Serana Angelista (BA in Fine Arts) is a photographic artist and graphic designer whose work navigates the liminal space between Curaçao and the Netherlands. By working with personal photography, text, and experimental printing techniques, Serana explores the multiplicity of being.

Selected exhibitions

2025
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (Glue) (upcoming)
De Kerk (UNFAIR). Post-Tropical Imagination | group exhibition
De Vishal, Haarlem. Een Veld van Eilanden | Group exhibition
WG kunst, Amsterdam. Moerstaal | Group exhibition

2024
UNFAIR, Amsterdam. Solo exhibition
Maritiem museum. Group exhibition
Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam. How Do We Remember | Solo exhibition
Ministerie van onderwijs, wetenschap en cultuur, Den-Haag. Revolte: in verzet tegen slavernij | Group exhibition

2023
The Black Archives, Amsterdam. Slavernij en vrijheid: 150 jaar emancipatie, herdenking, heling en herstel | Group exhibition.
OSCAM, Amsterdam. Let’s Be Honest We All Need rest | Group Exhibition.
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam. Frieda Hunziker A Flight To Curaçao | Group Exhibition.
Worm - Motel Mozaique, Rotterdam. Uprooted I Float | Solo Exhibition.

2022
Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam. HA!RPOWER | Group exhibition.
Kunstrai, Amsterdam | group exhibition.  
Hama Gallery, Amsterdam. ONE | Group exhibition.

2021
Hama Gallery, Amsterdam. Not An Assignment | Group exhibition.
Amsterdam museum. De Gouden Koets | Group exhibition.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Post/No/Bills #1 - We’re Out Here | Group exhibition.

2020
Metro54 | Amsterdam. A funeral For Street Culture | public poster manifestation.
Oscam, Amsterdam. We Are Here Forever. Do You Understand? | Group exhibition.

Selected work experience

2025
Curator: Post-Tropical Imagination | De Kerk | UNFAIR Amsterdam
Supervisory board: CBK Zuidoost

2024
Panelist: Hidden Histories symposium | Nieuwe Instituut
Panelist: Christianity and Slavery | Museum Catharijneconvent,
Panelist: Living Archives | Nieuwe Instituut
Publisher, designer and editor: Het Archief Ontwaakt
Art direction and graphic design: Christianity and Slavery | Museum Catharijneconvent
Member of Advisory Committee Design: Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie

2023
Q&A: Echobox radio
Panelist: Eerherstel van Tula tot Tambú | The Black Archives
Panelist: Let’s Be Honest We All Need Rest | Oscam
Art direction and graphic design: Frieda Hunziker a Flight To Curacao | Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
Juror: The Drempelprijs AP (Treshold award) | Willem de Kooning Academie
Panelist: Keti Koti Festival
Q&A: Motel Mozaique
Panelist: Operator radio x Motel Mozaique

2022
Ambassador: Young Stedelijk 
Advisor, ambassador and content creator: The Black Archives
Exhibition design: Documenta Fifteen x The Black Archives | Kassel

2021
Juror: Category: Exhibition |Kunstbende
Guest tutor: Annual Portfolio night | Willem De Kooning Academie
Art direction and graphic design: Royal Award for modern painting | Royal Palace
Book design: Royal Award for modern painting | Royal Palace
Art direction and graphic design: Surinaamse School | Stedelijk Museum

2020
Book design: Royal Award for modern painting | Royal Palace

Collection

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam

Grants, Awards & Nominations

2025
Grant: Mondriaan fonds - Artist project
Grant: Stokroos - Seed grant

2024
Grant: Mondriaan fonds - Voucher development
Finalist: ‘&Awards
Grant: Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie - Hidden Histories

2022
Honourable mention: ‘10 emerging graphic designers & graphic design studios’ | Icon Magazine

2020-2021
Award: Henri Winkelman Award

Education & Residencies:

2025
Black Art Summer School, metro54

2022-2023
Black box residency: Motel Mozaique


2013 - 2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts: major - Graphic Design, minor - critical studies | Willem de Kooning Academy | Rotterdam, NL

Published

2025
Monumentale NDSM Basilika wordt tijdelijk cultuurhuis en opent met Afro-migratiekunst | Parool
Boekman #142: The culture

2024
Kunst is lang - Serana Angelista
ESSAY | ‘Nederland wil veel te snel afreken met het verleden’ | ONE WORLD

2023
Mondriaan Fonds
One World
Mister Motley
Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
De Havenloods
Titty Mag

2022
Vice
Glamcult Sanctum Issue #138
Vogue November Issue (voices of change)
Waterkant
Volkskrant
Henri Winkelman 
Dutch Design Week
ICON MAGAZINE
OWRU episode:108

2021
MEDIUM
ELLE 2021 SEPTEMBER, boekenplank rubriek
DAMN MAGAZINE