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{{Short description|Institute of International Visual Art}}
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'''Iniva''' (which was formerly written as '''inIVA''') is the '''Institute of International Visual Art''', a visual arts organisation based in London that collaborates with contemporary artists, curators and writers. Iniva runs the [[Stuart Hall Library]], and is based in Pimlico, on the campus of [[Chelsea College of Arts]].
==Exhibitions==
Over the course of its  existence, Iniva has hosted and/or produced major solo exhibitions by significant British and international artists,<ref>[http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/rabih-mroue/ Review of Lebanese artist Rabih Mroue on Frieze.com]</ref> including sculptor [[Hew Locke]] ("Kingdom of the Blind", in 2008),<ref>Jessica Lack, [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/aug/30/art.londonlistings "Exhibition preview: Hew Locke, London"], ''The Guardian'', 30 August 2008.</ref> filmmaker [[Zineb Sedira]] ("Currents of Time" in 2009),<ref>Laura McLean-Ferris, [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/may/29/art-exhibitions-this-week?INTCMP=SRCH "Exhibitionist: The best art shows to see this week"] (on Zineb Sedira's films), ''The Guardian'', 29 March 2009.</ref> [[Donald Rodney]] ("In Retrospect", in 2008), [[Keith Piper (artist)|Keith Piper]] ('Relocating the Remains' in 1997 and 'Unearthing the Banker's Bones' in 2016), [[Yinka Shonibare]] ('Diary of a Victorian Dandy' in 1998) and Guyanese painter [[Aubrey Williams]] in 1998.
The institute has also raised the profile of many artists to a wider UK public, including Israeli conceptual artist [[Roee Rosen]],<ref>[http://onestoparts.com/review-roee-rosen-vile-evil-veil-iniva Roee Rosen review at onestoparts.com]</ref> British painter [[Kimathi Donkor]], British filmmaker [[Alia Syed]], Indian conceptual group [[Raqs Media Collective]] and British contemporary artist [[Joy Gregory]].
==History==
Iniva was founded in 1994 with a remit to address an imbalance in the way culturally diverse artists and curators were being represented in the UK. Funded by [[Arts Council England]] and governed by a board of trustees, the institute has worked with artists, curators, creative producers, writers and the public to explore and reflect cultural diversity in the visual arts.
[[File:Rivington place psi.jpg|thumb|Rivington Place]]
Iniva and Autograph ABP partnered to build [[Rivington Place]], a five-floor, {{convert|15000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} visual arts centre in East London. The £5 million building was designed by architect [[David Adjaye]] and opened to the public on 5 October 2007. It was the first publicly funded, purpose-built international visual arts venue constructed in London since the [[Hayward Gallery]] opened more than 40 years earlier. Rivington Place housed two exhibition spaces and the Stuart Hall Library, established by Iniva, as well as art education and seminar rooms - plus the offices of Iniva and Autograph.
Until 2008, cultural theorist <ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Jean|title=Vampire in the Text, Narratives in Contemporary Arr|url=http://www.iniva.org/publications_prints/voices_on_art_amp_culture/vampire_in_the_text|publisher=Iniva|access-date=8 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222062329/http://www.iniva.org/publications_prints/voices_on_art_amp_culture/vampire_in_the_text|archive-date=22 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and sociologist [[Stuart Hall (cultural theorist)|Stuart Hall]] was chair of Iniva and [[Autograph ABP]] (the Association of Black Photographers, also based in Rivington Place).<ref>[http://www.iniva.org/blog/tag/stuart-hall/ Stuart Hall, 80th birthday bibliography, February 2012.]</ref>
Iniva's first director was [[Gilane Tawadros]], followed in 2005 by international curator [[Sebastián López (art historian)|Sebastián López]], then the curator and cultural historian Dr [[Gus Casely-Hayford]], [[Tessa Jackson]], former chief executive of the [[Scottish Arts Council]], and, from 2015,  Melanie Keen, who was a curator at Iniva from 1996 to 2003, and most recently a senior manager at Arts Council England.<ref>[http://www.iniva.org/press/press/2015/public_announcement_iniva_new_director# Iniva announces its new director]</ref>
Its funding has been greatly reduced in recent years.  When the Arts Council announced its new National Portfolio Organisation structure for arts funding in 2012, Iniva's funding was cut by 43.3%, and by a further 62.3% in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://morganquaintance.com/2014/12/22/iniva-fit-for-purpose/ |title=Morgan Quaintance: ''Iniva: Fit for Purpose?'', &#91;&#91;Art Monthly&#93;&#93;, December 2014. |access-date=2 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909030321/http://morganquaintance.com/2014/12/22/iniva-fit-for-purpose/ |archive-date=9 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In October 2018, Iniva and the Stuart Hall Library moved out of Rivington Place, to the [[Chelsea College of Arts]] in Pimlico.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iniva Moves On |url=http://www.iniva.org/blog/2018/09/21/iniva-moves-on/ |work=iniva |date=21 September 2018 |language=en |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927093141/https://iniva.org/blog/2018/09/21/iniva-moves-on/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Publishing==
Iniva operated as an arts publishing house, often working in collaboration with larger publishers and producing books by writers such as the cultural theorist [[Kobena Mercer]],<ref>[[Kobena Mercer]] (ed.), [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Exiles-Diasporas-Strangers-Kobena-Mercer/dp/189984645X ''Exiles, Diasporas, Strangers''], MIT and Iniva, 2007.</ref> curator and educator [[Sarat Maharaj]], artist [[Sonia Boyce]]<ref>Sonia Boyce & David Bailey (eds), [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shades-Black-Assembling-Britain-Franklin/dp/0822334208/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347988211&sr=1-1 ''Shades of Black''], Duke University Press and Iniva, 2005.</ref> the art historian [[Guy Brett]], and the art critic [[Jean Fisher]].
==Education and youth==
Alongside its exhibitions and publications, the institute also runs a visual arts education programme, consisting of lectures, educational workshops and seminars. Based in the London borough of [[London Borough of Westminster|Westminster]], the institute has developed a consistent strategy of working with young people, aimed at extending the field of arts education to include wider cultural objectives such as 'social inclusion' and personal development.<ref>[http://www.lemproject.eu/in-focus/newsletter/lemproject-newsletter/newsletter-n.14 learning Museum Newsletter 14]</ref>
==Governance==
Iniva has charitable status under UK law and is governed by a board of trustees. Over the years board membership has included prominent figures in the world of ideas and the arts, including Stuart Hall, Yinka Shonibare, Sarat Maharaj, [[Henry Louis Gates Jr]], and [[Isaac Julien]].<ref>Maggie Lee, [http://caribbean-beat.com/issue-73/art-being-different#axzz3KdtvqzeK "The Art of Being Different"], ''Caribbean Beat'', Issue 73 (May/June 2005).</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.iniva.org}}
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