Ivy
Kalungi
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Education
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Master of Arts Fine Art - Manchester Metropolitan University- 2019-2020 (First Cass)
BA (Hons) Fine Art- Liverpool Hope University- (First Class)
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Selected Exhibitions
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Roots In The Sky, HOME, Manchester, 2025-2026
Just Browsing, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool 2025-2026
Good Eye Projects Group Show , Saatchi Gallery- 2025
​​Conversations, Celebrating Black British Women's Creativity from 1970 to today- Walker Art Gallery 2025
ARC Peaks, Manchester - 2025- 2026
Between Two Places, Pipeline Gallery, London- Solo Show-2024
Voices, Ivy Kalungi , Wesley George and Akinsola Lawanson, Lancaster, UK -2023
Ivy kalungi & Matthew Bamber, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK- 2022
MA show in partnership with Manchester School of Art, UK -2021
FACT residency show, Liverpool UK- 2019
OUTPUT Gallery, Solo Show in partnership with Liverpool Hope- 2019
Degree Show in partnership with Liverpool Hope University, UK-2019
Root-ed Ivy Kalungi, Abeni Sheen & Kiara Mohamed at Output Gallery, Liverpool UK- 2019
Bitch Palace Presents, Smithdown Festival, Liverpool UK- 2019
Days of Summer', Liverpool UK-2018
'Multiples', Liverpool UK- 2018
'Space', Belfast UK- 2018
'Space Jam', 'Sound City', Liverpool UK | 'Through my Eyes'-2018
'Ice Cream for Crow', Liverpool UK-2017
'Build Bridges', Crosslinks, Belfast UK- 2016
Take Steps not Sides, Crosslinks, Belfast UK- 2017
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Talks, Experience & Workshops
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Curator In Residence, FACT Liverpool - 2024
Liverpool Hope University Fine Art Lecturer - Present
Castlefield Gallery Associates Panel- 2022-23
FACT Studio Lab- Artist Talk Facilitator- 2024
Open Eye Gallery & Root-ed- 2021
FACT Exhibitions Facilitator- Collective Encounters Performance- 2024
Culture Night Art Facilitator, Belfast UK- 2017
Panel Discussion with Lubaina Himid: Black Women Artists Symposium - Uclan- 2018
Artists in Conversation- Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool-2018
'Independents Biennial', Liverpool UK- 2018
Kensington Youth Arts Projects, Liverpool UK - 2019
Everton Youth Project, Liverpool UK - 2019
Journey's Fest, 'This Garden of Ours', Manchester Museum, UK - 2019
Maymester Festival - Liverpool Hope- 2023
Mutual Respect Manifesto- Glow creative learning- Open Eye Gallery 2021
Journey's Fest, 'This Garden of Ours', Manchester Museum, UK - 2019
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Features & Publications
Changing the narrative of trauma one installation at a time
Castlefield Gallery show- Northern Soul Review
Matthew Bamber & Ivy Kalungi at Castlefield
Ivy Kalungi at Castlefield Gallery
Changemakers- Graft Project- Ivy Kalungi
​GoodEye Projects - Ivy Kalungi
OpenEye Gallery,Glow Creative Learning, Fauziya Johnson and Ivy Kalungi- Zine Workshop
Castlefield Gallery show- Northern Soul Review
Review: Conversations at Walker Art Gallery
https://www.artinliverpool.com/features-old-posts-archive/reviews/review-just-browsing-at-bluecoat/
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Awards
Liverpool Hope Fact Residency
GoodEye Projects Spring Residency- London
FACT Residency- Liverpool
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Calling Rods-Vol 2, National Museum Liverpool- Acquisition 2025
Born in Uganda and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Ivy Kalungi’s artistic practice centres on the intricate tapestry of the female black experience. Through sculpture, installation video and social practice, Kalungi sheds light on the nuanced complexities of identity and belonging. Her meticulously handcrafted sculptures serve as a conduit for exploration, utilising a diverse range of materials including plaster, cement, wood, metal and found objects. Through her artwork, she navigates themes of migration concerns, identity construction and symbolism, which have shaped her personal philosophy.
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Kalungi’s work encapsulates the duality of diasporic selfhood, embodying a persistent hybridity that oscillates between cultures, trauma and recovery. Her choice of materials reflects this complexity, offering a tangible representation of lived experiences.
In her sculptures and installations, Kalungi invites viewers to contemplate the multifaceted nature of isolation and culture.
Through her work, she provides a space for dialogue and reflection, amplifying the voices of black women and fostering connections within the community.
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In essence, Ivy Kalungi’s work is testament to a journey marked by resilience and culture negotiation. Offering a platform for storytelling, empowerment and collective understanding.
