Mercedes Vilardell

In 2025, Mercedes Vilardell will support modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in the African continent.

About Mercedes Vilardell

Mercedes Vilardell is Chair of Tate’s African Acquisitions Committee, Member of the International Council at Tate Modern, Member of the African Acquisitions Committee at the Centre Pompidou, Member of the Executive Commission of the Reina Sofia Foundation, Trustee of Gasworks London, Supporter of the Venice Biennale French pavilion, and Member of the Executive Committee of Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

In addition to supporting Gasworks with an artist residency, she also supports Delfina Foundation, Chisenhale Gallery, and one student a year from the African continent at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.

Mercedes is Board member of NESR Foundation in Luanda (Angola), member of the NGO Earshot founded by Lawrence Abu Hamdam, and sponsor for the Bamako Encounters, Mali, and the Lubumbashi Biennale, Congo.