Ever since childhood, Kemboury Bessane was drawn to an indefinable ideal, somewhere between beauty and happiness, which led her to painting. She always had a passion for drawing, a passion that steadily grew within her and eventually took precedence over her classical studies.
Kemboury chose the path of creation, that of bringing worlds to life, of recreating the world. After training in decoration and silkscreen printing, she finally enrolled at the National Art School in Dakar. Her gradual maturation led her to create works inspired by current events, in particular the injustices, poverty and wars affecting Africa.
But the artist's vision of Africa is not just negative. She also holds out the hope of a new Africa, one that is more just and firmly rooted in development. It is to the birth of this Africa that she contributes through an artistic approach that consists of giving new life to salvaged objects, in particular electronic and computer components.
Her works in acrylic on canvas or paper, are part of an artistic quest for the development of Africa, blending the values of the past with those of the contemporary era to create a momentum towards the world.
Kemboury lives and works in Dakar, and since 2004 has been exhibiting in numerous venues in Senegal and other countries.
Solo exhibitions
2024
2016
2012
2008
Le monde virtuel | Hôtel ALAFIFA, Biennale Dak’Art OFF
Renouveau | Hôtel Pullman Teranga, Biennale Dak’Art OFF
Mélanges | Centre culturel de Glons, Belgique
L’art et la matière | Hôtel Sokhamon, Biennale Dak’Art OFF
Selected group exhibitions
2024
2023
Résonances | Galerie Léopold Sédar Senghor, Biennale Dak’Art OFF
Fragments de mémoire | Galerie Le Manège de Sorano | Dakar, Sénégal
Jigeen Art | Galerie Mbao | Dakar, Sénégal
Le souffle de l'Art | Galerie Mame Thiothie | Saint-Louis, Sénégal
Célébrons l’Afrique | Galerie les Arts du Soleil | Dakar, Sénégal
2022
2020
2019
2016
Sankofa | Monument de la Renaissance, Biennale Dak’Art OFF
Résonances | Galerie Léopold Sédar Senghor, Biennale Dak’Art OFF
El Arte de la Memoria | Museo Casa de África | Havana, Cuba
Couleurs et Textures | Institut français du Sénégal | Saint-Louis, Sénégal
2015
2012
2011
L'Art Contemporain Africain | Château de Waroux | Liège, Belgique
Salon Libr’Art | Nouakchott, Mauritanie
Salon International de Libramont | Belgique
Gagnante du Prix des jeunes | Salon des artistes plasticiens du Sénégal | Dakar, Sénégal
2010
2007
2006
2005
2004
Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres (FESMAN) | Dakar, Sénégal
Afrique Contemporaine | Forum für Kunst | Heidelberg, Allemagne
Gagnante du Prix Houphouët-Boigny | UNESCO | Paris, France
Festival de Kafountine pour la Paix en Casamance, Sénégal
Les Couleurs de l'Afrique | Hôtel Ngola Lodge, Gambie
