Artes Mundi 11, presenting partner: Bagri Foundation
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Biennial exhibition for eleventh edition
24 October 2025 — 1 March 2026
The UK’s leading biennial exhibition and international contemporary art prize is delighted to announce exhibition details for its eleventh edition. Artes Mundi 11 with presenting partner Bagri Foundation (AM11) will feature six international contemporary visual artists and take place across Wales from 24 October 2025 to 1 March 2026. Following the success of AM10, AM11 will again be presented nationally at five venue partners, with Aberystwyth Arts Centre participating for the first time. The winner of the prestigious £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize – the UK’s largest contemporary art prize – will be announced at an award reception at the National Museum Cardiff on 15 January 2026.
All artists will be represented in a group presentation at National Museum Cardiff, acting as a central focal hub including ambitious new productions and major museum loans, that speak to the fundamental core of each artist’s practice. The group show will allow thematic dialogue to be revealed between each artist, rooted in personal histories and storytelling that examine issues of loss, memory, and migration with consequent trauma and environmental cost. This will be augmented by in-depth solo exhibitions across the country.
The solo presentation locations for AM11 are: Anawana Haloba and Sawangwongse Yawnghwe at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth; Sancintya Mohini Simpson at Chapter, Cardiff; Kameelah Janan Rasheed at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; and Jumana Emil Abboud and Antonio Paucar at Mostyn, Llandudno.
As a vital platform of cultural exchange between the UK and global artistic communities centred on the ongoing examination of the ‘human condition’, Artes Mundi brings together a significant biennial exhibition of contemporary art from impactful international artists. AM11 continues its legacy of presenting exceptional work in Wales that engages with the significant issues of our time.
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Photo by Polly Thomas -
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Photo by Polly Thomas
Sancintya Mohini Simpson at Chapter and National Museum Cardiff
b.1991 Brisbane, lives and works in Meeanjin/Brisbane, Australia
Sancintya Mohini Simpson is a descendant of indentured labourers sent from India to work on colonial sugar plantations in South Africa. Rooted in this familial background, her work navigates the complexities of migration, memory and trauma, addressing gaps and silences within the colonial archive. Her practice spans painting, video, poetry, and performance, reflecting on her maternal lineage through narratives and rituals. A large-scale multi-panelled watercolour and gouache work on paper referencing Indian miniature painting traditions as well as the aerial view landscapes common in Indigenous Australian art, will be presented at the National Museum Cardiff, on loan from MCA, Sydney, Australia. Alongside it will be Sugar Vessels, a work in which three black clay vessels (fired in sugar cane mulch) become symbols for body, water and boat, referencing migratory ocean voyages and the dark history and residue of the sugar industry. At Chapter, Simpson will present new and recent pieces for AM11, employing sugar cane as a pigment, reflecting on both familial and global histories including an installation of scroll-like works and hand written text alongside other series of works on paper. A large-scale reconfigured sculptural installation with sound will occupy the central galleries and will be further activated by a performance on the opening night. The video Dhuwa will also be shown. Dhūwã̄’ is a Bhojpuri word for smoke, one of the terms used by indentured labourers in Natal (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), the aroma of which will perfume the installation.
Press enquires
Matthew Brown at Sam Talbot | [email protected] | +44 (0) 7989 446557
Alicia Lethbridge at Sam Talbot | [email protected] | + 44 (0) 7526 204773
Welsh language press
Mary Dunbar at Artes Mundi | [email protected]
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Sancintya Mohini Simpson (b. 1991) is a descendant of indentured labourers sent from India to work on colonial sugar plantations in South Africa. Her work navigates the complexities of migration, memory, and trauma— addressing gaps and silences within the colonial archive. Her work spans painting, video, poetry, and performance, reflecting on her maternal lineage through narratives and rituals. Simpson has had recent solo exhibitions at Milani Gallery, Institute of Modern Art Belltower, Brisbane and 1ShanthiRoad Studio Gallery, Bangalore. Group exhibitions include the 2023 TarraWarra Biennial and the 2022 Busan Biennale. Simpson's poetry is published in various journals, and her work is held in major collections, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Jameel, Dubai; KADIST, Paris and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney; she is represented by Milani Gallery, Brisbane.
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About Artes Mundi 11
Exhibition runs: 24 October 2025 - 1 March 2026
Admission: Free
Information: www.artesmundi.org | [email protected] | @artesmundi
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About Artes Mundi
Artes Mundi is the key flagship international visual arts organisation for Wales based in Cardiff, UK and a member of the Plus Tate network. Established in 2002, Artes Mundi is committed to working with artists whose work engages with social reality and lived experience. The Artes Mundi exhibition and prize takes place biennially, while alongside these is a sustained public programme, co-creative community partnerships, projects and commissions. Previous winners are Taloi Havini (2024), Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2019), John Akomfrah (2017), Theaster Gates (2015), Teresa Margolles (2013), Yael Bartana (2010), N S Harsha (2008), Eija-Liisa Ahtila (2006), and Xu Bing (2004). In an Artes Mundi first, the jury unanimously decided to award the Artes Mundi 9 Prize to all six shortlisted artists in 2021.
The Bagri Foundation was the Presenting Partner for Artes Mundi 10 (2023) and is Presenting Partner for Artes Mundi 11 (2025).
Artes Mundi receives core funding from the Arts Council of Wales alongside other support including Welsh Government, British Council, various Foundations, Trusts, embassies, cultural agencies and individuals.
About The Bagri Foundation
The Bagri Foundation, established in 1990, is a family foundation driven by a spirit of curiosity. Our vision is to cultivate a meaningful space for Asian culture to thrive, shift perspectives and deepen connections. The Foundation works within a network of leading cultural organisations who share this mission, to give artists and experts from across Asia, wider visibility on the global stage. We champion diverse artistic initiatives that challenge and inspire us and our audiences. Through grants and strategic partnerships, we realise unique, high-quality programmes which share traditional and contemporary Asian culture. Recent partnerships and projects include the major exhibition Asian Bronze: 4000 years of Beauty at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Major support for the opening programme by new Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham at the National Theatre featuring Hamlet and The Jungle Book; a co-production, Thikra: Night of Remembering, by Akram Khan Company; and the first UK solo presentation of Indonesian artist Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land at the Curve Gallery, Barbican, London. In addition to the public-facing arts programme, three generations of the family continue to support education, poverty relief and health initiatives. https://bagrifoundation.org