Basic Information

Name: Omar Sling, 1976
Place of birth: Ser’i Fortuna, Curaçao
Based in: Curaçao
Discipline: Multimedia artist, sculptor, painter, ceramic artist, recycling artist, musician, and educator

EDUCATION

Graphic Lyceum of Amsterdam, Design and Multimedia, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Electrical Engineering studies, the Netherlands
Technical School (LTS), Curaçao
Secondary education (MAVO), Curaçao
Technical secondary education (MTS), Curaçao

BIOGRAPHY

Omar Sling is a Curaçao-based multimedia artist whose practice spans sculpture, painting, ceramics, graphic design, music, and recycling art. His early interest in making developed through decorating his home with objects fashioned from calabashes, painted bottles, drawings, and other handmade works. Technical training, music, and collaborative wall-painting projects further shaped his practical and creative approach.
After studying multimedia design at the Graphic Lyceum of Amsterdam, Sling returned to Curaçao in 2007 and worked in graphic design and publishing. In 2010, he presented his work publicly in an exhibition at Kas di Kultura, establishing his professional artistic practice. Sustainability, resourcefulness, and education are central to his work. Through VivaKids, he teaches children to construct and play musical instruments made from discarded materials. His practice also includes the Koko Yoko sculpture series and public artworks made from reused materials.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2023 – Goodby exhibition Gallery Alma Blou
2023 — Purb’e pa bo sa, Landhuis Bloemhof, Curaçao
2017 — Hòmbu, Landhuis Bloemhof, Curaçao
2010 —Kas di Kultura, Curaçao

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Children’s Museum Curaçao — Junkyard Treehouse
Plaza Jojo Correa, Curaçao — Recycled -material ‘Barika Hel ‘birds
Totolika, Curaçao — Pigeon Sculptures

Diferent public sculptures at the Kaya Kaya Art Route, Curaçao