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WEST AFRICA Β· DAKAR

Senegal

Teranga: from indigo to Dakar's digital horizon.

An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Senegal's contribution to the contemporary African movement β€” assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Adisa Adeyemi

Adisa Adeyemi

DAKAR Β· SENEGAL

Adisa works between Dakar and the broader West African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Adisa's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Senegal.

ALSO FROM SENEGAL

  • Kwame Bekele

    Dakar, Senegal

    EMERGING β†’
  • Imani Mutiso

    Dakar, Senegal

    EMERGING β†’
  • Asha Achebe

    Dakar, Senegal

    EMERGING β†’
CURATED WORKS

Available from Senegal

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Threaded Sahel by Kwame BekeleAVAILABLE

KWAME BEKELE Β· 2020

Threaded Sahel

Mixed media on canvas Β· 182 Γ— 99 cm

Price Upon Request
Mapping Pulse by Asha AchebeAVAILABLE

ASHA ACHEBE Β· 2022

Mapping Pulse

Oil and indigo on linen Β· 96 Γ— 100 cm

Price Upon Request
Ancestral Memory by Kofi MwangiAVAILABLE

KOFI MWANGI Β· 2024

Ancestral Memory

Oil and indigo on linen Β· 124 Γ— 104 cm

Price Upon Request
Mapping Crossing by Asha AchebeAVAILABLE

ASHA ACHEBE Β· 2023

Mapping Crossing

Mixed media on canvas Β· 130 Γ— 71 cm

Price Upon Request
Mapping Geometry by Asha AchebeAVAILABLE

ASHA ACHEBE Β· 2020

Mapping Geometry

Oil and indigo on linen Β· 164 Γ— 109 cm

Price Upon Request
After the Sahel by Kofi MwangiAVAILABLE

KOFI MWANGI Β· 2024

After the Sahel

Digital composite, AP 1/3 Β· 92 Γ— 120 cm

Price Upon Request
EDITORIAL

Stories from Senegal

Editorial image from Senegal
A studio afternoon in Dakar

STORIES FROM SENEGAL

A studio afternoon in Dakar

Inside the studios shaping Senegal's new visual grammar β€” where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.

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Adisa Adeyemi on process and place

VOICES FROM SENEGAL

Adisa Adeyemi on process and place

Teranga: from indigo to Dakar's digital horizon. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the west African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Dakar

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM SENEGAL

Emerging voices around Dakar

Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Senegal's cultural output for a global audience.

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Senegal

ALL EXHIBITIONS β†’
Threads of Senegal

Ongoing β€” March 2027

Threads of Senegal

NUA-ARTE Pavilion Β· Dakar

West Currents

Sept 2026 β€” Jan 2027

West Currents

Group show Β· touring West Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Senegal pavilion.

A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Senegal.