Janis Rafa

*1984 / Greece

Works

Solo exhibitions

We Betrayed the Horses

National Museum of Contemporary Art - EM, Athens (GR)
3 Apr 2025 – 5 Oct 2025
Landscape Depressions

VOX, centre de l'image, Montréal (CA)
17 Jan 2025 – 8 Mar 2025
Feed me. Cheat me. Eat me.

Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam (NL)
14 Oct 2023 – 7 Jan 2024
Lacerate

Turku Art Museum, Turku (FI)
15 Sep 2023 – 12 Nov 2023
This Thin Crust of Earth

Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam (NL)
3 Sep 2016 – 8 Oct 2016

Group

CANICULA

8 new video installations on the occasion of the Biennale Arte 2026

Fondazione In Between Art Film, Venezia (IT)
6 May 2026 – 22 Nov 2026

with Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Massimo D’Anolfi and Martina Parenti, P. Staff, Wang Tuo, Yuyan Wang, Maya Watanabe, Yarema Malashchuk & Roman Khimei
SHE DEVIL 14

MACRO Testaccio, Roma (IT)
29 Apr 2026 – 20 Sep 2026

with Monira Al Qadiri, Ceclia Condit, Regina Jose Galindo, Camille Henrot, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Laure Prouvost, Tabita Rezaire, Marianna Simnett, P. Staff
SHE DEVIL 14

MACRO Roma, Roma (IT)
29 Apr 2026 – 20 Sep 2026

with Monira Al Qadiri, Ceclia Condit, Raffaella Crispino, Regina Jose Galindo, Camille Henrot, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Laure Prouvost, Tabita Rezaire, Marianna Simnett, Yuyan Wang
The Venice Biennale - The Milk of Dreams

The 59th International Art Exhibition

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
23 Apr 2022 – 27 Nov 2022

with Noor Abuarafeh, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Eileen Agar, Monira Al Qadiri, Sophia Al-Maria, Oezlem Altin, Gertrud Arndt, Tomaso Binga, ZHENG Bo, Marianne Brandt, Eglė Budvytytė, Liv Bugge …
beyond future is past

Kunsthalle Münster, Münster (DE)
9 Dec 2017 – 10 Mar 2018

with Josefin Arnell, Omer Fast, Isa Genzken, Nathaniel Mellors, Stephen G. Rhodes, Rachel Rose, Hito Steyerl, Ryan Trecartin, Ulu Braun & Roland Rauschmeier

Events

The 59th International Art Exhibition

The Milk of Dreams

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
23 Apr 2022 – 27 Nov 2022

with Noor Abuarafeh, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Eileen Agar, Monira Al Qadiri, Sophia Al-Maria, Oezlem Altin, Gertrud Arndt, Tomaso Binga, ZHENG Bo, Marianne Brandt, Liv Bugge, Miriam Cahn …
Athens Photo Festival 2022

Athens Photo Festival, Athens (GR)
8 Jun 2022 – 30 Jul 2022

with Peter Aerschmann, Dimosthenis Agrafiotis, Bebe Blanco Agterberg, Hannah Altman, Zoé Aubry, Alexandros Avramidis, Chloé Azzopardi, Wolfgang Bellwinkel, Sibylle Bergemann, Wei Bi, Samuel Bianchini, Marjolein Blom …
LOOP Festival 2021

LOOP, Barcelona (ES)
9 Nov 2021 – 21 Nov 2021

with Ivan Argote, Cecilia Bengolea, Arash Fayez, Esther Ferrer, Silvia Giambrone, Eva Giolo, Glenda Léon, Basir Mahmood, Randa Maroufi, Masbedo, Elena Mazzi, Antoni Muntadas …
Athens Photo Festival 2017

Main Exhibition, Young Greek Photographers and Photobooks

Athens Photo Festival, Athens (GR)
14 Jun 2017 – 30 Jul 2017

with Valentina Abenavoli, Jan Banning, David Birkin, James Bridle, Bubi Canal, Frank Hallam Day, Cristina De Middel, Jonas Feige, Ilias Georgiadis, Sonja Hamad, Holger Jenss, Anna Jermolaewa …