Seyni Awa Camara

Seyni Awa Camara (born c. 1945) is a Senegalese sculptor, from the Jola ethnic group.

Both Camara and her brothers claim during their time in the woods, God taught them how to make statues and sculptures such as the ones they brought home with them.

[3][4] She creates sculptures in clay in her front yard, then fires them in an open-hearth kiln before displaying them around her house.

[2][1] Camara's work is in The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi in Switzerland.

[2] Gallery Baronian in Brussels has organized several exhibitions of Seyni Awa Camara, in 2020, 2021, and April 2024.