Dak’Art 2016 has announced its participating artists
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