Seni Awa Camara

Seni Awa Camara (born c. 1945) is a Senegalese sculptor [1] from the Diola ethnic group.[2] She was born in Bignona, where she still lives and works.[3] She creates her sculptures in clay in her front yard, then fires them in an open-hearth kiln before displaying them around her house. The pieces, ranging in size from 12 inches tall to 8 feet tall, represent personal symbols.[4] She has authorized the use of bronze castings of her work since the terracottas are too delicate to travel.[5][2]

Camara's work is in The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi.[6]

Exhibitions
  • 2017 “Art/Afrique, Le nouvel atelier”: African art from 1989 onwards at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris[7]
  • 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

References
  1. "Seni Awa Camara | artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. "Seni Awa Camara: La Verità Svelata all'Uomo". What's AfricArt (in Italian). 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  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.
  4. "Seni Awa Camara - Pigozzi Collection 2019". CAACART - The Pigozzi Collection. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  5. "National Museum of African Art | African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection | Seni Awa Camara". africa.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  6. "National Museum of African Art | African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection | Seni Awa Camara". africa.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  7. Chen, Junni. ""Art/Afrique, Le nouvel atelier": African art from 1989 onwards at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris | Art Radar". Retrieved 2019-01-16.



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