Ava Binta Giallo
current / upcoming:
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FEB.2026 / exhibition / Investec Art Fair / The Bridge Gallery / Cape Town, ZA
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MAR.2026 / exhibition / The Bridge Gallery / Paris, FR
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APR.2026 / exhibition / when stones become seeds and forms prosper / CNAD / Mindelo, CV
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Ava Binta Giallo

german-guinean interdisciplinary artist

lives/works in Vienna/Austria

part of the collective fuvu fürunsvonuns

Ava Binta Giallo (b. 1995) is a German-Guinean interdisciplinary artist mainly working in the firel of abstract painting and installation. They are living and working between Vienna, Austria and Mindelo, Cabo Verde.
They studied TransArts BA and MA (University of applied Arts in Vienna, AT), Painting (Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, IT), Abstract Painting and Critical Studies (Aca- demy of fine Arts in Vienna, AT). They are a founding member of the collective fuvu fürunsvonuns.
Giallo has exhibited her work across Europe and Africa. Their exhibitions include the Forum Frohner (Krems, AT), DAS WEISSE HAUS (Vienna, AT), Basis Frankfurt (Frankfurt, DE), Kunstverein Langenhagen (Langenhagen, DE), PACT Zollverein (Essen, DE), Parallel Vienna (Vienna, AT), Exhibit Gallery (Vienna, AT), Heiligenkreu- zerhof University Gallery (Vienna, AT), the Gabès Ethnographic Museum (Gabès, TN), Centro Cultural do Mindelo (Mindelo, CV) and Baltasar Lopes Foundation (Mindelo, CV) amongst others.
She has been selected for artist residencies at the Foundation for Contemporary Art Ghana (Accra, GHN), La Boîte Tunis (Gabès, TN) and Atelier Mar (Mindelo, CV).
Education
03/2021 - 07/2023
Abstract Painting - TransArts -Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, AT
10/2020 - 07/2023
Master of Arts - TransArts -University of Applied Arts Vienna, AT
10/2020 - 07/2023
Critical Studies - Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, AT
10/2018 - 07/2019
Painting - Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, IT
10/2017 - 7/2020
Bachelor of Arts – TransArts - University of Applied Arts Vienna, AT
Trainings
10/2023 - 04/2024
Traditional Birthworker Training - Sumi‘s Touch, US
10/2018 - 06/2021
Practitioner im Chladek®System
Training for movement and dance in the Chladek®System
IGRC Internationale Gesellschaft Rosalia Chladek, AT
10/2016 – 7/2017
Hatha Yoga Teacher Training 200h - Yoga-Lounge Vienna, AT

Scholarships / Awards / Residencies

GHA, Foundation for Contemporary Art – Ghana and bmkös Austria / Residency / 2025

TN, La Boîte_un lieu d’art contemporain / Residency / 2025

AT, Bad Ischl Salzkammergut / Burkina Faso, Opera Village Africa / Residency / 2024

AT, Vienna / Master Diploma with distinction / Award / 2023

AT, Vienna / hufak – University of Applied Arts Vienna / Project scholarship / 2023

CV, Sao Vincent / Atelier Mar / Research Residency / 2023

AT, Vienna / WIENWOCHE / Project funding / 2021

PT, Porto / DE LICEIRAS 18 / Residency/ 2021

AT, Vienna / Bachelor Diploma with distinction / Award / 2020

AT, Vienna / University of Applied Arts Vienna / Project scholarship / 2019

CV, Sao Vincent / Atelier Mar / Residency / 2019

AT, Vienna / basis kultur wien / Project funding / 2018

Solo and Duo Exhibitions

2025 Sense of touch – gestures on archeologies of place / Gabès Cinéma Fen, TN

2025 on space and creation / Alternativa Galeria, CV

2025 Ein Ort mit vielen Orten / Kunstverein Langenhagen, DE

2024 Rest in Soil, in Water, in Waithood / Basis Frankfurt, DE

2024 Double edge / Artist Statement / Parallel Vienna, AT

2024 nota de movimente e espase / Centro Culturale do Mindelo, CV

2024 Deconfining / Opera Village Africa, BF and Kulturhauptstadt Europas Bad Ischl Salzkammergut, AT

2023 water's skin / Angewandte Festival / Vordere Zollamstraße 7, Vienna, AT

2023 figuring / linger / with Luzie Kork / llllll, Vienna, AT

2022 braided dawn / Kerßenbrockstr. 2 Münster, DE

2021 KW20: Grafik trifft abstrakte Malerei / Container Schillerplatz 1, AT

2020 the orange tape / Bestand / Vienna, AT

2019 left the window open / OK Transit / Vienna, AT

2019 sand on the floor / a.topos venice, IT

Group Exhibitions / Screenings
exhibitions (ex) / screenings (sc)

2025 (ex) Open Studio / Foundation for Contemporary Art – Ghana / Accra / GHN

2025 (ex) serial recall / Niso Gallery / Lodnon / UK

2025 (ex) ad interim / Hope 93 Gallery / Lodnon / UK

2025 (ex) fragility of being / DAS WEISSE HAUS / Vienna / AT

2024 (ex) Reinterpreting Body Pressure / nectar projects / Vienna / AT

2024 (ex) Sense of touch / Philomena+ and Parallel Vienna / AT

2024 (ex) People stroke the curve of the earth here / fuvu_fürunsvonuns / VBKÖ / Vienna / AT

2024 (ex) die geschichte macht die augen zu, aber kann nicht schlafen / RAIN / sehsaal / Vienna / AT

2024 (ex) ein Kleiner Brauner please / by Brishty Alam Take over / Ve.Sch Kunstverein / Vienna / AT

2023 (ex) Bordering Plants / Exhibit Galerie / Vienna / AT

2023 (ex) Undulating Currents / Heilegenkreuzhof University Gallery / Vienna / AT

2023 (ex) where we can offer / Paulusplatz 5 / Vienna / AT

2023 (ex) Rundgang / Academy of Fine Arts Vienna / AT

2022 (ex) that it gives us back the deep sea / with Tabea Briggs / Archives in Our Homes/ PACT Zollverein / DE

2022 (ex) APPROXIMATING / QUESTION ME & ANSWER / AG18 / AT

2022 (ex) liminal space _bar 1 / schottenfeldgasse 82, Wien / AT

2022 (ex) What is Left to Steal / Donaufestival Krems / Forum Frohner / AT

2022 (ex) Stressless space / Exhibit Studio / Schillerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna / AT

2022 (ex) Rundgang / Academy of Fine Arts Vienna / AT

2021 (ex) “Let me be earthbound; star fixed” / WIEN WOCHEN 2021/ AT

2021 (ex) Angewandte Festival 2021 / TransArts / Vorderezollamtstraße 7/ AT

2021 (ex) Rundgang 2021 / Abstrakte Malerei / Engarhtstraße 119 / AT

2021 (ex) Propeller II / Fotogalerie Wien / AT

2021 (ex) Überleben / Schlosspark Eckartsau / AT

2020 (sc) Vertagte Träume / dokfest / DE

2020 (ex) Asterisk Night Skies / Parallel Vienna / AT

2020 (ex) Sonic Territories / jot12 / AT

2020 (ex) Transarts BA-Abschlüsse 2020 / Angewandte Festival / AT

2020 (ex) Zine Matters / Quatroprint / AT

2020 (ex) Noise and Silence / Villa Shapira / AT

2019 (sc) 10 jahre filmkoop Wien / Filmmuseum Wien/ AT

2019 (ex) Salon Moos Herbst / Atelier Moos / AT

2019 (ex) Buldonhe / Baltasar Lopes Stiftung / CPV

2019 (ex) naja / ehemaliges wellwellwell / AT

2019 (ex) Analog Layers / FOTO WIEN / AT

2019 (sc) 10 jahre dotdotdot Kurzfilmfestival // 10 Jahre filmkoop wien / filmkoop wien / AT

2019 (sc) 10 jahre filmkoop Wien Spätsommerfest / filmkoop wien/ AT

2019 (sc) Performatorium #010 - Performanceabend / Fluc / AT

2018 (ex) Rand / Atelier Nita Tandon / AT

2018 (sc) klang licht zeit // licht zeit klang // zeit klang licht / Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus / AT

2018 (sc) Lab 1 / 64. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen / DE

2018 (sc) filmkoop wien Spätsommerfest / filmkoop wien / AT

2018 (sc) sobreviviré – überleben – survive / Galerie Schleifmühlgasse 12-14 / AT

2018 (sc) summer breeze screening / film lab uruguay / URY

Hosted Events
meditations (m) / reading sessions (rs) / workshop (w) / ceremony (ce) / hosted events (he)

AT / Prosopopoeia, Vienna / Sumer is icumen in / reading session (rs) 2025

DE / Habibi Kiosk, MK / Rooting #1: Weaving – „Earth to water to web“ / Water's Skin / reading session (rs) 2025

CV / Alternativa Galeria / POESIA E CUZCUZ / on space and creation / reading session (rs) 2025

AT / Augarten / sedimente / Water's Skin / reading session (rs) 2024

AT / Peace / meditation session / fürunsvonuns (m) 2024

AT / Heilegenkreuzhof University Gallery / Undulating Currents / reading session (rs) 2023

AT / Vordere Zollamstraße 7 / waters skin / meditation session (m) 2023

AT / online / february meditation with ava binta giallo (m) 2023

AT / online / january meditation with ava binta giallo (m) 2023

DE / PACT Zollverein / Archives in Our Homes/ with Tabea Briggs / that it gives us back the deep sea (ce) 2022

AT / Die Labile Botschaft / reading and listening session / fürunsvonuns (rs/he) 2022

AT / Lazy Life / reading session with poet Tabea Briggs/ fürunsvonuns (rs/sc) 2022

AT / Fabrikraum / reading session / fürunsvonuns (rs/sc) 2022

AT / Fabrikraum / Chalo Una by Ujjwal Kanishka Utkarsh / fürunsvonuns (rs/sc) 2022

AT / Donaufestival Krems / What is Left to Steal / WILTS Press reading session (rs) 2022

AT / Exhibit Studio / / meditation + drawing - session / innerlandscape / Stressless space (m) 2022

AT / meditation evening with ava binta giallo (m) 2022

AT / Labile Botschaft / reading session and film with Mara Chavez / fürunsvonuns (rs/sc) 2022

AT / online / february meditation with ava binta giallo (m) 2022

AT / january meditation with ava binta giallo (m) 2022

AT / WIENWOCHE / Let me be earthbound; star fixed / reading session on the topic utopia / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2021

AT / WIENWOCHE / Let me be earthbound; star fixed / reading session on the topic dream / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2021

AT / WIENWOCHE / Let me be earthbound; star fixed / reading session on the topic love / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2021

AT / reading session with Brooklyn Pakathi / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2021

online / reading session with Noor Abed / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2021

online / reading session with Esther Ojo / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2021

online / reading session with Erik Tlaseca and Omar Aguilar / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2021

online / reading session with Mzamo Nondlwana / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2021

online / Body and Mind Session with ava binta giallo / fürunsvonuns (m) 2021

online / Body and Mind Session with ava binta giallo / fürunsvonuns (m) 2020

online / reading session with Sir Black / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2020

online / reading session with Imani Rameses / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2020

online / reading session with Serena Lee / fürunsvonuns (rs) 2020

online / Healing session with Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann / fürunsvonuns (he) 2020

online / Learning from the Body with Sophie Utikal / fürunsvonuns (he) 2020

AT / with michel strümpf / 16mm black-white-workshop (w) 2018

Featured Press, Reviews

2025 SENS: Ava Binta Giallo x Verena Schneider «SENSE OF TOUCH» / Tunis, TN

2024 artviewer.org: Ava Binta Giallo and Markus Zimmermann at basis / Frankfurt, DE

2024 contemporaryand.com: Rest in Soil, in Water, in Waithood – Group Show / Frankfurt, DE

2024 rtc.cv: Ava Binta Giallo, „nota de movimente e espase” no CCM / Mindelo, CV

2023 on-curating.org: Undulating Currents: A Group Show / Vienna, AT

2019 artslife.com: Siamo sabbia sul pavimento. Tutto si mescola, tutto si dissolve / Venice, IT