibrahim in Conversation". ARTnews. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ a b Voon, Claire (17 February 2020). "The Meteoric Rise of Gallerist Mariane Ibrahim, Champion of African Diasporic Art". Artsy. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Belmont, Sarah (29 November 2019). "'I just wanted people's attention': dealer Mariane Ibrahim on championing young artists of the African diaspora". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Proctor, Rebecca Anne (25 April 2018). "African Missive: Mariane Ibrahim Gallery". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Valentine, Victoria L. (5 August 2019). "Mariane Ibrahim is Opening Her New Chicago Gallery in September with a Solo Exhibition Dedicated to Ayana V. Jackson". Culture Type. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Gerlis, Melanie (28 November 2019). "Gallerist Mariane Ibrahim — 'art has to tell a form of truth'". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Moreira-Brown, Caira (9 October 2019). "Magical, Mythical Portraiture: A Review of Ayana V. Jackson at Mariane Ibrahim Gallery | Newcity Art". Newcity Art. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Pothast, Emily (5 July 2017). "Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Is Single-Handedly Elevating Seattle's Art Scene". The Stranger. Retrieved 15 June 2020.