Viyé Diba

Viyé Diba (born 1954) is a Senegalese mixed-media, installation, and performance artist.

[1][2][3] He is known for using found, local, raw, and recycled materials in his work, reflecting his interest in environmental themes.

[4][1][5][2][6] Diba's work has been included in several international exhibitions, including Dak’Art, Johannesburg Biennale, and Biennale d’Abidjan, and was featured in a solo exhibition at the National Gallery in Dakar, Senegal.

While his earliest works were figurative, Diba's later works take a conceptual approach to interpreting the visual forms of "traditional" African art and exploring the materiality of urban spaces.

[9][1] In 1998, he was awarded the Grand Prize at the Dak'Art Biennial in 1998 for Echappement, a mixed-media work on canvas.