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Dak’Art 2016 has announced its participating artists

Words by My Art Guides Editorial Team
January 29, 2016

The 12th edition of Dak’Art will take place from 3 May to 2 June 2016. The theme of this edition will be “The city in a blue day”.

The biennial will include 65 artists from all over Africa and will also show case works of the late Moroccan artist Leila Alaoui who was killed in a terrorist attack at the beginning of January in Burkina Faso where she was working on a photography project for Amnesty International.

Below is the list of participating artists:

Senegal: Henri Sagna; Mohamadou Ndoye; Arebenor Omar Yacine Bassene; Mbaye Babacar Diouf

Burkina Faso: Gouwendmanegre Hippolythe Sama

USA: Olaniyi Rasheed Akindiya

France: Yoyo Gonthier; Dalila Dalleas Bonzar; Yassine Balbzioui; Julien Greuzet; Nabil Boutros; Badr El Hammani; Fatima Mazmouz

Cameroon: Maurice Pefura; Annette Mathieue; Jean-Pierre Bekolo; Billi Bidjocka

Morocco: Safaa Mazirh; Amira Parree; Leila Alaoui

Italy: Délio Jasse

Kenya: William Wambugu; Ingrid & Robert Mwangi/Hutter; Mimi Cherono Ng’ok

Bahamas: Lavar Fredlin Munroe

Mozambique: Kala Euridice Getulio

Ghana: Nana Poku

Egypt: Yara Mekawei; Yasmineel Meleegy; Youssef Limoud; Moataz Nasr; Heba Amin

South Africa: Bronwgn Katz; Nandipha Makhubalo Lindwe; Simon Gush; Moshekwa Langa; Tracey Rose; Kemang Wa Lehulere; Anne Historical

Nigeria: Abdulrazaq Awofeso; Modupeola Fadugba; Victor Ehikhamenor; Folakunle Oshun; Otobong Nkanga

Democratic Republic of Congo: Moridja Kitenge Banza; Magema Michele; Pume

Ethiopia: Wanja Kimani; Theo Eshetu; Aida Muluneh

Tunisia: Héla Ammar Ep Ben Becher; Mouna Karray; Yesmine Ben Khelil; Mouna Jemal Siala; Jellel Gasteli

Portugal: Monica Sofia

Cote d’Ivoire: Franck Fanny (Abd-Bakar); Francois-Xavier Gbré; Gopal Dagnogo; Watts Ouattara

Malawi: Samson Kambalu

Sudan: Ala Kheir

Madagascar: Joel Andrianomearisoa

Algeria: Kader Attia

Burundi: Aime Ntakiyica

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