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topographies, rmg June 10 - september 23, 2023
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Solo Exhibition by Anna Binta Diallo
June 10 - September 23 at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery Curator: Leila Timmins Topographies is a new body of work by Winnipeg-based artist Anna Binta Diallo, exploring map-making and world building. Inspired by the rich visual histories and formal qualities of maps, this new installation explores the metaphoric and symbolic possibilities of representation. If a map is a translation of the important elements and characteristics of a particular place during a moment in time, this exhibition asks, what happens when the view is expanded? How do you contain a multitudes of perspectives across geographies, times and cultures? What richness is revealed through these layered forms of meaning-making? For Topographies Diallo employs a personal archive of historical and outdated maps to re-interpret them as the basis for a new body of sculptural works. Exploring the sedimentary layers that form various imagined terrains, the work builds from this concept of the earth’s striated formation as a metaphor for the layered histories, material cultures, and human/non-human flourishing that happens within a place over time. Using layers of Plexiglas, the hung panels form large-scale topographies, consisting of cut-out shapes, textures, and found imagery, interpreted as vertical landscapes that include fossilizations of visual information, and clues of human habitation. Employing the use of light, space, layering, and depth, these new works are a material departure from Diallo’s recent work, proposing new ways to convey a narrative that continues to expand on previous research on folklore, language, history, and transcultural identity. By assembling imagery from a diverse set of archival sources, this immersive installation maps a new world, evoking themes of place-making and stewardship, as well as the consequences of colonial histories and conquest, divisions, and ownership. Together, the works in Topographies explore how our perception of land and ground can transform, interwoven with our experiences and history, mutating and morphing like earth’s crust. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery 72 Queen St.Civic Centre Oshawa, ON L1H 3Z3 |
Anna Binta Diallo, Those mountains of shadows and valleys of light from the Topographies Series, 2023.
Digital collage printed on multilayered plexiglass 4 ft x 4 ft, 4 panels. |
towards presents anna binta diallo AT plural art fair april 22-23, 2023
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Towards Gallery is going to be presenting artist Anna Binta Diallo's work at Plural.
Grand Quay, Port of Montreal 200 de la Commune W St Plural takes place from April 21 to 23 and brings together more than 45 galleries from 8 different Canadian cities. Visit Plural Contemporary Art Fair for more info. |
artist talk at university of regina march 17, 2023
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Please join the Department of Visual Arts and Dunlop Art Gallery on Friday, March 17th for Art For Lunch with Anna Binta Diallo.
Talk Tile: Imaginative Storytelling, Personal Mythologies, & Creative Practice Friday, March 17, 2023 Noon – 1:00 PM Location: RC 050 (lower level of the Visual Arts area in the Riddell Centre) Masking for in-person Art For Lunch events is strongly encouraged. Masks are provided. In this talk, Anna Binta Diallo (she/her), will share her journey as a multidisciplinary visual artist, how her creative process evolves and will present recent projects. |
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ANNA BINTA DIALLO FINALISTE 7E ÉDITION GALA DYNASTIE 2023
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NOMINÉE DANS LA CATÉGORIE ARTISTE ARTS VISUELS DE L'ANNÉE
Depuis 2017, le Gala Dynastie, un événement unique en son genre au Québec, vise à récompenser des personnalités issues des communautés noires qui s’illustrent dans les domaines des arts, de la culture et des médias et dont les réalisations et les accomplissements méritent d’être reconnus. |
Lights on the Exchange festival JANUARY 21- APRIL 4,2023
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The Exchange District BIZ, the Winnipeg Arts Council is commissioning a series of semi-permanent seasonal artist lanterns to launch as part of the inaugural Lights on the Exchange festival. Find the lanterns (on this Google Map) alongside ephemeral artworks curated by Manufacturing Entertainment and Artspace as you explore the Exchange.
Check out Lights on the Exchange Artist Lanterns for more information. |
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the excess is ritual, dunlop gallery, regina January 21- April 4,2023
the excess is ritual
Guest curated by Noor Bhangu
With Damien Ajavon, Darcie Bernhardt & Carmel Farahbakhsh, Anna Binta Diallo, Sahar Jamili, and Dan Taulapapa McMullin.
Image credit: Anna Binta Diallo, The Charmer, from The Wanderings series, digital collage printed on Phototex adhesive fabric, 2021.
the excess is ritual returns to histories of excess from a pluralistic range of positions and experiences, to generate new readings and relations within queer contemporary art. It features artists and thinkers who draw on the repertoire of rituals, which have become marginalized and silenced through colonial and homocolonial history. Using the metaphor of excess, this exhibition hopes to visualize all that has been lost and all that can be recovered.
Artist projects centre aesthetics of queer life, queer history, and cross-cultural relation, as they are brought together to confront Western fantasies of progress and order. Under the curatorial umbrella of queer and relational, works will comment on the afterlife of racism in diaspora, the imagined intimacies of ancestors, and the survivance of non-binary identities through the histories of settler colonialism. Moving across specific contexts and questions, we consider what it means to centre queer and relational practices, pleasures, and desires in art.
Guest curated by Noor Bhangu
With Damien Ajavon, Darcie Bernhardt & Carmel Farahbakhsh, Anna Binta Diallo, Sahar Jamili, and Dan Taulapapa McMullin.
Image credit: Anna Binta Diallo, The Charmer, from The Wanderings series, digital collage printed on Phototex adhesive fabric, 2021.
the excess is ritual returns to histories of excess from a pluralistic range of positions and experiences, to generate new readings and relations within queer contemporary art. It features artists and thinkers who draw on the repertoire of rituals, which have become marginalized and silenced through colonial and homocolonial history. Using the metaphor of excess, this exhibition hopes to visualize all that has been lost and all that can be recovered.
Artist projects centre aesthetics of queer life, queer history, and cross-cultural relation, as they are brought together to confront Western fantasies of progress and order. Under the curatorial umbrella of queer and relational, works will comment on the afterlife of racism in diaspora, the imagined intimacies of ancestors, and the survivance of non-binary identities through the histories of settler colonialism. Moving across specific contexts and questions, we consider what it means to centre queer and relational practices, pleasures, and desires in art.
the further apart things seem, art gallery of missausauga, february 07 - APRIL 6,2023
Co-curated by Shannon Anderson & Jay Wilson
Artisits: Atanas Bozdarov, Anna Binta Diallo, Barbara Hobot, Adriana Kuiper & Ryan Suter, Brendan Lee Satish Tang, Couzyn van Heuvelen
In a social and political moment where opinions are often divisive, breaking into camps at polar ends of the ideological spectrum, the possibility of finding common ground can seem beyond reach. Debates over human rights, climate change, land claims, and even the politicizing of the pandemic often seem at cross-purposes and irresolvable. How do we respond in times of uncertainty—when do we push forward, when do we give up, and when do we try things differently? In The Further Apart Things Seem, artists follow distinct paths that invent strategies of resistance, often pushing against logic to explore areas of connection between things that might initially appear unrelated or in opposition. By testing the unexpected and playing outside the limits of functionality, they embrace material experimentation and provisionality as productive spaces for building resilience, resolution, and understanding.
The Further Apart Things Seem is co-presented by Contemporary Calgary, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, and the Art Gallery of Mississauga.
Artisits: Atanas Bozdarov, Anna Binta Diallo, Barbara Hobot, Adriana Kuiper & Ryan Suter, Brendan Lee Satish Tang, Couzyn van Heuvelen
In a social and political moment where opinions are often divisive, breaking into camps at polar ends of the ideological spectrum, the possibility of finding common ground can seem beyond reach. Debates over human rights, climate change, land claims, and even the politicizing of the pandemic often seem at cross-purposes and irresolvable. How do we respond in times of uncertainty—when do we push forward, when do we give up, and when do we try things differently? In The Further Apart Things Seem, artists follow distinct paths that invent strategies of resistance, often pushing against logic to explore areas of connection between things that might initially appear unrelated or in opposition. By testing the unexpected and playing outside the limits of functionality, they embrace material experimentation and provisionality as productive spaces for building resilience, resolution, and understanding.
The Further Apart Things Seem is co-presented by Contemporary Calgary, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, and the Art Gallery of Mississauga.
Shapeshifter at nuit blanche toronto - october 1, 2022
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SHAPESHIFTER - NUIT BLANCHE
Anna Binta Diallo will have comisisoned works shown as part of this year's Nuit Blanche in Toronto. Shapeshifter is a series of sculptural works that expands the investigation into folklore, history, personal mythology, and how identity constantly fluctuates. The ProjectShapeshifter: described as one that seems able to change form or identity at will, or a mythical figure that can assume different forms, as of animals (Merriam-Webster). The works within Shapeshifter continue to expand on folklore, language, history, and transcultural identity. By assembling imagery from a diverse set of archival sources, this series takes the form of a large-scale, immersive installation of sculptural works, interspersed along a path in downtown Toronto. With Shapeshifter, Diallo explores how in different situations people often transform themselves as they are always intertwined in their own histories. They mutate, morph, and are constantly shapeshifting, and as such, they might seem to float on alone like dust particles in space, but together are bound by time. Details found here CLICK HERE FOR TELEVISED INTERVIEW FOR LA BILLETTERIE RADIO-CANADA CLIQUEZ ICI POUR L'ENTREVUE POUR LA BILLETTERIE RADIO-CANADA |
symposium : A home for our migrations September 29, 2022
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SEPTEMBER 27 — OCTOBER 3, 2022
Nuit Blanche + RUTAS Symposium Anna Binta Diallo will be participating in the Symposium: A Home for Our Migrations. Details and registration here |
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THE FURTHER APART THINGS SEEM University of Waterloo Art Gallery SEPT. 2022
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The Further Apart Things Seem
September 15 to December10, 2022 Anna Binta Diallo, Atanas Bozdarov, Barbara Hobot, Adriana Kuiper & Ryan Suter, Brendan Lee Satish Tang, and Couzyn van Heuvelen Co-curated by Shannon Anderson and Jay Wilson Opening Reception: Thursday, September 15, 5–8 pm Curator’s Walk-Through: Thursday, September 29, 12–1 pm Artists’ Tour: Thursday, October 20, 7–9 pm |
Inauguration de l’oeuvre d’art public à montréal 25 AOÛT 2022
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L’arrondissement de Verdun s’enrichit d’une nouvelle oeuvre d’art public. Inaugurée le 25 août 2022, la murale Errances à Verdun, de l’artiste Anna Binta Diallo, occupe l’entièreté du mur principal de l’Espace Denis Savard à l’Auditorium de Verdun.
L’oeuvre met en scène des moments marquants du passé et du présent à travers une galerie de personnages diversifiés. Fresque colorée et animée faite de mosaïque et d’acier, elle reflète l’histoire de Verdun, de sa population, de son identité, de ses activités sportives, culturelles et sociales, de sa nature, de sa réalité historique et de son folklore. La réalisation de l’œuvre Errances à Verdun s’inscrit dans le cadre du projet de transformation majeure de l’Auditorium de Verdun. Le projet a été piloté par le Bureau d’art public de la Ville de Montréal et financé par l’arrondissement. L’Auditorium de Verdun L’inauguration de l’Auditorium de Verdun et la désignation des espaces Scotty Bowman et Denis Savard ont eu lieu le 10 septembre 2021. Cet édifice emblématique a bénéficié de travaux de transformation majeure pour devenir plus fonctionnel et performant en matière de développement durable. |
june 2022 «errances - un retour» 23 juin au 28 août 2022
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ERRANCES - UN RETOUR
EXPOSITION SOLO À LA MAISON DE LA CULTURE CLAUDE-LÉVEILLÉ MONTRÉAL DU 23 JUIN AU 28 AOÛT 2022 Maison de la culture Claude-Léveillée 911, rue Jean-Talon Est Jean-Talon Heures d’ouverture Mercredi au vendredi : de 12 h à 19 h Samedi et dimanche : de 13 h à 17 h |
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anNA BINTA DIALLO longlisted for the 2022 Sobey Art Award may 03, 2022
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Anna Binta Diallo is among 25 visual artists longlisted for the 2022 Sobey Art Award from across the five regions of Canada..
Founded in 2002, the Sobey Art Award is funded by the Sobey Art Foundation and organized and presented by the National Gallery of Canada. The award propels the careers of artists through financial support and recognition in Canada and beyond. For more information, including biographies of the 2022 longlisted artists, please visit the National Gallery of Canada link here: https://www.gallery.ca/whats-on/sobey-art-award |
voix résilientes - Le Festival Art Souterrain 2 avril - 30 juin 2022
Anna Binta Diallo présente une nouvelle œuvre Danse en cercle (2022) produite tout spécialement pour la 14e édition d'Art Souterrain.
ÉDIFICE JACQUES PARIZEAU
1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal, QC H2Z 1H5
DAK'ART OFF / HABITER LE MONDE : ESQUISSE D'UNE RENCONTRe MAY 21 - june 04 2022
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THE MAISON DES CULTURES
URBAINES DE OUAKAM DAKAR, SENEGAL Habiter le Monde : esquisse d’une rencontre (Inhabiting the World: Outline of an Exchange) is a reflection on the act of inhabiting a site, a space, a body, a geography. To live there by “choosing” modalities that allow us to become one with the territory on which we have chosen—or not—to reside. For us, african and afro-descendant people who are part of this project, Montréal is the territory we cohabit. It is from here that I, you, he, she, we consider the world. It is from here that day to day our stories take root in a space that is as complex as the afro-descendant communities that live here. In keeping with Felwine Sarr’s essay on interpersonal politics1, which invites us to renew the imaginary relationship we build with our fellow human beings and all living things, my curatorial proposal—which I think of as a visual art essay—raises questions about power issues that exist within a given territory. More specifically, it questions the long-term effects these issues have and the ways in which they shape us. Drawing from their individually distinct North American realities, each of the artists in this exhibition present single or multiple works that foreground the singularity of their personal experiences. Through these distinct journeys, these voices express the plurality and complexity of our experiences and become an outline for a broader reflection. - Moridja Kitenge Banza (translated by : Jo-Anne Balcaen) 1. Felwine Sarr, Habiter le monde. Essai de politique relationnelle, Montréal, Mémoire d’encrier, 2017. |
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MARCH 2022 - CONTEMPORARY CALGARY - MARCH 03 - MAY 22, 2022
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THE FURTHER APART THINGS SEEM
ANNA BINTA DIALLO, ATANAS BOZDAROV, BARBARA HOBOT, ADRIANA KUIPER & RYAN SUTER, BRENDAN LEE SATISH TANG, AND COUZYN VAN HEUVELEN. CO-CURATED BY SHANNON ANDERSON AND JAY WILSON In a social and political moment where opinions are often divisive, the possibility of finding common ground can seem beyond reach. Debates over human rights, climate change, land claims, and even the politicizing of the pandemic often seem at cross-purposes and irresolvable. How do we respond in times of uncertainty—when do we push forward, when do we give up, and when do we try things differently? In The Further Apart Things Seem, artists follow distinct paths toward subtle forms of resistance, while exploring areas of connection between that which feels disconnected or in opposition. By testing the unexpected, they embrace material experimentation and provisionality as productive spaces for building resilience, resolution, and understanding. |
Février 2022 - GALA DYNASTIE - ARTISTE ARTS VISUELS DE L'ANNÉE
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Anna Binta Diallo nominée finaliste, ARTISTE ARTS VISUELS DE L'ANNÉE à la 6e Édition du Gala Dynastie.
Depuis 2017, le Gala Dynastie est présenté en clôture des festivités entourant le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs. Ce Gala unique en son genre au Québec vise à récompenser des personnalités issues des communautés noires qui s’illustrent dans les domaines des arts et de la culture et dont les réalisations et les accomplissements méritent d’être reconnus. L’évènement a été initié par le Groupe NDM et est présenté en collaboration avec la Fondation Dynastie. Cette catégorie s'adresse aux artistes en arts visuels d’expression française et anglaise issus des communautés noires s’étant distingués pour l’excellence, l’originalité et la qualité remarquable de leurs œuvres dans le cadre d’une exposition ayant eu lieu durant la période d’éligibilité au Québec. Les œuvres concernent les médiums suivants : peinture, sculpture, photographie, dessin, gravure ou médias mixtes. Tout candidat doit être domicilié sur le territoire québécois. Anna Binta Diallo nominated finalist, VISUAL ARTS ARTIST OF THE YEAR at the 6th Edition of the Dynasty Gala. |
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january 2022 - VOYAGEUR/ALMANACS AT TOWARDS. January 21 - March 5, 2022
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January 21 - March 5, 2022.
"Voyageur/Almanacs", officially opens at Towards Gallery. Comprised of a new series of works the exhibition will be on view from January 21 through March 5, 2022. @lfdocumentation |
december 2021 - rencontres de bamako
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Anna Binta Diallo sélectionnée pour participer à la 13e édition de la biennale africaine de la photographie.
L’équipe des Rencontres de Bamako est heureuse d’annoncer les artistes qui participeront à la 13e édition de la biennale de la photographie et des arts visuels la plus singulière du continent africain. Intitulée Maa ka Maaya ka ca a yere kono — Sur la multiplicité, la différence, le devenir et l’héritage, cette édition des Rencontres de Bamako aura lieu du 20 octobre 2022 au 20 décembre 2022, dans différents lieux de Bamako, au Mali. Conçue en collaboration entre le Délégué Général Cheick Diallo, le Directeur Artistique Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung et l’équipe de commissaires –Akinbode Akinbiyi (artiste et commissaire indépendant), Meriem Berrada (Directrice Artistique, MACAAL, Marrakech), Tandazani Dhlakama (Commissaire Adjointe, Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town), et Liz Ikiriko (artiste et Commissaire des Collections et Chargée de Médiation à la galerie d’art de l’université York, Toronto) – cette édition de la Biennale sera de nouveau un lieu privilégié de rencontres d’artistes du monde africain. |
Anna Binta Diallo selected to partcipate in the 13th edition of the African biennial of photography.
The Bamako Encounters will pay a powerful tribute to the spaces in between, to that which defies definition, to phases of transition, to being this and that or neither and both, to becoming, and to difference and divergence in all their shades. Accordingly, Amadou Hampâté Bâ’s statement (Aspects de la civilisation africaine, Éditions Présence Africaine, 1972) presiding over the manifestation, Maa ka Maaya ka ca a yere kono, translates to, “the persons of the person are multiple in the person.” Roughly 75 artistic positions from the African art world have been invited to contribute to this edition’s multiplicity. |
october 14 - december 4 - University of manitoba's school of art gallery
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ANNA BINTA DIALLO: WANDERINGS
Curated by Blair Fornwald, Director/Curator October 14 to December 4, 2021 A work with seemingly limitless bounds, Anna Binta Diallo’s Wanderings is comprised of an expansive collection of human and animal figures referencing folk stories, primarily from the artist’s Senegalese and French Métis heritage. These figures are collaged from celestial and terrestrial maps and images, charts, diagrams, illustrations, and texts. Diallo draws from a vast archive, attesting to a collective impulse to describe, classify, and hierarchize, to make sense and order out of complexity and chaos, a process that is both deeply human and deeply flawed. With each iteration of Wanderings, Diallo creates new narratives, teasing out affinities and disjunctures with and between mythologies and bodies of knowledge. Refusing to privilege one system over another, her work points to the ways they are connected, and to the complexity of human experience and identity. ARTIST TALK Thursday, October 14, 7:00 pm CDT Facilitated on Zoom + live-streaming on the SOAG YouTube channel. Registration required - Link in @schoolofart_um bio. |
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october 12 - april 01 22 - from the earth we grow
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"male figure" & "female figure holding child". Collages printed on Russian Plywood. Anna Binta Diallo, 2021. Photo : Courtesy of VAC |
from the earth we grow
Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville, Ontario. With Couzyn van Heuvelen, Anna Binta Diallo & Sandy Williams. Starting on October 12, the VAC is pleased to announce the opening of a new public sculpture initiative from the earth we grow. This project will present free outdoor art installations on the VAC grounds in the upcoming fall until 2022. Taking inspiration from untold, little-known, or oft-ignored BIPOC events, stories, and activists within Canadian history, three artists will create interactive, challenging, and historically critical public outdoor sculptures. Bowmanville-based Inuk artist Couzyn van Heuvelen, Montreal-based artist Anna Binta Diallo, and Richmond-Virginia-based artist Sandy Williams IV have been invited to present works in response to historically-ignored histories within Canada's many diverse communities. Intended to serve both local and greater communities, the project will see the VAC invite over 70 schools for pre-scheduled educational exhibition tours for visiting classes. The project will offer audiences and participating educational institutions personal tours that will expand on each work’s significance, background, and artistic intent. Selected writers including Kristy Triner, Josephine Dennis, and Yaniya Lee will present new critical responses to each work, available in October online. Virtual Tours of the exhibition will also be made available. |
septembre 2021 - momenta biennale sensing nature
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LIQUID CRYSTALS Sept 8 – OCT 24 2021 Liquid Crystals is an interactive route through Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang / Montreal. Wander around the city and experience 11 augmented reality artworks that you can access as filters using your mobile device. From September 8 to October 24, visit momentabiennale.com/liquidcrystals on your mobile device to experience the augmented reality artworks. WITH Frances Adair Mckenzie, alaska B, Scott Benesiinaabandan, Anna Binta Diallo, Maryse Goudreau, Tsēmā Igharas, Lisa Jackson, Kama La Mackerel, Malik McKoy, Alex McLeod, Sabrina Ratté |
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CRISTAUX LIQUIDES 8 sept – 24 oct 2021
Cristaux liquides est un parcours interactif à travers Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang / Montréal. Déambulez dans la ville et expérimentez 11 œuvres en réalité augmentée accessibles sous forme de filtres à l’aide de votre appareil mobile. Visitez momentabiennale.com/cristauxliquides à partir de votre appareil mobile pour faire l’expérience des œuvres en réalité augmentée. AVEC Frances Adair Mckenzie, alaska B, Scott Benesiinaabandan, Anna Binta Diallo, Maryse Goudreau, Tsēmā Igharas, Lisa Jackson, Kama La Mackerel, Malik McKoy, Alex McLeod, Sabrina Ratté |
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août - dans les ateliers
Anna Binta Diallo: redécouper le monde
À partir d’images glanées, Anna Binta Diallo compose des personnages qui interpellent l’imaginaire, convient la mémoire et interrogent l’Histoire. Rencontre à l’atelier, oasis créative entre voie ferrée et industries.
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LA FABRIQUE CULTURELLE.TV PRÉSENTE:
DANS LES ATELIERS La série documentaire Dans les ateliers, réalisée par Anna Lupien et Geneviève Philippon, propose une incursion privilégiée dans le milieu des arts visuels à Montréal à travers une myriade de rencontres avec des artistes de divers horizons. Écoutez les épisodes de la série ici The documentary series Dans les ateliers, directed by Anna Lupien and Geneviève Philippon, offers a privileged foray into the visual arts community in Montreal through a myriad of encounters with artists from various horizons. Listen to other episodes of the series here. |
August - summer updates! +
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+ WANDERINGS
"Wanderings" at Museum London exhibition extented until September 12, 2021! PHOTO CREDIT : TONI HAFKENSCHEID + This summer, Anna Binta Diallo's work can be seen outside throughout Quebec + PERSPECTIVES EXCENTRÉES Perspectives Excentrées – presentd by Zocalo, centre d'artistes en art imprimé, Carré Isidore-Hurteau, Longueuil, August - 5 Ausgust 29, Québec This temporary exhibition brings together eight artists at Carré Isidore-Hurteau, in Longueuil, around the vast theme of the suburbs, curated by Marie-Pier Bocquet. PHOTO CREDIT : JEAN-MICHEL SEMINARO + PARC SERGE-GARANT The Ville-Marie borough of Montreal, MAI (Montreal, arts interculturels) and the Société de développement commercial (SDC) Village Montreal presents a group exhibition at Serge-Garant Park - June 2021 - April 2022 Come and discover the works of Elsy Zavarce, Marven Clerveau, Anna Binta Diallo and Cecilia Bracmort, who present digital reproductions selected by a committee made up of members from collaborating organizations. Up until April 2022. |
JUNE 17 - SEPT 17, 2021 - HOST: A Virtual Contemporary Art Project
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HOSTPROJECT.net
Third Space Gallery Curated by Amy Ash @thirdspacegallery · Art Gallery HOST is a borderless project. Part art exhibition and part walking simulator game, it exists entirely online. With animated walls, interactive navigation, and hyperlinked portals, HOST brings together works by eleven contemporary artists who offer glimmers of reciprocity by caring for the places where mutual understanding, appreciation, and hope take root amid the tangle of contemporary issues. Featuring artwork by: rudi aker / Anna Binta Diallo / Séamus Gallagher / Maggie Higgins Emily Kennedy / Caroline Monnet / respectfulchild / Lou Sheppard Rachel M Thornton / Winnie Truong / KC Wilcox |
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may 19 - june 21 - HABITER LE MONDE : ESQUISSE D’UNE RENCONTRE
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EXPOSITION
20 MAI - 19 JUIN 2021 MORIDJA KITENGE BANZA (COMMISSAIRE)+ ANNA BINTA DIALLO / MATHIEU LACROIX / FRANTZ PATRICK HENRY / MICHAËLLE SERGILE Habiter le Monde : esquisse d’une rencontre pose une réflexion sur l’acte d’habiter un lieu, un espace, un corps, une géographie. Y demeurer en « choisissant » les modalités qui nous permettent de faire un avec le territoire sur lequel nous avons choisi – ou pas – de résider. L’esquisse d’une rencontre est l’amorce du projet Montréal-Dakar qui devait prendre la forme de multiples volets et qui fut altéré par l’année qui vient de s’écouler. - Texte complet de Moridja Kitenge Banza et plus d'informations ici - * image : Mathieu Lacroix, Dans une optique de fulguration relative, 2021. |
April 22 - 2021 the cut, the tear, the remix.
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the cut, the tear & the remix: contemporary collage and Black futures
April 22, 2021 – July 22, 2021 Curated by stylo starr: Designer and visual artist Artists: Emkay Adjei-Manu, Anna Binta Diallo, FEZA, Kofi Oduro, Sonya Mwambu, SPATIAL-ESK, Ghislan Timm, Yung Yemi VISIT THE EXHIBITION A virtual exhibition presented by McMaster Museum of Art and Nia Centre for the Arts. the cut, the tear & the remix: contemporary collage and Black futures brings together the work of eight contemporary artists deeply engaged in the excavation of a future informed by their individual ancestral connections to the African and Caribbean diaspora and their varied interpretations of collage. This online exhibition presents “cut & paste” techniques in not only its traditional tactile paper and photomontage iterations, but also in uncharacteristic expressions of new media including video, text and design. The digital presentation of the remix, as a result of current global circumstances, is in and of itself an envisioning of the future of Black spatial and temporal experiences marking an invitation to participate in this new imagining. April 22nd Digital Exhibition Launch & Digital Artist Talk bit.ly/thecut-thetear-theremix-digital to register for the Virtual Exhibit launch on Thursday, April 22nd 6pm EST. |
YUNG YEMI, WHEN THE FAM LOSE FAITH HOLD THEM UP, 2020
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April 17, 2021 - anna binta diallo guest on CBC'S The Bridge
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Anna Binta Diallo in conversation about reimagined storytelling through art on CBC's The Bridge with Nantali Indongo.
Click here to listen to the episode! |
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April 2021 - Wanderings at Muesum London April 3 to August 29
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The Wanderings collages are mainly wall-mounted forms produced in a variety of sizes. They contain references to the cosmos, bright design patterns, and excerpts of texts. Diallo collects these from diverse archival sources, including online and found materials. Taken together, her semi-silhouettes set form and symbolism in flux. Not surprisingly, Wanderings is an iterative project, changing in relation to its architectural context across different exhibitions. And while the artist sometimes groups elements together, there is no linear reading. Even the flatness of the shapes and the negative spaces that surround them are important in making or breaking dreamlike connections. As Diallo says, “Erasing, rewriting, and recreating are always in my head and drive my practice.” Diallo’s work has been featured in numerous publications such as Canadian Art, PaperWait, and Musagetes. She exhibits nationally and internationally, including the forthcoming Mission Dakar, guest curated by artist Moridja Kitenge Banza for the Montreal Arts Council and Gallery CLARK, Montreal, in relation to the Dakar Biennale. Wanderings has appeared in diverse forms at galleries and public spaces in Vancouver, Montreal, Winnipeg, and Finland. Image: Anna Binta Diallo, Wanderings, 2019-2020 (detail), collages printed on Photo-Tex, Courtesy of the Artist Please check Museum London website for information on COVID-19 closures. |
APRIL 2021- Panelist : Curriculum and Pedagogy for Uncertain Futures Symposium
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Western University Online Conference
April 16th 10:00 -11:00 - Ainara Alleyne: The Impact of Diversity on the Classroom 12:00 - 1:00 - Anna Binta Diallo: Imaginative storytelling, personal mythologies, and creative practice 2:00 - 3:30 - Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti: Facing Human Wrongs and the End of the World as We Have Known It 4:00-5:30 - Towani Duscher: For more details or tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curriculum-and-pedagogy-for-uncertain-futures-symposium-2021-tickets-146818288453 |
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March 26 2021 - c magazine - Anna Binta Diallo and Noor Bhangu in Dialogue
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March 26th, 2021 4pm-5pm EST Please register here to receive Zoom link. Wanderings: Anna Binta Diallo and Noor Bhangu in Dialogue Presented by C Magazine and Partners in Art (PIA) 4pm-5pm ESTPlease register here to receive Zoom link. Partners in Art (PIA) and C Magazine are proud to present a dialogue between artist Anna Binta Diallo and guest curator Noor Bhangu, exploring the former’s Artist Project in C’s most recent issue 148 “Body Language.” Diallo is one of many artists in recent years to use the archive to explore how identity has become history, to investigate the relationship between image and knowledge production, and to radically disorient histories that have been falsely presented as complete. Her work embodies a move toward relationality that is vital for creating pathways to a less divided future. In it, there is a clear message that identity is not singular but dispersed. Diallo and Bhangu will reflect on their positions as artist and curator, and the ways in which this collaboration led to the emergence of new characters and narratives within the artist’s ongoing series Wanderings. Holding up key moments of research alongside specific elements in the work, both the speakers will discuss their approaches to archives as sites of learning, relation, and intimacy. In this project, a collection of collages in motion collapse the boundaries of discrete historical narratives to offer a more expansive field of cross-cultural encounters and relations. The series encompasses archetypes and stories from Franco-Canadian, Métis, and West African traditions, yet moves beyond the tight corset of identity politics towards a more rhizomatic approach. Culled from diverse origins, figures are emptied of their symbolic contents and opened for alternative meanings. Accompanied by a text by Bhangu, Wanderings probes questions around representation and opacity: How do stories, and histories, of otherness travel? And ultimately, who has the right to opacity, a mode of making opaque that which is irreducible? Through assemblage, multiple histories are brought together to visualize intimate possibilities, tensions, and mutualities. Partners in Art (PIA) and C Magazine are excited to present a talk exploring the Artist Project in the most recent issue 148 “Body Language.” This conversation offers insight into the newest iteration of Anna Binta Diallo’s project, Wanderings, curated by Noor Bhangu. The dialogue will be followed by a Q&A. |
Mars 2021 finalistes pour le concours de l’Auditorium de Verdun
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Annonce des finalistes pour le concours d’une oeuvre intégrée à l’architecture de l’Auditorium de Verdun
Caroline Cloutier, Anna Binta Diallo, Hua Jin sont les finalistes du concours pour la réalisation d’une œuvre d’art intégrée à l’architecture de l’Auditorium de Verdun. Ce concours d’art public, sur invitation, vise la création d’une œuvre bidimensionnelle ou en relief, accrochée au grand mur du hall d’entrée est de l’Espace Denis Savard. Ce nouvel espace public accueillera autant les sportifs, leurs familles que les spectateurs venus apprécier les activités de l’Auditorium. Le sujet ou les sources d’inspiration pour l’oeuvre d’art seront en cohérence avec la vocation, les activités, l’histoire ou encore l’architecture de l’Auditorium de Verdun. Le projet de construction et de rénovation majeure de l’Auditorium de Verdun, réalisé par la firme Les architectes FABG en 2020, est assujetti à la Politique d’intégration des arts à l’architecture et à l’environnement des bâtiments et des sites gouvernementaux et publics du gouvernement du Québec. L’annonce du projet lauréat se fera à l’été 2021. |
March 17, 2021 Barbara Spohr Award Recipients Announced
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March 17, 2021 | Banff, Alberta.
Walter Phillips Gallery at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is pleased to announce Anna Binta Diallo and Logan MacDonald as the recipients of the 2020/21 Barbara Spohr Memorial Award. Created by the friends and family of the late artist Barbara Spohr, the biennial award provides Canadian artists working in photography with a prize of $6000 CAD in value towards a residency in Visual Arts at Banff Centre. "I am honored to be one of the recipients of the Barbara Spohr Memorial Award. This is a celebratory moment in which I am reminded of the importance of support in the Arts. We live in a moment where we need imaginative storytelling as much as ever, the kind of artistic expressions that can help us understand the complexities of our coexistence. I will follow these guiding principles as I conduct the research and exploration that this award has afforded me the opportunity to do, many thanks to the Banff Centre for its recognition and support, and to artists like Barbara Spohr who continue to nurture creativity with their legacy." - Anna Binta Diallo Open to artists who have attended Visual Arts residency programs in the previous two years, the award is intended to encourage the development of Canadian contemporary photography by providing financial assistance to an artist whose work has the potential to make a significant contribution to the field. |
Anna Binta Diallo, Wanderings (2020), installation view at Access Gallery, photo by Rachel Topham
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FEBRUARY 27, 2021 MMFA x Black Joy MTL // Art in Celebration of Black Cultures
Montréal, le 22 février 2021 – Avec l’objectif de créer des ponts entre les individus et la communauté, le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal s’unit à JOIE NOIRE MTL dans le cadre d’un atelier de création offert à des jeunes de la communauté noire montréalaise. Le grand public est par ailleurs convié à célébrer la créativité noire lors d’un lancement virtuel festif qui se tiendra le 27 février prochain, à l’occasion du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs.
Le MBAM souhaite favoriser les occasions de dialogue interculturel par le truchement de l’art. À l’instar des conférences Repenser le Musée, en collaboration avec Nigra Iuventa, et des événements Sisterhood au MBAM, en collaboration avec Never Was Average, ce partenariat du Musée et de JOIE NOIRE MTL célèbre la richesse des expressions artistiques et des cultures qui composent notre société. Durant le mois de mars, l’organisation distribuera 30 trousses de matériel artistique préparées par le MBAM à des enfants de 7 à 11 ans vivant dans la métropole, afin qu’ils puissent participer à un atelier de création virtuel animé par l’artiste multidisciplinaire Anna Binta Diallo. Cette activité, offerte gratuitement en français et en anglais, leur permettra de vivre une expérience culturelle valorisante. Elle s’inscrit dans la mission de JOIE NOIRE MTL d’améliorer le bien-être social et collectif des communautés noires de Montréal. Montréal, le 22 février 2021 – Avec l’objectif de créer des ponts entre les individus et la communauté, le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal s’unit à JOIE NOIRE MTL dans le cadre d’un atelier de création offert à des jeunes de la communauté noire montréalaise. Le grand public est par ailleurs convié à célébrer la créativité noire lors d’un lancement virtuel festif qui se tiendra le 27 février prochain, à l’occasion du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs. Le MBAM souhaite favoriser les occasions de dialogue interculturel par le truchement de l’art. À l’instar des conférences Repenser le Musée, en collaboration avec Nigra Iuventa, et des événements Sisterhood au MBAM, en collaboration avec Never Was Average, ce partenariat du Musée et de JOIE NOIRE MTL célèbre la richesse des expressions artistiques et des cultures qui composent notre société. Durant le mois de mars, l’organisation distribuera 30 trousses de matériel artistique préparées par le MBAM à des enfants de 7 à 11 ans vivant dans la métropole, afin qu’ils puissent participer à un atelier de création virtuel animé par l’artiste multidisciplinaire Anna Binta Diallo. Cette activité, offerte gratuitement en français et en anglais, leur permettra de vivre une expérience culturelle valorisante. Elle s’inscrit dans la mission de JOIE NOIRE MTL d’améliorer le bien-être social et collectif des communautés noires de Montréal. Événement gratuit. Inscriptions : bit.ly/3dpryfv |
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February 2021 - Anna Binta diallo receives a Black Designers of Canada Excellence award!
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Renowned footwear designer and creator of Black Designers of Canada, George Sully, continues to emphasize the importance of inclusion across Canada and within the fashion industry through the recognition of talented Black Canadian Designers from coast to coast. He is pleased to announce the Inaugural Black Designer Award of Excellence.
“This inaugural Award recognizes the many who otherwise would have already been celebrated in a more accessible universe. I believe any Canadian Black designer who has struggled in the face of systemic racism or prejudice has well earned the level of recognition that this Award exemplifies." The Black Designer Award of Excellence is an acknowledgment of the struggles of Black Designers of Canada and the strength, motivation and commitment it takes to overcome them. Said principal George Sully, “There is a commonality shared by all recipients of this award often having to work twice as hard for less than what’s been offered to others. It has invigorated the community to do better and stand out as unique designers-–that builds excellence. Any Black Canadian designer who has survived designing in the face of these obstacles, including systemic racism, has earned a level of recognition that this Award exemplifies.” Click here for more information |
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Februray 2021 - c magazine issue 148
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Anna Binta Diallo is featured in the Artist Project pages of C Magazine Issue 148 - Winter 2021
Anna Binta Diallo Wanderings, with text by Noor Bhangu — Read Text |
February 2021 - Canadian art
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Anna Binta Diallo Featured artist in Canadian Art Winter Print Issue, “Preview section – Tangents Issue” Tangents - Available from December 15, 2020, to March 14, 2021
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FÉVRIER 2021 / errances / wanderings
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ANNA BINTA DIALLO – ERRANCES / WANDERINGS
Arts visuels et médiatiques
ANNA BINTA DIALLO – ERRANCES / WANDERINGS INSTALLATION
Avec la série Errances / Wanderings, Anna Binta Diallo continue sa recherche sur les thèmes de la migration, du déplacement et des mythologies personnelles, ainsi que sur la relation entre la langue, l'histoire et l'identité. Diallo crée un environnement immersif avec une multitude de personnages dans son installation à grande échelle, spécifique au site où elle est montée. Évoquant la science, la littérature et la photographie historique, les personnages de la mise en scène font référence à un ensemble diversifié d'histoires - s'étendant aux mythes de la création, aux récits autobiographiques et aux histoires oubliées. Au fur et à mesure que les histoires que nous nous racontons changent et se transforment au fil du temps, Diallo propose une question fondamentale: comment peut-on réconcilier les éléments complexes et souvent conflictuels de l’identité?
QUAND : 27 novembre 2020 au 21 février 2021
OÙ : Galerie Monkland, 6400, avenue de Monkland
ENTRÉE LIBRE Pour les visites organisées, merci de nous contacter au 514 872-0777
Arts visuels et médiatiques
ANNA BINTA DIALLO – ERRANCES / WANDERINGS INSTALLATION
Avec la série Errances / Wanderings, Anna Binta Diallo continue sa recherche sur les thèmes de la migration, du déplacement et des mythologies personnelles, ainsi que sur la relation entre la langue, l'histoire et l'identité. Diallo crée un environnement immersif avec une multitude de personnages dans son installation à grande échelle, spécifique au site où elle est montée. Évoquant la science, la littérature et la photographie historique, les personnages de la mise en scène font référence à un ensemble diversifié d'histoires - s'étendant aux mythes de la création, aux récits autobiographiques et aux histoires oubliées. Au fur et à mesure que les histoires que nous nous racontons changent et se transforment au fil du temps, Diallo propose une question fondamentale: comment peut-on réconcilier les éléments complexes et souvent conflictuels de l’identité?
QUAND : 27 novembre 2020 au 21 février 2021
OÙ : Galerie Monkland, 6400, avenue de Monkland
ENTRÉE LIBRE Pour les visites organisées, merci de nous contacter au 514 872-0777
OCtober 2020 / Digital Artists-in-Residence
Anna Binta Diallo joins Gordon Smith Gallery Artists for Kids as a virtual artist-in-residence this fall. In October and November the program will be sharing a recorded artist talk and a series of 3 art activity videos led by the artist. These videos provide an introduction to Anna Binta Diallo’s creative process and feature collage-based art activities that can be carried out in the classroom or at home.
Check out the entire programming here. |
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OCTOBRE 2020 / QUADRATURE
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QUELQUE PART, AUTREMENT
COMISSAIRE ARIANE DE BLOIS FAYE MULLEN MONA SHARMA ANNA BINTA DIALLO LEILA ZELLI 23 OCT. — 22 NOV. 2020 - GALERIE DE L’UQAM COMMISSAIRE GÉNÉRALE LOUISE DÉRY Anna Binta Diallo, Negociations II (image tirée de la vidéo), 2013, triptyque vidéo, 6 min 5 s Une oeuvre d'Anna Binta Diallo sera incluse dans QUADrature / Anna Binta Diallo's work to be part of QUADrature À PROPOS QUADrature est une initiative de la Galerie de l’UQAM pour laquelle quatre commissaires sont invité·e·s à développer un volet du projet impliquant chacun 4 artistes. Dès septembre 2020, ces expositions virtuelles seront déployées successivement au fil des mois pour être finalement réunies en une cinquième présentation. Anticipée comme une conversation globale, celle-ci mettra en présence le travail des 4 commissaires et des 16 artistes. ABOUT QUADrature is an initiative by Galerie de l’UQAM in which four guest curators develop an iteration of the project, each involving four artists. Beginning in September 2020, the virtual exhibits in this series will be released over the course of several months, culminating in a final presentation of works by all four curators and sixteen artists. CRÉDITS Commissaire générale:Louise Déry, en collaboration avec Anne Philippon et Philippe Dumaine Commissaires invité·e·s: Diane Gistal, Ariane De Blois, Musée d’art actuel / Département des invisibles, Bénédicte Ramade Production: Galerie de l’UQAM Design: LOKI Programmation: Johnelle Smith / CREDITS Artistic Director: Louise Déry, in collaboration with Anne Philippon and Philippe Dumaine. Guest Curators:Diane Gistal, Ariane De Blois, Musée d’art actuel / Département des invisibles, Bénédicte RamadeProduced by Galerie de l’UQAM Web Design: LOKI Programming: Johnelle Smith |
September 2020 / access gallery
SEPTEMBER 2020
Wanderings Access will open 26 Sep - 20 Nov 2020.
Wanderings Access will open 26 Sep - 20 Nov 2020.
Octobre "Ce que l'on sème", Forum virtuel de la FCCF
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Forum virtuel de la Fédération culturelle canadienne-française (FCCF), “Ce que l’on sème”. Table des créateurs aura lieu ce jeudi, le 22 octobre à 13h30 (HAE).
La table des créateursLe jeudi 22 octobre de 13h30 à 15h (HAE)Partout au Canada, les artistes sont des vecteurs de choix pour contribuer au développement et à l’épanouissement des communautés francophones. Mais sont-elles et ils toujours reconnu.e.s à leur juste valeur? De quelle manière soutenir le secteur contribue-t-il au bien-être social et économique de nos communautés? Qu’a-t-on appris de la communauté artistique et culturelle durant la pandémie? Voici quelques-unes des questions qu’aborderont les prestigieux panélistes de la table des créateurs, animée par Nancy Juneau, Consultante en développement organisationnel. Le jeudi 22 octobre de 13h30 à 15h (HAE), vous retrouverez ainsi les interventions de Joël Beddows, metteur en scène, directeur artistique du Théâtre français de Toronto et professeur au conservatoire du Département de théâtre, Université d’Ottawa, Marie Cadieux, créatrice multidisciplinaire et éditrice, ainsi qu’Anna Binta Diallo, artiste visuelle multidisciplinaire.
La table des créateursLe jeudi 22 octobre de 13h30 à 15h (HAE)Partout au Canada, les artistes sont des vecteurs de choix pour contribuer au développement et à l’épanouissement des communautés francophones. Mais sont-elles et ils toujours reconnu.e.s à leur juste valeur? De quelle manière soutenir le secteur contribue-t-il au bien-être social et économique de nos communautés? Qu’a-t-on appris de la communauté artistique et culturelle durant la pandémie? Voici quelques-unes des questions qu’aborderont les prestigieux panélistes de la table des créateurs, animée par Nancy Juneau, Consultante en développement organisationnel. Le jeudi 22 octobre de 13h30 à 15h (HAE), vous retrouverez ainsi les interventions de Joël Beddows, metteur en scène, directeur artistique du Théâtre français de Toronto et professeur au conservatoire du Département de théâtre, Université d’Ottawa, Marie Cadieux, créatrice multidisciplinaire et éditrice, ainsi qu’Anna Binta Diallo, artiste visuelle multidisciplinaire.
august 2020 / journey to the heartlands
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AUGUST 2020
Matkalla maan keskipisteeseen / Journey to the Heartlands presents new contemporary art, performances, lectures and workshops. The theme of the exhibition curated by Rickard Borgström is Notions of Space – From Belonging to Displacement. The exhibition features 29 Finnish and international artists/artist duos and extends to four exhibition venues in Central Finland. Gallery Jarska, Saarijärvi 13 June–16 August 2020 Keuruu Museum 12 September–21 November 2020 - ANNA BINTA DIALLO Jyväskylä Art Museum 19 September 2020–17 January 2021- ANNA BINTA DIALLO Saarijärvi Museum 3 February–25 April 2021 |
Mountain boy, and sun torch. Collages mounted on aluminum composite and phototex adhesive fabric. Various sizes and dimensions. From the Wanderings series, 2020, Anna Binta Diallo.
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july 2020 / À l'épreuve
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2020 JULY À l'épreuve
Une série de nouvelles oeuvres pour À l'épreuve, un projet de création de multiples d’artiste développé par Arprim, centre d’essai en art imprimé, qui explore une vision de la reproductibilité multidisciplinaire, large et ouverte. party dresses / robes de fêtes Anna Binta Diallo De la série Wanderings, 2020 Reproductions numériques de collages, jet d'encre imprimés sur papier 28 x 35,6 cm Édition de 10 exemplaires |
april 2020 / capture photography festival
APRIL 2020 / WANDERINGS AT ACCESS GALLERY & WATERFRONT STATION
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"Wisperin' Doves" from "Wanderings" 2019. Digital reproducitons of collages, dimensions variable.
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Spring 2020 (Postponed due to COVID-19) In April of 2020 Anna Binta Diallo will open a Solo exhibition in Vancouver at Access Gallery, as well as unveil a new public installation as part of Capture Photography Festival, selected as a Feature Exhibition.
The digital version of the 2020 Catalogue is available here.
The digital version of the 2020 Catalogue is available here.
january 2020 / canadian art
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January 2020 Anna Binta Diallo Featured in Canadian Art Winter 2020 Issue
“Anti/matter”Antimatter" "Bending the Light - A national survey of 10 artists who are reforming material practice"
“Anti/matter”Antimatter" "Bending the Light - A national survey of 10 artists who are reforming material practice"
