Article AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
ADIAF 2026 Emergence Grant for Ange-Frédéric Koffi
- Published
- June 3, 2026
Congratulations to Ange-Frédéric Koffi, an ECAL Master Fine Arts graduate, on receiving an Emergence Grant from the Association for the International Promotion of French Art.
The Association pour la diffusion internationale de l’art français (ADIAF), which brings together 300 contemporary art collectors, is supported by patrons and works in close partnership with public institutions. The association notably organizes the Marcel Duchamp Prize in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, as well as the triennial exhibition De leur temps, which showcases works from the collections of its members.
Since 2022, the ADIAF Emergences Grants have aimed to support the international professional development of new generations and promising talents of the French art scene. One grant is awarded to an “Art Critic and/or Curator,” two are dedicated to “Artists – Open Call,” and the final “Art Schools” grant rewards the work of an artist or collective who is about to graduate or has recently done so.
Born in 1996 in Korhogo, Ivory Coast, Ange-Frédéric Koffi is a graduate of ECAL, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, the Haute École des Arts du Rhin, and the University of the Western Cape. An artist, curator, and art historian, he received the grant for art critics for his curatorial practice. His practice conceives the exhibition as a critical space, a site for the production of knowledge as much as a means for creating tension between narratives. Through his projects, Ange-Frédéric Koffi examines regimes of visibility, the economics of the image, and the political conditions of display, particularly in contexts marked by colonial legacies. His work is grounded in investigation, dialogue, and the interconnection of diverse forms of knowledge.
Ange-Frédéric Koffi notably curated the exhibition FANON Antinomies (Abidjan, 2025), and his research has been published in the journals Médiévales and Kronos, as well as presented at international conferences. Ange-Frédéric Koffi is also a Foam Talent laureate (2022) and has held residencies from the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation (Carraig-na-gCat, Ireland) and at Black Rock Dakar. In 2026, he will be guest curator of the Mulhouse Photography Biennale and associate curator of the 15th Rencontres de Bamako, the African photography biennial. He will also publish Settled, an editorial project that builds upon his curatorial research.
© Rebecca Topakian - ADGAP Paris, 2026