Athen Kardashian & Nina Mhach Durban

Both born in London, United Kingdom, 2000


Athen Kardashian’s education

2018 - 2019 | Foundation Diploma Fine Art, Kingston University, United Kingdom

Nina Mhach Durban’s education

2018 - 2019 | Foundation Diploma Fine Art, Kingston University, United Kingdom

2019 - 2022 | BA (Hons) Fine Art, Manchester School of Art, United Kingdom


solo exhibitions

2025 | Captive Heart, Forma @ 15 Bermondsey Square, London, United Kingdom

2025 | Much love I leave behind, Indigo+Madder, London, United Kingdom

2024 | 04.) I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman, The Shop at Sadie Coles HQ, London, United Kingdom

2024 | I’ll Wear the Bangles From Your Hands, Soup Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2024 | Dr. Marten’s presents: Athen&Nina TERM TIME, WASTE! STORE, London, United Kingdom

2023 | Full Fat Cola, WASTE! STORE, London, United Kingdom

2023 | Sleepover, Gathering (Glasshouse Projects), London, United Kingdom


group exhibitions

2024 | the sanctuaries we call I, No Man’s Art Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2024 | Soho Residency Showcase, Sarah Kravitz Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2024 | Art on a Postcard Summer Auction 2024, The Bomb Factory, London, The United Kingdom

2024 | Finetooth Comb, Greatorex Street, London, United Kingdom

2024 | Duos: The Art of Collaboration, Charleston Trust, Lewes, United Kingdom

2024 | Jumbi at Christie’s, Christie’s, London, United Kingdom

2024 | Welcome To My Crib, Guts Projects, London, United Kingdom

2024 | Strand News, 145 The Strand, London, United Kingdom

2023 | Come Closer, Indigo+Madder, London, United Kingdom

2023 | Beauty Art Tech Spa, Cornershop, London, United Kingdom

2023 | First Edition, Collective Ending HQ w. Baesianz, London, United Kingdom

2023 | The Ultimate Bootleg Experience, Studio Chapple, London, United Kingdom

2023 | The State of It, GALLERY 46, London, United Kingdom

2023 | Fracture Me Tenderly, Greatorex Street, London, United Kingdom

2023 | (Homing, or) Adverse Possession, Keepsake Project, London, United Kingdom


residencies

2025 | Artists in Residence, FORMA HQ, London, United Kingdom

2024 | Artists in Residence, Sarah Kravitz Gallery (Soho), London, United Kingdom

2024 | Athen & Nina Present (Film Club), Prince Charles Cinema, London, United Kingdom


publications

2024 | Hopelessly Devoted, Lichen Books

2024 | Sarita4eva, Editions Atlas


press

2024 | ‘This British-Indian artist duo celebrates diasporic girlhood through ‘90s Bollywood stars’, Vogue, India

2024 | ‘Translating Girlhood: Nina Mhach Durban and Athen Kardashian at Soup’, Elephant Magazine

2023 | ‘The Year in Review: Y2K Was the Ex We Couldn't Quit’, Frieze

2023 | ‘Artists Athen & Nina blend Y2K kitsch with their Indian roots’, Plaster Magazine

2023 | ‘The best of British South Asian talent’, The Face

2023 | ‘These nostalgic artworks recreate teen bedrooms from a diasporic POV’, Dazed