Afran

Francis Nathan Abiamba aka Afran is a Cameroonian artist, sculptor, painter and performer, born in 1987. He has lived and worked in Italy in the province of Lecco since 2009. He has numerous international exhibitions in Africa, Europe and America. He has received several international and national awards including the San Fedele Artivisive Award and the Liliana Nocera Award from the Permanente of Milan. The environmental and identity problems that our contemporaneity experiences have always been the basis of his investigations. In addition to Denim, his favorite material, the artist does not set any technical limits to best describe the complexity and contradictions of this era marked by radical changes. He has to his credit many projects and exhibitions, among the latest we remember: Denim - stylish, practical, timeless. Blue fabric with a history, Spielzeug Welten Museum in Basel; Pei's world. A brief history of a Chinese Gallery in Italy, curated by Luca Beatrice, Arsenale di Venezia, Spazio Thetis.
Afran is among the artists who will represent the National Pavilion of Cameroon at the next Venice Biennale in 2022.