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Anta Germaine Gaye

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Anta Germaine Gaye
Born1953 (age 71–72)
Saint-Louis, Senegal
EducationCheikh Anta Diop University (BA), l'École normale supérieure d'éducation artistique
Occupation(s)Painter, sculptor, mixed media artist

Anta Germaine Gaye (born 1953) is a Senegalese painter and sculptor.[1][2]

Biography

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Anta Germaine Gaye was born on 1953, in Saint-Louis, Senegal.[3] She attended the Arts Education High School of Dakar.[3] Gaye graduated with a degree in English from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar.[3] She also attended the l'École normale supérieure d'éducation artistique (ENSEA) in Dakar.[4]

She works on painting on glass, reverse glass painting (or sous verre), ceramics, and metal sculpture.[3]

Exhibitions

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  • 1983: Cosaan (tradition) Daniel Sorano National Theatre of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
  • 1985: American-Senegalese meeting, National Art Gallery of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
  • 1987: Art against Apartheid, Dynamic Museum Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
  • 1990: Unita Festival, Pian di Massiano, Perugia, Italy
  • 1991: Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais, Paris, France[3]
  • 1995: Signes Plus (Helsen), Maison de la Culture de Saint-Gervais, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 1996: Finalists for the President of the Republic Prize for the Arts, Dakar, Senegal
  • 1998: Le Pont (metal sculpture), Goethe-Institut, Saint-Louis, Senegal

References

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  1. ^ Harney, Elizabeth. (2004). In Senghor's shadow : art, politics, and the avant-garde in Senegal, 1960-1995. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-8605-6. OCLC 1055247530.
  2. ^ Grabski, Joanna (March 2008). "Trajectoires: Art Contemporain du Sénégal". African Arts. 41 (1): 88–91. doi:10.1162/afar.2008.41.1.88. ISSN 0001-9933.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Anta Germaine Gaye". Imago Mundi Collection.
  4. ^ Ferera, Lisette; Kingsbury, Nancy; Staff, Musee de la Civilisation (2000). Women Build Africa. Gouvernement du Quebec. p. 199. ISBN 978-2-551-20341-3.