The 2016 Dak’Art Biennale announced the artist roster this week for the international exposition. Here is a sneak peak of the not only the artists but a few pieces by some of the chosen creatives. The Dak’Art Biennale is a celebration of African art across all mediums.The Biennale is a must visit for collectors and curators that specialize in African Diaspora art. Get information about the exposition from the official website here.
SENEGAL
HENRI SAGNA
MOHAMADOU NDOYE
AREBENOR OMAR YACINE BASSENE
MBAYE BABACAR DIOUF
Piece by Mahamadou Ndoye
BURKINA FASO
GOUWENDMANEGRE HIPPOLYTHE SAMA
USA
OLANIYI RASHEED AKINDIYA
Piece by Olaniyi Rasheed Akindiya
FRANCE
YOYO GONTHIER
DALILA DALLEAS BONZAR
YASSINE BALBZIUOI
JULIEN GREUZET
NABIL BOUTROS
BADR EL HAMMANI
FATIMA MAZMOUZ
Piece by Fatima Mazmouz
CAMEROON
MAURICE PEFURA
ANNETTE MATHIEUE
BEKOLO JEAN PIERRE
BIDJOCKA BILLI
Les Saignantes, a film Cameroon’s Bekolo Jean Pierre * THIS MAY BE INAPPROPRAITE FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS*
LES SAIGNANTES (Jean-Pierre Bekolo, 2005) from Spectacle Theater on Vimeo.
MOROCCO
MAZIRH SAFAA
PARREE AMIRA
ALAOUI LEILA
Photo by the late Alaoui Leila
ITALY
DÉLIO JASSE
Work by Delio Jasse
KENYA
WILLIAM WAMBUGU
MWANGI/HUTTER INGRID & ROBERT
NG’OK MIMI LORAINE
Art by William Wambugu
BAHAMAS
LAVAR FREDLIN MUNROE
Piece by Lavar Fredlin Munroe
MOZAMBIQUE
KALA EURIDICE GETULIO
Art by Kala Euridice Munroe
GHANA
NANA POKU
EGYPT
MEKAWEI YARA
EL MELEEGY YASMINE
LIMOUD YOUSSEF
NASR MOTAZ
AMIN HEBA
Art by Limoud Youssef
SOUTH AFRICA
BRONWGN KATZ
NANDIPHA MAKHUBALO LINDWE
SIMON GUSH
LANGA MOSHKWA
TRACY ROSE
WALEHULERE KEMANG
HISTORICAL ANNE
Work by Tracey Rose
NIGERIA
ABDULRAZAQ AWOFESO
MODUPEOLA FADUGBA
VICTOR EHIKHAMENOR
FALAKUNLE OSHUM
NKANGA OTONONG
Work by Victor Ehikhamenor
RD CONGO
MORIDJA KITENGE BANZA
MAGEMA MICHELE
PUME
Art by Moridja Kitenge
ETHIOPIA
WANJA KIMANI
ESHETU THEO
MULUNEH AÏDA
Art by Eshetu Theo
TUNISIA
HÉLA AMMAR EP BEN BECHER
MOUNA KARRAY
YESMINE BEN KHELIL
JEMAL SIALA MOUNA
GASTELI JELLEL
Work by Yesmine Ben Khelil
PORTUGAL
MONICA SOFIA
COTE D’IVOIRE
FANNY (ABD-BAKAR) FRANCK
GBRE FRANÇOIS XAVIER
GOPAL DAGNOGO
WATTS OUATTARA
Work by Fanny ( Abd-Bakar) Franck
MALAWI
KAMBALU SAMSON
Work by Kambalu Samson
SUDAN
KHEIR ALA
Photo by Kheir Ala
MADAGASCAR
ANDRIANOMEARISOA JOËL
Work by Andriameariosa Joel
ALGERIA
KADER ATTIA
Installation by Kader Attia
BURUNDI
NTAKIYICA AIME
Work by Ntakiyica Aime
