Anna Binta Diallo
About
Anna Binta Diallo’s (b. 1983, Dakar Senegal, lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba) practice explores the ways in which memory and nostalgia can coalesce to create unexpected narratives surrounding identity. Her work examines themes of migration, displacement, personal mythologies, diaspora, as well as the relationship between language, history, and identity.
Diallo holds an MFA from Transart Institute and a BFA from University of Manitoba. Her work has been exhibitied nationally and internationally including in exhibitions at such as institutions as MOCA Taipei; SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin; BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels; Museum London, London ON; and was recently the subject of a solo exhibition at School of Art Gallery - University of Manitoba
Diallo has been the recipient of multiple grants and honours, notably from The Canada Council for the Arts, The Conseil des Arts et des lettres du Québec, and Francofonds. In 2021 was awarded the Barbara Sphor Memorial Prize from the Walter Phillips Gallery at the Banff Centre.
Selected Artworks
Ocean Trawlers 2, 2020
Collage printed on Photo-Tex Adhesive Fabric
Work: 40 x 40 in. | Frame: 48 x 48 in.
Black Cowboy, 2021
Collage printed on Photo-Tex Adhesive Fabric
Work: 23 x 13 in.
Boy With Lamb (Shepherd), 2021
Digital collage printed on Hemp Fabric
58 x 44 in.
Two Fishermen, 2021
Digital collage printed on hemp
54 x 41 in.
Anna Test 2, 2021
Man 2, from the “Wanderings” Series, 2019
Collage printed on Photo-Tex Adhesive Fabric
Female figure holding child, 2021
Collages printed on Russian plywood,
82 x 32 in.
Man 1, from the “Wanderings” Series, 2019
Collage printed on Photo-Tex Adhesive Fabric
108 x 44 in.
Exhibitions
News
Anna Binta Diallo
Norval Sovereign African Art Prize Finalist 2024
We are pleased to announce that artist Anna Binta Diallo has been selected as a Norval Sovereign African Art Prize Finalist.
Anna Binta Diallo
Topographies at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery
Upcoming exhibition Topographies by Anna Binta Diallo to open at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery.
June 10th, 2023 – September 24th, 2023
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‘The Further Apart Things Seem’ now on view at the AGM
Anna Binta Diallo is included in a group exhibition, The Further Apart Things Seem at the Art Gallery of Mississagua.
Anna Binta Diallo
‘Erranes - Un Retour’ Reviewed in Esse
Anna Binta Diallo’s exhibition Errances - un retour reviewed in the most recent edition of Esse magazine, available both in print and online.
Anna Binta Diallo
Anna Binta Diallo Highlighted in Artnet News
Anna Binta Diallo’s work is highlighted in the Artnet News review of the African Photography Biennale, currently on view at the National Museum in Bamako, Mali.
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Public Installation at Verdun
Anna Binta Diallo’s ‘Wanderings in Verdun’, a large public mural is installed at the entrance hall of Denis Savard Building in Verdun, Quebec.
The mural was inspired by the history of Verdun, its cultural and social activities and native folklore. The mural stages key moments from the past and present through a gallery of syncopated characters. ‘Wanderings in Verdun’ expresses themes often referenced in Diallo’s practice; issues of migration, displacement and mythology are linked to personal history as well as the relationship between language, stories and identity.
Anna Binta Diallo
The Further Apart Things Seem
Anna Binta Diallo is included in a group exhibition at Contemporary Calgary, on view until May 22. Co-curated by Shannon Anderson and Jay Wilson.