Ebony G. Patterson

*1981 / Jamaica

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News

In Minor Keys

The 61st International Art Exhibition

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
9 May 2026 – 22 Nov 2026

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Laurie Anderson, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, Eric Baudelaire, Beverly Buchanan, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Joy Episalla, Theo Eshetu, Ayrson Heraclito, Sohrab Hura, Alfredo Jaar …

Solo exhibitions

...to kiss a flower goodbye...

Hales, New York (US)
5 May 2022 – 18 Jun 2022
...when the cuts erupt...the garden rings...and the warning is a wailing...

Cont Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis (US)
11 Sep 2020 – 21 Feb 2021
. . . while the dew is still on the roses . . .

Nasher Museum of Art, Durham (US)
27 Feb 2020 – 12 Jul 2020
…to dig between the cuts, beneath the leaves, below the soil…

Hales, New York (US)
24 Oct 2019 – 20 Dec 2019
. . . while the dew is still on the roses . . .

Art Museum Miami, Miami (US)
9 Nov 2018 – 5 May 2019
If We Must Die...

SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (US)
1 Sep 2016 – 18 Dec 2016
… when they grow up …

Studio Museum Harlem, New York (US)
24 Mar 2016 – 26 Jun 2016

Group

In Minor Keys

The 61st International Art Exhibition

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
9 May 2026 – 22 Nov 2026

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Laurie Anderson, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, Eric Baudelaire, Beverly Buchanan, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Joy Episalla, Theo Eshetu, Ayrson Heraclito, Sohrab Hura, Alfredo Jaar …
Alliance, Infinity, Love – In the Face of the Other

9. Triennale der Photographie Hamburg

Haus der Photographie, Hamburg (DE)
5 Jun 2026 – 22 Sep 2026

with Laura Aguilar, Helene A. Amouzou, Richard Avedon, Dawoud Bey, Sandra Brewster, Jasmina Cibic, Mario Cravo Neto, Brenda L. Croft, Monica de Miranda, Omar Victor Diop, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Arlene Gottfried …
Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond (US)
22 Nov 2025 – 1 Mar 2026

with Derrick Adams, Kwame Brathwaite, Barkley L. Hendricks, Arthur Jafa, Gordon Parks, Jamel Shabazz, Mickalene Thomas
Giants

Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

The Minneapolis Institute, Minneapolis (US)
8 Mar 2025 – 13 Jul 2025

with Derrick Adams, Kwame Brathwaite, Arthur Jafa, Gordon Parks, Jamel Shabazz, Lorna Simpson
Giants

Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn (US)
10 Feb 2024 – 7 Jul 2024

with Derrick Adams, Arthur Jafa, Gordon Parks, Lorna Simpson, Kehinde Wiley
Fragments of Epic Memory

Montgomery Collection of Caribbean Photographs

Portland Museum of Art, Portland (US)
6 Oct 2023 – 7 Jan 2024

with Anonymous, Sandra Brewster, Vanley Burke, Christopher Cozier, Jeannette Ehlers, Paul Anthony Smith
Fragments of Epic Memory

AGO Art Gallery Ontario, Toronto (CA)
1 Sep 2021 – 21 Feb 2022

with Anonymous, Paul Anthony Smith
Taking Space

Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale

Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia (US)
16 Jul 2020 – 6 Dec 2020

with Guerrilla Girls, Ellen Harvey, Barbara Kruger, Betye Saar, Mickalene Thomas, Deborah Willis
Shifting Gaze

A Reconstruction of The Black & Hispanic Body in Contemporary Art

Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach (US)
21 Mar 2020 – 16 Aug 2020

with Yoan Capote, Luis Gispert, Kyle Meyer, Lavar Munroe, Jamel Shabazz, Shawn Theodore, Hank Willis Thomas, Mickalene Thomas
People Get Ready: Building a Contemporary Collection

Nasher Museum of Art, Durham (US)
1 Sep 2018 – 6 Jan 2019

with William Cordova, William Eggleston, Mounir Fatmi, Genevieve Gaignard, Hassan Hajjaj, Lyle Ashton Harris, Barkley L. Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Pedro Lasch, Kerry James Marshall, Zanele Muholi, Wangechi Mutu …
Embodied Politic

Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago (US)
25 May 2018 – 6 Jul 2018

with Deana Lawson, Athi-Patra Ruga
Ebony G Patterson | Thomas J Price | Zadie Xa

Hales Gallery, London (GB)
31 Mar 2017 – 6 May 2017

with Zadie Xa
32nd Bienal de São Paulo - Incerteza Viva

LIVE UNCERTAINTY

Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo (BR)
10 Sep 2016 – 11 Dec 2016

with Gabriel Abrantes, Francis Alys, Maria Thereza Alves, Rosa Barba, Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, Jordan Belson, José Bento, Ursula Biemann, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Mariana Castillo Deball, Carolina Caycedo, Jonathas de Andrade …
Look At Me Now!

moniquemeloche gallery, Chicago (US)
13 Jun 2015 – 23 Aug 2015

with Hassan Hajjaj, Rashid Johnson

Events

The 61st International Art Exhibition

In Minor Keys

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
9 May 2026 – 22 Nov 2026

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Laurie Anderson, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, Eric Baudelaire, Beverly Buchanan, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Joy Episalla, Theo Eshetu, Ayrson Heraclito, Sohrab Hura, Alfredo Jaar …
9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026

Alliance Infinity Love - IN THE FACE OF THE OTHER

Triennale der Photographie Hamburg, Hamburg (DE)
5 Jun 2026 – 22 Sep 2026

with Laura Aguilar, Halil Altindere, Helene A. Amouzou, Diane Arbus, Karimah Ashadu, Richard Avedon, Maja Bajevic, John Baldessari, Lewis Baltz, Rosa Barba, Yto Barrada, Taysir Batniji …
Frieze Art Fair | Los Angeles

Frieze art fair, Santa Monica (US)
26 Feb 2026 – 1 Mar 2026

with David Alekhuogie, Kenneth Anger, Uta Barth, Sandra Brewster, Patty Chang, Julian Charriere, Sandra Cinto, Robert Cumming, Roy DeCarava, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Olafur Eliasson, Christina Fernandez …
Art Basel Miami Beach 2025

Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami (US)
5 Dec 2025 – 7 Dec 2025

with Manuel Alvarez Bravo, John Baldessari, Tina Barney, Valerie Belin, Wallace Berman, Karen Paulina Biswell, Sebastiaan Bremer, Maurizio Cattelan, Julien Creuzet, Gregory Crewdson, Awol Erizku, Sissi Farassat …
Art Basel Miami Beach 2023

Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami (US)
8 Dec 2023 – 10 Dec 2023

with Albarran Cabrera, Janine Antoni, Diane Arbus, John Baldessari, Lillian Bassman, Oliver Beer, Valerie Belin, Lynda Benglis, Erwin Blumenfeld, Bill Brandt, Brassai, Kwame Brathwaite …
7th Athens Biennale: ECLIPSE

ATHENS BIENNALE, Athens (GR)
24 Sep 2021 – 28 Nov 2021

with Josefin Arnell, Simon Denny, Christoph Draeger, Awol Erizku, Samson Kambalu, Steve McQueen, Ana Mendieta, Zanele Muholi, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Hank Willis Thomas, WU Tsang
Liverpool Biennial 2021

Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool (GB)
20 Mar 2021 – 6 Jun 2021

with Larry Achiampong, Erick Beltran, Yael Davids, Camille Henrot, Nicholas Hlobo, Sohrab Hura, Zineb Sedira, Xaviera Simmons