Elvira Dyangani Ose

Elvira Dyangani Ose (born 1974) is a Spanish art curator who was appointed artistic director of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MoCAA) in 2026. She previously served as the director of MACBA Contemporary Art Museum in Barcelona from 2021 to 2026.

Dyangani's family comes from Equatorial Guinea, and she was born and raised in Spain. From 2018 to 2021, she was the director and chief curator at The Showroom gallery, London.

Early life and education Dyangani Ose obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona) and she is a Doctoral Candidate in Arts in History of Art and Visual Studies from Cornell University.

In 2017, Dyangani Ose was named Senior Curator at Creative Time.

The Showroom, 2018–2021 From 2018 to 2021, Dyangani Ose has been director and chief curator at The Showroom gallery, London.

In 2018, Dyangani Ose was part of the selection committee that nominated Ruangrupa as artistic director of Documenta fifteen. She later served on the juries that awarded the Turner Prize to Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani in 2019, as well as the Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award to Otobong Nkanga in 2019 and to Guadalupe Maravilla in 2021.

MACBA, 2021–2026 Dyangani Ose took over as director of MACBA in 2021.

During her time at MACBA, Dyangani Ose served on the selection committees that awarded the Future Generation Art Prize to Aziz Hazara in 2021 and the Mondrian Prize to Sammy Baloji in 2026.

Sponsored by Miu Miu, Dyangani Ose worked with artist Goshka Macuga on conceiving Tales & Tellers, a five-day event re-enacting the fashion brand's series of short films, as part of Art Basel Paris's public program at Palais d'Iéna in 2024.

In 2026, Dyangani Ose briefly served on the jury of the 61st Venice Biennale but eventually resigned. She later served on the jury that awarded the Sam Gilliam Award to Edgar Calel that same year.

Lectures and publications Dyangani Ose has lectured on modern and contemporary African art. She has been published in Nka and Atlántica.