Seven years after launching her namesake gallery in Seattle, Mariane Ibrahim moved their space to Chicago in 2019. In September 2021, the gallery opened their inaugural European space in Paris and in February 2023 opened a location in Mexico City. The gallery has hosted acclaimed exhibitions, with a founding focus on the African diaspora, from leading and emerging artists. The gallery has worked with global renowned institutions and have had an international presence at art fairs with acclaimed and prize-winning presentations. In 2021 Ibrahim was awarded The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and the Letters) on behalf of the Ministry of culture in France. Notable prizes and appointments include the Prize Winner from Presents Section, The Armory Show 2017, current Selection Committee, The Armory Show, current Visionaries Committee, Performa Arts and member of the Art Dealers Association of America. Image: Sol Kordich, Coming back to the one. Installation View. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim.

Exhibiting Artists:&nbsp;Bethany Collins&nbsp;McArthur Binion&nbsp;Carmen Neely&nbsp;Zohra Opoku&nbsp;ruby onyinyechi amanzeMichael RakowitzEdra&nbsp;Soto&nbsp; &nbsp;Present in different text-based cultures since antiquity, the notion of the&nbsp;palimpsest&nbsp;has fascinated conservators, historians, and artists through modern history. Through paintings, installations and sculptures, the show explores the way that history is built by competing layers of personal stories, social events, and notions of spirituality and myth, that manifest themselves either explicitly or symbolically in the practices of the presented artists.<a href="https://marianeibrahim.com/exhibitions/85-palimpsest/overview/">Details</a>Image: Handmadeness:four, 2023 © McArthur Binion. Courtesy the artist and GRAY, Chicago/New York

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