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Namsa Leuba was born in 1982 from a Guinean mother and a Swiss father. During the past 4 years, her research focused on African identity through Western eyes. She graduated with a Master in Art direction at the University of Art and Design in Lausanne. Her work has been published in numerous magazines, including I-D, Numéro, KALEIDOSCOPE, Foam, Interview, Vice Magazine, New York Magazine, Wallpaper*, Libération, British Journal of Photography, European Photography.

Namsa Leuba has also received notable international recognitions. In 2010, the jury of the photography festival Planche(s) Contact of Deauville (CH), chaired by Bettina Rheims, awarded her the first prize. She then had the opportunity to do an exhibition in Deauville. In 2011, I’ECAL (University of Art and Design Lausanne (CH) awarded her a degree with excellent distinction for her project carried out in Conakry, Guinea. This production, called “Ya Kala Ben”, also received the BCV award. Most significantly, during the 2012 Fashion and Photography Festival in Hyères, she was awarded the PhotoGlobal Prize, which allows her to spend one year in NY. In 2013, Namsa Leuba was one of winners of the Magenta Foundation Flash Forward festival – Emerging Photographers in United States.

Recent exhibitions include That Art Fair Cape Town (2015), the Lagos Photo Festival, Nigeria (2014), Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Canada (2014), Daegu Photo Biennale, South Korea (2014), and Fotofestival’s main exhibition Haute Africa, alongside Martin Parr, Viviane Sassen, Wangechi Mutu, and others, Belgium (2014).

Upcoming exhibitions Art 21, Lagos, (2015), Saatchi Gallery, London (2015), Photo Quai – Quai Branly Museum, Paris (2015), Making Africa. A Continent of Contemporary Design – Vitra, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain (2015).
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source: elpatiodeldiabloblogspot

Namsa Leuba nació de madre guineana y padre suizo y se crió a orillas del lago Neuchatel, en Suiza. En el 2011, Namsa Leuba se ha graduado en la ECAL (Universidad de Arte y Diseño de Lausana) con una licenciatura en fotografía.

Durante sus estudios desarrolló una curiosidad, sensibilidad y enfoque particular hacia el mundo a su alrededor. Durante los dos años su investigación se centró en la identidad africana a través de los ojos de Occidente.

En 2010, el jurado del festival Planche(s) Contact de Deauville le concedió el premio de los estudiantes de escuelas de fotografía. Posteriormente, obtuvo una residencia artística en Deauville y una exposición. Ha sido publicada en varias revistas y su serie “Ya Kala Ben” ha sido expuesta en el Complejo de Arte Contemporáneo de Lausana (ELAC) en 2011. Ha recibido varios premios de importancia para estudiantes de fotografía durante este año pasado.
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source: tipfjp

Namsa Leuba was born in 1982 from a Guinean mother and a Swiss father. During the past 4 years, her research focused on African identity through Western eyes. She graduated with a Master in Art direction at the University of Art and Design in Lausanne. Her work has been published in numerous magazines, including I-D, Numéro, KALEIDOSCOPE, Foam, Interview, Vice Magazine, New York Magazine, Wallpaper*, Libération, British Journal of Photography, European Photography.

Namsa Leuba has also received notable international recognitions. In 2010, the jury of the photography festival Planche(s) Contact of Deauville (CH), chaired by Bettina Rheims, awarded her the first prize. She then had the opportunity to do an exhibition in Deauville. In 2011, I’ECAL (University of Art and Design Lausanne (CH) awarded her a degree with excellent distinction for her project carried out in Conakry, Guinea. This production, called “Ya Kala Ben”, also received the BCV award. Most significantly, during the 2012 Fashion and Photography Festival in Hyères, she was awarded the PhotoGlobal Prize, which allows her to spend one year in NY. In 2013, Namsa Leuba was one of winners of the Magenta Foundation Flash Forward festival – Emerging Photographers in United States.

Recent exhibitions include That Art Fair Cape Town (2015), the Lagos Photo Festival, Nigeria (2014), Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Canada (2014), Daegu Photo Biennale, South Korea (2014), and Fotofestival’s main exhibition Haute Africa, alongside Martin Parr, Viviane Sassen, Wangechi Mutu, and others, Belgium (2014).

Upcoming exhibitions Art 21, Lagos, (2015), Saatchi Gallery, London (2015), Photo Quai – Quai Branly Museum, Paris (2015), Making Africa. A Continent of Contemporary Design – Vitra, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain (2015).