EDSON CHAGAS

Artist

Edson Chagas (1977) studied photography at the University of Wales in Newport and the London College of Communication. His series Found Not Taken, represented Angola at the 2013 Venice Biennale, for which Chagas won the Golden Lion for best national pavilion. He is among the recipients of the 2018 African Art Award by the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and has exhibited extensively in venues such as the MoMA (NYC), the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), and the Zeitz Mocha (Cape Town).