Alioune Diagne
The artist
Born in 1985 in Kaffrine, Senegal, Alioune Diagne lives and works in Senegal and France. After studying at the Dakar École des Beaux-Arts in 2008, Alioune Diagne developed an imaginary script as a universal language and intimate account of fragments of his life in Dakar and on his travels. A socially engaged artist, he opens the door to a deep-seated exploration of the major challenges facing the world today: ecology, the place of women in society, racism and the notions of transmission and heritage. His work has featured in a variety of solo and group exhibitions in Europe, Africa and Asia since 2011, including Sink or Swim at the 11th Dakar Biennale, Villa Spivey, Dakar, Senegal (2014), Itinéraire en Couleurs at Espace Jean Drevon, Saint-Jean-de-Bournay, France (2014), the
off-site show at Art Basel, Switzerland (2017), and Un nouveau regard, Aosta, Italy (2017). His work has also been part of the national art collection of Senegal since 2019 and featured in the 2022 Dakar biennale exhibition at the national theatre in Dakar. In 2023 he won the Norval Foundation Public Vote Prize and saw his work exhibited in the Netherlands as part of the group exhibition Africa Supernova and at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen with the solo exhibition Ndox-Glint. Galerie Templon in Paris held the Seede exhibition of his work in January 2024. And in April 2024 the artist had the honour of representing his country on the Senegalese pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale international art exhibition with the project Bokk - Bounds. He has been represented by Galerie
Templon since 2022.
off-site show at Art Basel, Switzerland (2017), and Un nouveau regard, Aosta, Italy (2017). His work has also been part of the national art collection of Senegal since 2019 and featured in the 2022 Dakar biennale exhibition at the national theatre in Dakar. In 2023 he won the Norval Foundation Public Vote Prize and saw his work exhibited in the Netherlands as part of the group exhibition Africa Supernova and at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen with the solo exhibition Ndox-Glint. Galerie Templon in Paris held the Seede exhibition of his work in January 2024. And in April 2024 the artist had the honour of representing his country on the Senegalese pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale international art exhibition with the project Bokk - Bounds. He has been represented by Galerie
Templon since 2022.
Biography
| Birth | Born in 1985 in Kaffrine, Senegal |
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| Residence | Lives and work in Dakar, Senegal |
| Education | 2008 - École des Beaux-Arts, Dakar, Senegal |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
| 2025 | Jokkoo, TEMPLON, New York, United States |
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| 2023 | Ndox-Glint, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France Tukki, Templon, Brussels, Belgium |
| 2022 | Ëttu Kër – Cour intérieure, Great National Theatre, Dakar, Senegal |
| 2020 | WONEMA - LET ME SEE, Dakar, Senegal |
| 2019 | PERCEPTIONS, We Art Partners, Paris, France |
| 2018 | Alioune Diagne, l’ArtAppart – We Art Partners, Paris, France |
| 2017 | Off-site exhibition, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland Un nouveau regard, Alliance Française, Aosta, Italy |
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
| 2024 | Biennale de Dakar, Senegal |
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| 2023 | Africa Supernova, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, The Netherlands Norval Sovereign African Prize, Norval Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa (Winner of the Public Vote Prize) |
| 2022 | Ĩ Ndaffa#/Forger/Out of the fire, 14th African Contemporary Art Biennale, Dakar’s old Courthouse, Dakar, Senegal |
| 2019 | Tribute to Fatma Charfi, Galerie Nationale, Dakar, Senegal |
| 2016 | Galerie Le Moulinage des Rivières, Pélussin, France Artbank Gallery, Shanghai, China Empreintes digitales, Arte Gallery, Dakar, Senegal Dak’Art Biennale 12th edition, Loman Art House, Dakar, Senegal |
| 2015 | Salon Africain Art Fair, Galerie Joseph Turenne, Paris, France |
| 2014 | Sink or Swim, 11th Dak’art Biennale, Villa Spivey, Dakar, Sénégal Figuro Abstro, Galerie rêves d’Afrique, Saint-Étienne, France |
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PERFORMANCES
| 2013 | International Jazz Festival, Cybèle’s public garden, Vienne, France Performance during Fête de la Musique (Music National day in France), Annonay, France |
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| 2012 | International Jazz Festival, Vienne, France International Jazz Festival, Musée Saint Pierre, Vienne, France |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 2025 | Bokk - Bounds, TEMPLON, Paris, France |
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| 2023 | Ndox-Glint - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Paris, France |
| 2022 | Ëttu Kër – Cour intérieure, We Art Partners, Paris, France |
Press
La Voce Di New York - April 2025
New York Galleries: Openings and Closings of the Week (04/28- 05/04)
El Pais - April 2025
Nueva York Alioune Diagne
Observer - April 2025
Closing Soon: Alioune Diagne's Paintings Embracing the African Dream at Templon
Design - April 2025
Must-See: Alioune Diagne's Language of Abstraction
Frieze - April 2025
Must-See: Alioune Diagne's Language of Abstraction
True Africa - April 2025
Alioune Diagne Bridges Dakar and NYC, Dreams and Identity
ARTFORUM - March, 2025
MUST SEE
The Art Newspaper - April, 2024
The Must See Pavilions in the Arsenale
France 24 - January, 2024
Avec son style, Alioune Diagne expose le thème de l'immigration
Libération - November, 2023
A Rouen, la ronde rejoue la Seine
Le quotidien de l'art - November, 2023
Alioune Diagne au premier pavillon du Sénégal
Armelle Malvoisin
The Art Newspaper - October, 2022
La galerie templon accueille l'artiste Alioune Diagne
News
Alioune Diagne
AMOCA DIALOGUES: BLACK VOICES FROM THE MUSEUM COLLECTION
Group show
Temple of Peace, Cardiff
From June 4 to June 14, 2025
On the occasion of the group show AMOCA Dialogues: Black Voices from the Museum Collection at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff, Alioune Diagne exhibits his work Fabrice immigrant – sauvé, Bébé modou-modou alongside 34 artists from Africa and its diaspora until June 14, 2025.
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GéEJU NEEFARE – PLASTIC SEA
Permanent Collection
Fondation François Schneider, Wattwiller
Alioune Diagne’s Géeju Neefare – Plastic Sea has joined the Fondation François Schneider’s permanent collection, following its selection as laureate of the 14th Talents Contemporains competition.
Alioune Diagne
JEUNE MARCHAND AMBULANT
Permanent Collection
Denver Art Museum, United States
Alioune Diagne’s work Jeune marchand ambulant has joined the collection of the Denver Art Museum, the first institutional acquisition of a work by the artist in the United States.
Alioune Diagne
BIENNALE DE DAKAR
Group show
Biennale de Dakar, Senegal
From November 7 to December 7, 2024
On the occasion of the 14th edition of the Biennale de Dakar, Alioune Diagne will exhibit his work from November 7, 2024.
Alioune Diagne
MIGRATIONS : FAIRE HOSPITALITé- CONSTRUIRE L’AVENIR
Artist talk
École Normale Supérieure, Paris
June 17, 2024
On the occasion of the conference L’art et l’hospitalité : le pouvoir des représentations at the ENS, Alioune Diagne will take part in a conversation between artists from 2.15pm to 3.15pm on Monday, June 17, 2024. Admission is free, subject to availability.
Alioune Diagne
60TH BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
Solo Show
Arsenale, Venice
From April 20 to November 24, 2024
For its first participation, Senegal has selected the artist Alioune Diagne to represent his country at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia from April 20 to November 24, 2024.
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NDOX—GLINT
Solo Show
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen
From September 16, 2023 to March 5, 2024
Alioune Diagne’s solo show Ndox—Glint opens on September 16, 2023 at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen.
Alioune Diagne
GROUP SHOW – AFRICA SUPERNOVA
Kunsthal KAdE, Netherlands
From September 24, 2023 to January 7, 2024
On the occasion of the group show Africa Supernova at Kunsthal KAdE, Alioune Diagne will present his artwork Mame Mindiss – 2 (Génie Tutélaire de Fatick) Marché de Fatick from September 24, 2023.
