Born in 1963 in Paris (France), Zineb Sedira lives in London (United Kingdom) and works between Algiers (Algeria), Paris and London. Over the fifteen years of her practice, Sedira has enriched the debate around the concepts of modernism, modernity and its manifestations in an inclusive way. She has also raised awareness of artistic expression and the contemporary experience in North Africa. She found inspiration initially in researching her identity as a woman with a singular personal geography. From these autobiographical concerns, she gradually shifted her interest to more universal ideas of mobility, memory and transmission. Kamel Mennour and Zineb Sedira have been working together since 2006.

Zineb Sedira’s work was shown in several solo exhibitions at the Jeu de Paume (Paris, 2019), the IVAM Institut Valencià d’Art Modern (Spain, 2019), the Beirut Art Center (Lebanon, 2018), among many others.

Her work was also shown in many group shows in institutions such as Tate Britain (London, 2002, 2012, 2013), Centre Pompidou (Paris, 2004, 2009), among many others.

Sedira is the founder of “aria” (artist residency in algiers), a residency program to support the development of the contemporary art scene in Algeria through international cross-cultural exchanges and collaborations.