About

Rocca Holly-Nambi is an internationally award-winning Cultural Producer. Boom. She is Director of b-side, a contemporary arts organisation and biennale festival based on the Isle of Portland. 

Holly-Nambi is undertaking a practice based PhD in Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London, on Queer Abstraction in Kenya and Uganda. 

This website documents artworks, projects, and ideas. You are welcome to explore.

Image Credit: Darlyne Komukama

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    Education

    2015/20                                     PhD, Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths University

    2009/10                                    MA Contemporary Art Theory.  Edinburgh College of Art

    2004/07                                    Sculpture BA (Hons) Edinburgh College of Art

    2006                                          International Exchange: Arizona State University

    2002/03                                    BTEC Art Foundation. Brighton City College

    Projects

    2020                                          Director, b-side 

    2016/20                                    Head of Arts, British Council, Kenya and East Africa

    2019                                           Director of Arts, British Council, Sub-Saharan Africa

    2011/16                                      Founding Director, 32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust

    2014                                           Project Director, KLA ART 014

    2009/16                                    Founder, Artachat

    2011/12                                     Artist in Residence, Edinburgh Mela Festival

    2011                                           Artist in Residence, Deveron Arts

    2011                                           Artist in Residence, Scottish Sculpture Workshops

    2007/09                                   Co-Founder, ten til ten. Tradeston, Glasgow

    2009                                          Community Radio Presenter.  Leith Fm

    2009                                          Public Art Commission, Edinburgh International Art Festival

    2007                                          Invigilator, The Venice Biennale, Scottish Pavillion

    Grants and Awards

    2019/20                                     The Force of Art, Research Grant: Hivos, Prince Claus,                                                             and the European Cultural Foundation

    2017                                           British Council Cultural Relations Achievement Award

    2017                                           Goldsmiths Graduate School Travel Award

    2016                                           ISPA Global Fellow

    2012/15                                     Key grants won for 32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust, including:

    .                                                  British Council, The African Arts Trust, Arts Collaboratory,

    2011                                           Awards for All, the Big Lottery Fund

    2011                                           Gordon Forum for the Arts Award

    2010                                          Dartmoor Arts Bursary Award

    2010                                          Chiene and Tait.  Postgraduate Award

    2009                                         Students Awards Agency Scotland.  Postgraduate Award

    2008                                         Arts Trust Scotland Award.  Creative Scotland

    2008                                         Edinburgh Visual Arts and Crafts Award Scheme

    2005                                         Helen A. Rose Bequest for Sculpture, Edinburgh Art College