Seni Awa Camara
Seni Awa Camara
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Senegal |
| Ein date of birth | 1945 |
| Place dem born am | Bignona |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | French, Jola |
| Ein occupation | sculptor, potter |
| Work location | Bignona |
Seyni Awa Camara (born c. 1945) be a Senegalese sculptor, wey komot de Jola ethnic group.[1] Na dem born am insyd Bignona, wer she still dey live.[2]
Biography
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Na dem born Seyni Awa Camara insyd c. 1945 insyd Bignona, Ziguinchor Region, Senegal.[2]
She dey create sculptures insyd clay for ein front yard, wey she dey fire dem insyd an open-hearth kiln before she display dem around ein house. De pieces, dey range in size from 12 inches tall to 8 feet tall, dey represent personal symbols.[3] Na she authorize de use of bronze castings of ein work since de terracottas be too delicate make dem take travel.[1][2]
Camara ein work dey insyd The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi insyd Switzerland.[2] Na Gallery Baronian insyd Brussels organize chaw exhibitions of Seyni Awa Camara, insyd 2020, 2021, den April 2024.[4]
Solo exhibitions
[edit | edit source]- 2021. Solo show Art Brussels plus Baronian, Brussels (BE)[5]
- 2020. "Maternités, Baronian Xippas." Brussels (BE)
- 2017. “Art/Afrique, Le nouvel atelier”: African art from 1989 onwards at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris[6]
- 2011. Seyni Awa Camara entre les éléments, Galeria Kalao, Bilbao (ES)
- 2011. Maternités, Baronian Xippas, Brussels (BE)
- 2010. El Vientre de la Tierra, Galeria Kalao, Bilbao (ES)
- 2009. Seni Camara & Ndoye Douts, Galerie Nathalie Fiks, Paris (FR)
- 2007/2008. Why Africa?Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin, Italy
- 2006/2007. 100% Africa, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
- 2005. Arts of Africa, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, France
- 2005. African Art Now : Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Museum of Fine Art Houston, USA
- 2004. Séni Camara, De Crescenzo & Viesti, Rome, Italy
- 1990. Séni Camara, Gallery 39, Dakar, Senegal
- 1989. Magiciens de la terre, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Group exhibitions
[edit | edit source]- 2021. Seyni Awa Camara and Olaf Holzapfel, Baronian Xippas, Knokke (BE)
- 2021. Les restes du bruit, Seyni Awa Camara & Estevão Mucavele, MAGNIN-A, Paris (FR)
- 2020. Ex Africa, curate by Philippe Dagen, musée du quai Branly- Jacques Chirac, Paris (FR)
- 2020. Radically Naïve / Naively Radical, ExtraCity, Antwerp (BE)
- 2017. Alpha Crucis, curate by André Magnin, Musée Astrup Fearnley, Oslo (NO)
- 2016. Art/Afrique : le nouvel atelier _ Les Initiés : sélection d’oeuvres (1989- 2009) de la collection d’art contemporain africain Pigozzi, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris (FR)
- 2016. Art Paris Art Fair, Grand Palais, Paris (FR)
- 2012. Galeristes, Carreau du temple, Paris (FR)
- 2011. Figure Libre, Galerie Nathalie Fiks, Paris (FR)
- 2009/2010. Chic Art Fair, Galerie Nathalie Fiks, Paris (FR)
- 2007/2008. Africa? Una nuova storia, Complesso del Vittoriano, Rome (IT)
- 2006/2007. Why Africa?, Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin (IT)
- 2005. 100% Africa, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao (ES)
- 2001. Arts of Africa, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco (FR)
- 2001. African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Museum of Fine Art Houston (US)
- 2000. Rocca di Umbertide, Contemporary Art Center (IT)
- 2000. Biennale de Venise, 49th édition, Venise (IT)
- 1992 - 1991. Il Ritorno Dei Maghi, Orvieto (IT)
- 1989. Africa Hoy, Contemporary Art Cultural Center (MX)
- 1989. Groninger Museum (NL) The Atlantic Center of Modern Art, Las Palmas de Gran Canary (ES) Senegal Otto-Ritcher-Halle, Galerie des Institutd Für Auslandsbeziehungen Landesmuseum, Oldenburger Kunstverein (DE)
- 1989. Magiciens de la Terre, Centre Georges Pompidou, La Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris (FR) 1989
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Seni Awa Camara: La Verità Svelata all'Uomo". What's AfricArt (in Italian). 2017-05-20. Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "National Museum of African Art | African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection | Seni Awa Camara". africa.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ↑ "Seni Awa Camara - Pigozzi Collection 2019". CAACART - The Pigozzi Collection. Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ↑ "Baronian | Seyni Awa Camara".
- ↑ Baronian. "Baronian | Seyni Awa Camara" (in American English). Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ Chen, Junni. ""Art/Afrique, Le nouvel atelier": African art from 1989 onwards at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris | Art Radar" (in British English). Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-01-16.