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Born 1980, Lome, Togo
Lives and works in Geneva
Swiss nationality, Togolese nationality, Malian nationality
Education
2010-2012 . MFA Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, England
2004-2008 . BA Visual Communication, University of Art and Design, Geneva, Switzerland
Solo Exhibitions
2017. 'Everything has Something to Say', Art Night 2017 Associate Programme, Umlaut Project Space, London, England
With support of the Swiss Cultural Fund UK
2015 . 'You can go up, you can go down', Quick Millions, London, England
Group Exhibitions/ Screenings
2023 . Xam, Xamlé developed by RAW Material Company, within the framework of the Educational Web, Kunstverein Hamburg
2022 . FMAC Acquisitions 2021-22, FMAC, Switzerland
2021 . Lemaniana, Reflections on Other Scenes, Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève, Switzerland
2016 . ‘Going Hard’ (Screening) organised by Artist Mitra Saboury, Grand Union Gallery, Bermingham, United Kingdom
2016 . Europa, Transition Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2015 . ‘From the intangible to the tangible’ (Screening), Volumes, Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zurich, Switzerland
2015 . Off Course, Bussels Art Fair, Presented by Academy Now, Brussels, Belgium
2014 . Concerning the Bodyguard, The Tetley, Leeds, United Kingdom
2014 . Alakazantae, Camberwell Art Festival, London, United Kingdom
2013 . Vanguard, Action Field Kodra, Parallel programme of the 4th Thessaloniki Biennial, Greece
2013 . Intercourse 3, ICA London, United Kingdom
2013 . Estrangement, The Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee, Scotland
2012 . Bloomberg New Contemporaries, The ICA, London, United Kingdom
2012 . Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Liverpool Biennial, United Kingdom
2012 . MFA Fine Art Degree Show, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom
2008 . Jeunevois, Centre de la Photographie, Geneva, Switzerland
Professional Development
2019 . With International Curators Forum – ICF. Visit to the Venice Biennale as part of the Diaspora Pavillon Programme
With artists: Shiray Bayjoo, Veronica Ryan, Sonia Barrett. With Jessica Taylor (ICF) and Adelaide Bannerman (ICF)
Residency (Upcoming)
2022 . Raw Material Company, Session 8:Tour de table. Directed by Yemisi Aribisala et Siddhartha Mitter, Dakar, Senegal
With the support of Pro Helvetia
Teaching/Talk
Current . Visual Arts Teacher (A-Level), Geneva, Switzerland
2013 . Artist talk, Estrangement, The Cooper Gallery, with artists Cornelia Solfrank and Fatma Bucak, Dundee, Scotland
2012 . Visiting Lecturer, Kingston University (Invited by Roman Vasseur), BA Fine Art, London, United Kingdom
Bursary/Grant
2017 . Swiss Cultural Fund (Production Grant)
2017 . Breathing SPACE Bursary (SPACE studios, London)
2010 . Fondation Hélène et Victor Barbour
Bibliography, Press(Selected)
2017 . PROTOCOLLUM Journal, Issue 4, www.protocollum.org, Germany
2013 . ICA London, Intercourse, Catalogue, Published by ICA London, England
2012 . Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Catalogue, Edited by Eileen Daly and Rebecca Heald, London, England
Reviews
This is tomorrow, Concerning the Bodyguard
Artupdate, Concerning the Bodyguard
Aesthetic magazine, Estrangement
Artlyst, MFA Degree Show, Goldsmiths
Collections
FMAC | Fond d'art contemporain de la Ville de Genève
Private collections in the United Kingdom and in Switzerland