Based in Brussels, Belgium, Sibomana is an Italian-Belgian artist who grew up in different countries between Africa and Europe, experiencing different cultures, and this mix of influences has always been reflected throughout his artistic journey. He started in the early 2000′ with graffitis and then chose to study graphic design at ESA Saint-Luc, Brussels, getting his degree in 2009. Since then, Sibomana has been developing an art putting people and communities at the centre, advocating for peace and freedom. His pieces always tell a story, the story of individuals he personally met, individuals who are the most important part of his artistic process. And talk about identity, multi culturality, migration, emotion. He brought his message to several countries, mainly in the streets, willing to catch the attention of bystanders by mainly using murals and a specific artistic technique combining oversized black and white photographs and bright color painting. With the project Waves of the Heroes, initiated in 2015, Sibomana draws posters on migration in the main cities of the European migrant routes. His posters can be seen in Lesbos, Madrid, Athens, Istanbul, Rome, Turin, Berlin, London and Nicosia.

In 2017 he made his first solo exhibition Children of the sea for the Explora Museum in Rome. Between 2017 and 2018, Sibomana went several times to Nicosia in Cyprus, the last divided capital city in the world with Jerusalem. There he created One Face, a peace project on the division of the island. In 2019 he presented his project Exile at Urban Nation Museum in Berlin, part of the FRESH A.I.R. curated by Yasha Young.

Lately, Sibomana headed off to the Middle East where he created a project for kids at the Za’atari refugee Camp, located at the Syrian border in Jordan. In Palestine he made several projects in the city of Bethlehem. Milad, a mural intervention on the separation wall, and Rooted, a project that includes public installations and sites specific performances, a collaboration with the Palestinian contemporary dancer Natalie Salsa’.

Sibomana has been painting mural pieces around the world for years. His numerous artworks can be seen in Belgium, DR Congo, Rwanda, Palestine, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Germany and UK. His latest project Freedom happened in April 2020, a worldwide community project that includes video projections on buildings to celebrate freedom during the global lock down.

Selection of clients:
Urban Nation Museum – Mondadori Edizioni – Explora Museum – Nufactory – Emergency NGO – Legacy of War Foundation – Sapienza University – Journeys Festival International – Farm Cultural Park…

CONTACT
Mail  info.sibomana@gmail.com

SOLO EXHIBITION
2017  Children of the Sea – Permanent solo exhibition, Explora Museum, Rome (Italy)

GROUP SHOWS
2022  No More War – Collaboration with Giles Duley, Curated by Paola Fortuna, Palazzo dei Musei, Reggio Emilia (Italy)
2022  Safe Ground, Safe Steps, Safe Home – Collaboration with Giles Duley, United Nations Headquarters, New-York (USA)
2022  Stronger Together – Collaboration with Giles Duley, Curated by Stella Dore Gallery, St Leonards on Sea (UK)
2022  Résilience – Collaboration with Giles Duley, Curated by 193 Gallery, Paris (France)
2021  Dis/Integration – Curated by Alessandro Zuccari, Rome (Italy)
2021  No More War – Curated by Emergency NGO, Più libri più liberi Fair, Rome (Italy)
2021  Dreamers – Curated by Laura Mega & Maurita Cardone, New-York (USA)
2020  Lazzaro – Art Doesn’t Sleep – Curated by Claudia Pecoraro, Worldwide
2020  Join The Resistance – CSOA La Strada, Rome (Italy)
2020  Lazzaro – Art Doesn’t Sleep – Curated by Claudia Pecoraro, Rome – New York (Italy – USA)
2019  Exile – Urban Nation Museum, curated by Yasha Young, Fresh A.I.R., Berlin (Germany)
2019  Children of the sea, Má Língua – Curated by EthiCollective, Lisbon (Portugal)
2018  Sibomana – Nuovo Cinema Palazzo, Rome (Italy)
2018  P.Art.S. Gallery – Curated by Fernanda Pereira & Ethicollective, Lisbon (Portugal)
2017  Torino Artweek, ViadellaFucina16 – Curated by Kaninchen-Haus, Torino (Italy)

SELECTED PROJECTS
2021  No More War campaign – Collaboration with Giles Duley & Emergency NGO, Milan (Italy)
2021  Walls of Shame – Public installation, Curated by Claudio Sagliocco, Rome (Italy)
2021  Tahera – Mural intervention, Rome (Italy)
2021  A home worth living for – Mural intervention, Rome (Italy)
2021  Nasreen – Mural intervention, Rome (Italy)

2020  Aria, Art Stop Monti – Curated by Nufactory, Rome (Italy)
2020  Vent Project – Collaboration with photographer Giles Duley (UK)
2020  I meccanismi dell’odio – Cover design for Mondadori Publisher (Italy)
2020  We can’t breathe – Mural intervention, Rome (Italy)
2020  Baladk from home – Baladk Festival, Amman (Jordan)
2020  Freedom – Worldwide community project, global lock down 2020

2019  Fresh A.I.R. – Urban Nation Museum, curated by Yasha Young, Berlin (Germany)
2019  Milad – Mural, Separation wall, Bethlehem (Palestine)
2019  Rooted – Public installations & site specific performances, Bethlehem (Palestine)
2019  Za’atari – Workshops with NGO Mercy Corps, Za’atari Refugee Camp (Jordan)
2019  Journeys Festival International – Murals, Leicester (UK)

2018  Walls of Shame – Public installation, Baobab refugee camp, Rome (Italy)
2018  Forgotten at the borders of Europe – Astalli Center, Rome (Italy)
2018  AAA Virtual Global, 9.ª Edição – Curated by Associação Castelo D’If, Lisbon (Portugal)
2018  Yuka Blend Street Festival – Murals, Nicosia (Cyprus)
2018  One Face Project (part II) – Murals, Nicosia (Cyprus)
2018  Protection at the external borders – Murals, Astalli Center, Rome (Italy)
2018  EthiCollective – Limited editions series, Lisbon (Portugal)
2018  Yayla Musiche Ospitali – Illustration, Appaloosa Records – Astalli Center, Rome (Italy)
2018  Poster Art Attack – Outdoor Festival, Rome (Italy)
2018  La Danza del Cielo – Private installation, Brussels (Belgium)
2018  Helmet – Murals, École 16, Brussels (Belgium)
2018  Sparks – Workshops, Municipality of Schaerbeek, Brussels (Belgium)
2018  La Danza del Cielo – Mural, a.Dna Project – I Muri di Carta – Affabulazione Theater, Ostia (Italy)

2017  Pisacane – Mural, curated by Farm Cultural Park, Plan & MeltingPro, Rome (Italy)
2017  Journeys Festival International – Portsmouth (UK)
2017  Journeys Festival International – Leicester (UK)
2017  One Face Project (part I) – Murals, Nicosia (Cyprus)
2017  Colour Journey, workshop – Explora Museum, Rome (Italy)

2016  Amani Festival – Murals, Goma (DR Congo)
2016  Waves of the Heroes – Murals, Europe
2016  Resilience of refugees – Murals, Kurema Kureba Kwiga / Kigali (Rwanda)
2016  SVAW – Mural, Kurema Kureba Kwiga, Kigali (Rwanda)
2016  Ivuka – Workshop, Ivuka Art Center, Kigali (Rwanda)

2015  Europa Senza Muri – Mural, Intersos, Rome (Italy)
2015  Baobab – Mural, Baobab refugee camp, Rome (Italy)
2015  People from Birere – Murals, Goma (DR Congo)
2015  Crack Festival –  Show, Rome (Italy)

PUBLICATION
2021  Wildstyle – Designerbooks Publishing, Hong Kong
2019  Le Magazine – Point Culture (Belgium)
2018  Outlaws – Bologna (Italy)
2018  Stick it to the man – Laurence King Publishing, London (UK)
2018  Annual Report – Astalli Center, Rome (Italy)
2016  Razza Migrante – Maz Project, Rome (Italy)

PRESS
2020 | Video Talk Sibomana – Art Stop Monti & The Walkman Magazine (Italian)
2020 | Geopolitical art – Sibomana, Maria Chiara Wang (Italian)
2020 | We can’t breathe, Un murale al giorno – FotografiaErrante (Italian)
2020 | Freedom by Sibomana – La libertà proiettata sui muri, Sensazioni d’Arte (Italian)
2020 | Milad – Sibomana in Palestine, No Grey Walls (English)
2020 | Video interview with Sibomana – Nuts Computer Graphics (Italian, English)
2019 | Point Culture, Le Magazine – page 52-56 (French)
2019 | Interview with Sibomana – Radio Rock FM 106.6, Olimpia Camilli
2019 | Nell’Atelier di Sibomana, dove l’arte incontra i migranti – Kim International Magazine (Italian)
2018 | Baobab Experience, anche l’arte è stata sgomberata – Art For Breakfast (Italian)
2018 | Walls Of Shame, Sibomana: distrutta dall’odio, per questo rimarrà eterna – Sensazioni d’Arte (Italian)
2018 | Sibomana e la mostra presso Explora, Il Museo dei Bambini di Roma – Sensazioni d’Arte (Italian)
2018 | Umuda yolculuğun rotasını takip eden aktivist Sibomana – Kibris Postasi (Turkish)
2018 | La Danza del Cielo, intervista a Sibomana – I Muri di Carta (Italian)
2017 | A colazione con Sibomana: Protect people not borders – Art For Breakfast (Italian)
2017 | “One Face” στην Παλιά Λευκωσία – Parathyro (Greek)
2017 | Sibomana, arte per sensibilizzare sul tema delle migrazioni – ANSA (Italian)
2017 | Italo-Belgian artist Sibomana focuses on migration issues – InfoMigrants (English)
2017 | A Explora i volti dei bimbi rifugiati – ANSA (Italian)
2016 | Sibomana, l’artista della solidarietà: una missione di vita – The Freak (Italian)