Seni Awa Camara

Seni Awa Camara (b. c. 1945) is a Senegalese sculptor. She was born in Bignona, where she still lives and works. She creates her sculptures in clay in her front yard, then fires them in an open-hearth kiln before displaying them around her house. The pieces, ranging in size from 12 inches tall to 8 feet tall, represent personal symbols.

Camara's work is in The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi.

Exhibitions

• 2007/2008 Why Africa?, Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin, Italy
• 2006/2007 100% Africa, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
• 2005 Arts of Africa, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, France
• 2005 African Art Now : Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Museum of Fine Art Houston, USA
• 2004 Séni Camara, De Crescenzo & Viesti, Rome, Italy
• 1990 Séni Camara, Gallery 39, Dakar, Senegal

References

• Bio from the National Museum of African Art