The theme of the international exhibition of the 15th Dakar Biennale is The Wake, l’Eveil, le Sillage , under the artistic direction of Ms Salimata DIOP, Art Critic and Curator.

In an immersive journey, carried by an intimate, powerful and serious scenography, visitors will discover the works of 58 artists from Africa and the diaspora. The artistic selection of this edition illustrates the extraordinary African creativity with a variety of mediums, techniques and artistic worlds. From illustration art to virtual reality, from sound design to sculpture and photography, the selection process was guided by a commitment to inclusion, in search of a balance that transcends the boundaries of matter, expression and thought.

Selected Artists

Adel Adessemed, Algeria; Sara Altantawi, Egypt, Clay Apenouvon, Togo – France; Hiba Baddou, Morocco; Oumar Ball, Mauritania; Mugabo Baritegera, Congo Drc; Sonia Barrett, Jamaica – United Kingdom; Arébénor Bassene, Senegal; Ama Be, Ghana – United States; Younès Ben Slimane, Tunisia; Hicham Berrada, Maroc – France; Dalila Dalléas Bouzar, Algeria – France; Jenna Burchell, South Africa; Aika da Silveira, Benin; Elladji Lincy Deloumeaux, France; Collective Diodos Argentina – Mexico; Mohamed Diop, Senegal; Sènami Donoumassou, Benin; Sokari Douglas Camp, Nigeria; Slimen El Kamel, Tunisia; Samuel Gelas, France; Thonton Kabeya, Congo (DRC); Tahir Carl Karmali, Kenya – Seychelles; Majida Khattari, Marocco; Pascal Konan, Ivory Coast; Collective Lo-DEF Film Factory and Russel Hlongwane, South Africa; Mad in Pixel, Senegal; Romane Madede Galan, Frace; Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien, Ivory Coast – France; Martin Lukongo Masudi, Congo (DRC); Primo Mauridi, Congo (DRC); Wilfried Mbida, Camaroon; Tuli Mekondjo, Angola – Namibia; Stéphanie Melyon-Reinette, France; Siwa Mgoboza, South Africa; Maya Mihindou, Gabon – France; Youssef Taki Miloudi, Marocco – Spain; Lizette Nin, Dominican Republic; Ronald Odur, Uganda; Masud Olufani, Sierra Leone; Nengi Omuku, Nigeria; Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso; Abdou Ouologuem, Mali; Sidney Regis, France; Faten Rouissi, Tunisia; Ghizlane Sahli, Marocco – Spain; SHIVAY la Multiple, France; Jake Michael Singer, South Africa; Dior Thiam, Senegal – Germany; Gina Athéna Ulysse, Haiti – United States; Skumbuzo Vabaza, South Africa; Ezra Wube, Ethiopia – United States

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